Asked To Make Holster Without "maker Mark"

[BondoBobCustomSaddles]

Well there you have it Shooter, answers that run the whole gammit. Bottom line is it is up to you how you poceed. What ever you do is your choice, I personally, like to have my mark in prominent display on my work. I will however move it to an inconspicuous place at the owners request (reluctantly). A lot of the time I will work it into the tooling pattern, that seems to be a method that is well recieved by my customers. Here is a couple of pics to show what I mean.

Bob

Well there you have it Shooter, answers that run the whole gammit. Bottom line is it is up to you how you poceed. What ever you do is your choice, I personally, like to have my mark in prominent display on my work. I will however move it to an inconspicuous place at the owners request (reluctantly). A lot of the time I will work it into the tooling pattern, that seems to be a method that is well recieved by my customers. Here is a couple of pics to show what I mean.

Bob

I wish I could get these pictures to be smaller, but; for some reason I just can't seem to master this new fangled stuff. Perhaps those of you that are computer literate can make them small so that they can be viewed correctly.

Bob

Edited June 16, 2011 by BondoBobCustomSaddles

[Rhide]

Not sure how much this relates to a leatherworking issue, but, I spent 35 years hand crafting fine furniture, cabinetry and accessories. I always signed my work in a discreet location. As proud as I am of what I created, my work spoke for itself. but then again, it was not for sale on Ebay. Put it on the back in really big letters (be proud,it's fine work) and word of mouth will bring you business.

Edit: for all you saddle makers. You guys are at the level we all (well at least me) wish we could achieve, but... how many people would turn a saddle over looking for a makers mark? Beans and Oranges.

Edited June 21, 2011 by Rhide

[mkleathers]

For provision work I put my mark on the back side. Simply not to disturb the overall look of the product. and as already mentioned its good to have different variations of your mark to use on different size work. Iguess that when people see a holster, sheath or a pouch on your belt they first notice the design. If they like what they see they can always look closer to find who made that piece.

Mat.

[mlapaglia]

Well there you have it Shooter, answers that run the whole gammit. Bottom line is it is up to you how you poceed. What ever you do is your choice, I personally, like to have my mark in prominent display on my work. I will however move it to an inconspicuous place at the owners request (reluctantly). A lot of the time I will work it into the tooling pattern, that seems to be a method that is well recieved by my customers. Here is a couple of pics to show what I mean.

Bob

I wish I could get these pictures to be smaller, but; for some reason I just can't seem to master this new fangled stuff. Perhaps those of you that are computer literate can make them small so that they can be viewed correctly.

Bob

Here you go. Smaller pictures.

Michael

[mmirob]

I put my mark on the back of every holster. However, if asked, I would certainly omit it. They know who made it! The customer gets what the customer wants and pays for. In fact, I would not hesitate to put a third party mark on my work if a large company would commission multiple pieces. This is common business practice and widely used branding technique. It's a leather holster, more than likely concealed anyway. If you think people will get close enough to be able to read or recognize the mark... well, don't kid yourself. Keep the pride in your work and not in the mark. The recognition will always follow the maker not the mark.

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