What's Your Handle? (Origins of your maker marks)

[Mjolnir]

There has to be some story's here. I just picked a name. I'm still trying to decide on an actual 'mark'. Mjolnir is the name of Thor's hammer. A former boss used to call me hammer because I was a useful tool, I hated it, but I owned it. It was on my mind when I came to this site and it was an open name so...

[alpha2]

I'll play. Alpha2...aka 2A...aka second amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Right behind the first amendment. Freedom of speech, freedom from tyranny. A great start to a Bill Of Rights.  I'm a Federally Licensed Firearm Dealer and an NRA instructor for basic Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun. I also specialize in holsters, gunbelts and such. 

 

[plinkercases]

Plinkercases comes from my "company name" Plinker Gunleather and Special Cases. (Plinker in that I started by and continue to primarily to be making holsters for the airgun community) (Special cases in that I also make/made a lot of epipen cases and special belt cases)  and  the avatar is a derivative of an illustration on the cover an HH Heiser catalogue. I have two maker marks... well one maker mark and one "company" stamp.

[Rossr]

Ok I will play along.   My business is Named Einhorn.  Einhorn is German for Unicorn and as a goal we make unique stuff! 

My screen name is less exciting as that is just my name Ross.

 

Ross

 

 

[KingsCountyLeather]

I was born in a small town in County Offaly. After leaving my home place in 1980, I returned in 2004 to another location in Offaly and built the home where I now live with my own family.

County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County.

[Rockoboy]

I like to identify as a Western Australian, and I live in Rockingham, which a lot of locals shorten to 'Rocko' and being male, that makes my name an identifier of where I live.

Avatar - my pic.

Maker's mark - in the pipeline, but TBA.

[bikermutt07]

Mine isn't really exciting. Biker Mutt=Matt 07 part of my #

Maybe I should change the name. Had to sell my bike this year. The sad thing is, it wasn't that big of a loss. My first business stole my passion for riding. We had a small motorcycle magazine franchise. I rode everywhere for two years. Covering up to 5 events in a weekend.  By the time I sold it, it was just another vehicle without air conditioning.

As far as my makers mark. I designed one I really like. I spent over a 100 dollars to have it made for my small press out of stainless. It took about a month to get. Then I found the face was cut at a slopeing depth across the face and out of square with the post. So, when you stamp it, one side is shallow while the other side is digging in. And the producer of this product has dropped off the face of the planet.

Very disappointed.

Edited December 30, 2017 by bikermutt07

[Mjolnir]

I want to try Hex N Hit https://youtu.be/U3JDQzETO-g

Stick with Mutt. It works!

 

[MakerUnknown]

Mine comes from something I said towards the end of this video https://vimeo.com/51324376.  A friend approached me and wanted to shot a documentary of sorts on a piece of furniture I was making. 

There was drinking involved for sure, and I said I would be happy if the piece ended up in a museum, and that my name didn't need to attached to it.  The art placard next to it would have the circa date and Maker Unknown.

i liked the sound of it and kept it.

And while not in a permanent collection, the piece did happen to be placed in a temporary exhibit because a curator had watched the video.

[plinkercases]

I had mine made DARYL BARBEROUSSE at D-Bar leather.

Last email address I used was     dlbarberousse@hotmail.com

site is being revamped but copy right 2017 so still fresh.

http://www.dbarleather.com/linkspage.html

but lots and lots of good custom stamp makers on this forum.