Wood branding is the process of making a permanent mark on wood using a heated tool. It can be done with a stamp, stencil, or freehand. It is often used to add decorative designs or information to wood products. Safety precautions should be taken when doing wood branding.
Wood branding is the making of a permanent mark on a piece of wood with a heated tool. Branding tools are usually inexpensive and people can use them in a variety of ways. Businesses can use wood stamping to add decorative designs to the wood or permanently stamp the wood with care instructions, manufacturer information, and so on. This is usually one of the last steps in production, to make sure activities like sanding and cutting don’t damage the brand.
People can brand with a stamp, stencil or freehand. With a stamp, people have a mold of the shape they want to create on the wood. The mold is backwards, so when people pull it away from the wood, it will leave an impression oriented in the correct direction. People can heat brand stamps by running them through a current or holding them in a hot fire, and when they press the stamp into the wood, the wood chars, creating a brand.
With a stencil, people overlay heat-resistant material with cutouts, then apply heat to the wood to char it. People can use tools such as branding pens, handheld tools that produce high heat in a very small area, with the stencil. For freehand, people move heated tools across the wood to create a design. They may draw or sketch plans first or start from scratch.
Wood branding is a very efficient way to add a company logo and other information to wood products, so that they will always remain visible unless people want to refinish the wood. People can also add things like care and treatment directions, such as recommendations for wood polish products, to the brand. When people produce wood projects that they want to decorate, wood branding is an option; brands can create anything from squares on a checkerboard to patterns on the edge of a frame.
This process can happen on an assembly line, using automated stamps for branding, or people can do it by hand. People must take care to control the heat of the brand to avoid setting fire to the wood. It is recommended that you wear a face shield and keep your hair in a net to avoid injury to your face while engaging in activities such as wood branding. Even inhaling the smoke from a branding project can be dangerous. People who have to mark wood as part of their job may need to wear respirators to protect their airways, but a person working on a quick craft project doesn’t require that level of protection.
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