Using a Metal Stamp for a Potter's Makers Mark or Burning on Wood!
Summary
TLDRIn this video, Karen from Karen's Pots and Glass showcases how to use a Maker's Mark stamp for both pottery and wood burning. She demonstrates using a metal stamp designed by herself with the company 'Stamp Yours' from Cleveland, Ohio, to imprint her brand onto clay pots and wood tool handles. Karen explains the versatility of such stamps, which can be 3D printed, rubber, or metal, and emphasizes the crisp edge detail provided by metal stamps, particularly for her wood-burning tools available on Etsy. The video concludes with a tutorial on wood burning with the metal stamp, offering a practical guide for artists looking to personalize their creations.
Takeaways
- đš Karen is a high school ceramics teacher, potter, and YouTuber who creates ceramics tutorial videos.
- đ The video focuses on Maker's Mark stamps, which Karen uses to imprint her work with a personalized logo.
- 𧱠Karen explains that Maker's Mark stamps can be made from various materials, including clay, rubber, 3D-printed plastic, and metal.
- đ·ïž Karen received a customized metal stamp from a company called Stamp Yours, which she uses for both clay work and wood burning.
- đ ïž The metal stamp provides a crisp edge, making it ideal for detailed work on clay and wood.
- đ Karen preferred to source her stamp from a company in the U.S. and found Stamp Yours, a Cleveland-based company.
- đ She mentions that links to her previous videos and the Stamp Yours company are available in the video description.
- 𧰠Karen demonstrates how to use the stamp on clay pieces, particularly on beveled surfaces for a clear imprint.
- đ„ The same metal stamp can be attached to an electric branding iron for wood burning, which Karen uses to mark her wood tools.
- đ Karen advises sanding over-burned areas on wood to achieve a cleaner look and emphasizes the importance of marking her tools for identification.
Q & A
Who is the presenter of the video, and what is her background?
-The presenter is Karen Walsh, a high school ceramics teacher, potter, and YouTuber who creates ceramics tutorial videos to help people working with clay.
What is the main topic of the video?
-The main topic of the video is Maker's Mark stamps, specifically how to use them in ceramics and wood burning.
What are some types of Maker's Mark stamps mentioned in the video?
-The video mentions clay-made stamps, 3D printed stamps, rubber stamps, and metal stamps.
Why does Karen prefer metal Maker's Mark stamps for her work?
-Karen prefers metal stamps because they provide a nice, crisp edge, which is essential for getting detailed imprints in clay and for wood burning.
What specific use does Karen have for her Maker's Mark stamp?
-Karen uses her Maker's Mark stamp to imprint her brand, 'Karen's Pots and Glass,' on both her ceramic pieces and wooden tools, which she sells on Etsy.
Where did Karen find the company that made her custom metal stamp?
-Karen found the company, Stamp Yours, based in Cleveland, Ohio, after researching online and looking for a U.S.-based manufacturer.
How does Karen use her metal stamp for wood burning?
-Karen uses an electric branding iron with a brass head to burn her Maker's Mark into wooden tools, applying the stamp by rocking it back and forth on a flat surface.
What are some challenges Karen faces when using the stamp for wood burning?
-Karen mentions that because her tools have a rounded surface, she sometimes misses parts of the design, like the 's' in her logo, which she corrects by sanding the overburned areas.
What advice does Karen give for using the branding iron safely?
-Karen advises keeping a spare piece of wood on hand to test the branding iron's heat and using the provided stand to avoid setting the hot iron directly on a surface.
Where can viewers find more information about the tools and materials Karen uses?
-Viewers can find links to the tools and the Stamp Yours company in the video description and by following the links provided in the video.
Outlines
đš Introduction to Maker's Mark Stamps
Karen, a high school ceramics teacher and YouTuber, introduces her video on Maker's Mark stamps. She discusses different types of stamps, including 3D printed, rubber, and metal ones. Karen emphasizes her preference for metal stamps due to their crisp edges, which are ideal for both clay work and wood burning. She explains her search for a U.S.-based company and eventually partners with 'Stamp Yours' from Cleveland to design a custom stamp for her ceramics and wood tools.
đ„ Demonstrating the Branding Iron
Karen demonstrates how to use the metal stamp as a branding iron for wood burning. She describes the process of heating the branding iron, testing it on spare wood, and then applying it to her wood tools. Karen explains how she corrects any over-burned areas with sandpaper and emphasizes the importance of having an identifiable mark on her tools for future sales. She also mentions that these stamps can be purchased separately or with a branding iron and recommends the brass end for wood burning. Karen concludes by providing a link to 'Stamp Yours' and encourages viewers to support the American-made company.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄMaker's Mark stamps
đĄClay
đĄWood burning
đĄStamp Yours
đĄBranding Iron
đĄCrisp Edge
đĄEtsy shop
đĄBevel
đĄHigh school ceramics teacher
đĄOutpost Pottery
Highlights
Introduction by Karen Walsh, a high school ceramics teacher, potter, and YouTuber specializing in ceramics tutorials.
Karen introduces the concept of Maker's Mark stamps and their various uses in ceramics and wood burning.
Karen discusses different types of Maker's Mark stamps, including those made from clay, rubber, and metal.
Emphasis on metal Maker's Mark stamps, which provide a crisp edge, ideal for detailed work in clay.
Karen shares her goal of using a Maker's Mark stamp that works well both in clay and for wood burning.
Details on finding a company in the U.S. called 'Stamp Yours,' which creates customized metal stamps.
Karen explains how she uses a long metal stamp for branding her wood tools with 'Karen's Pots and Glass.'
Demonstration of how to use the metal stamp on clay, showcasing the technique of rocking the stamp to get a clear imprint.
Karen discusses the limitations of using the metal stamp on pieces with a trimmed foot, making it more suitable for certain clay pieces.
Transition to using the metal stamp for wood burning, showing the versatility of the tool.
Explanation of the branding iron setup, including the use of a brass head that screws onto an electric iron.
Karen emphasizes the importance of testing the branding iron on spare wood before using it on actual projects.
Demonstration of wood burning with the metal stamp on rounded wood tools, discussing the challenge of achieving precision on curved surfaces.
Advice on how to correct overburned areas with sandpaper to create a more precise finish.
Final tips on using metal stamps for both clay and wood, with a recommendation to check out 'Stamp Yours' for custom stamps.
Transcripts
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I am Karen within Walsh of Karen's pots
and glass uh welcome back to my home
studio here in my basement I am a high
school Ceramics teacher and Potter and
YouTuber of Ceramics tutorial videos to
help people along their journey of
working with Clay today's video is going
to be about Maker's Mark stamps now I
have Maker's Mark stamps that I've shown
in the past how to make these out of
clay you can always check that video out
on my channel and I'll link it in the
video description below and if you look
up here you'll find a find a link to it
as well but Maker's Mark stamps can be
lots of different things they could be
3D printed now this is not mine but it's
one that was sent to me by Outpost
Pottery they could be a rubber stamps
like this is one where I may I had some
rubber stamped made and I just made some
little bitty ones for maker smart stamps
but some of the nicest ones are actually
made of metal metal and they have a
really nice crisp Edge so
I really wanted a Maker's Mark stamp
that had two purposes number one I
wanted to be able to use it in clay so I
needed it to have a really nice crisp
Edge so I got the detail in the clay but
the second thing was I really wanted one
that could be used as wood burning in
the wood tools that I make and those are
available on my
Etsy shop if you look up here above
you'll see some links but the um the
kind of tool that I ended up by getting
I I did a little research online and I
could find a bunch of different
um uh people that sold them on Etsy but
it all seemed like maybe they were made
abroad and I really was looking for a
company that made them here in the U.S
and I found I just Googled and I found
this great little company called stamp
yours that's out of Cleveland and I
reached out to them and I said hey this
is what I'm looking for I was wondering
if we could do a partnership so they
sent me a um a stamp that I designed and
it is quite long so it says my Karen's
pots and glass on it and the point of
this is again I use it when I do my wood
tools and I burn it into the handle of
the wood tools that will be at the end
of the video I'll show that but um I
wanted to show you how you could uh use
these metal stamps real nicely in clay
so
um this is a longer one than normal most
of the time they're you know smaller
like round or something and they stamp
real easily like on the side so on mine
I wanted to
um use utilize it on a couple of these
that have bevels and the bevel will give
me like a nice little area
where I can just rock it and rotate it
around there we go and there we go it
says Karen's pots and glass and then
I'll do the same thing on this big vase
I just want to orient it so it's not
upside down okay and
and just gonna again rock it around
right on the bevel
so you can see now it says Karen's pots
and glass so um I don't normally stamp
all of my pots with this one because
obviously if I had something with a
trimmed foot it would be hard to get it
on a little piece with a trimmed foot I
did want to be able to utilize it on
some of my clay pieces but more so on
the wood burning so
um let's go to that now and I'll show
you the wood burning
all right so now I'm going to show you
how this can be used for wood burning so
this uh screws on and I can't really
touch it right now because it's already
hot the brass head just screws onto this
and this is the uh Branding Iron that is
electric I've had it uh sitting here
heating up for like 10-15 minutes it
comes with this handy dandy little uh
stand because you of course you would
never want to set that directly on a
table because it is hot enough that it
can burn wood
um so the way that I do this is I keep a
just a little spare piece of wood on
hand and I just test it to make sure
that it's hot enough that it can start
burning
and it is hot enough it can start
burning now these are my wood tools that
I'm going to burn again if I am just
using this on a pot I'm not going to
have it uh screwed on to it as I'm using
it
um and these do have sort of a rounded
surface so I'm going to just try to pick
the flattest surface possible
and then I just kind of rock it back and
forth a little bit
and there we go now where I've over
burned it a little bit I'm just going to
hit it with a little bit of uh
sandpaper and that'll take off a little
bit of the overburn so it's a little bit
more precise
and sometimes because my tools are uh
uh um a little rounded I'm missing some
of the s's because it's starting to
round down that's not really a big deal
for me though I just like to have some
sort of identification on these uh when
I go to sell them
that way if people want them again they
know where to find me
so there we go that is using the same
metal
uh little stamp as a wood burning tool
now you do not have to buy it with a
branding iron so like if you wanted just
the metal end they have them in brass
and they have them in other metals uh
the brass one is designed specifically
for uh being able to use with wood so
you can get one that's not the brass end
and again different sizes I will put the
link to the company uh stamp yours in
the video description so you can check
them out again a nice little American uh
Made Company here in Cleveland Ohio and
uh tell them that I sent yeah all right
enjoy and keep potting if you can
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