I had a name stamp made up for marking my knives some time ago, but hadn't worked out a way to cleanly mark the blade. If you hold the stamp and hit it with a hammer, you often get a double mark or shadow, or one side deeper than the other. I tried a deadblow hammer, but it wan't strong enough to mark it.

After messing around unsuccessfully with a number of options I thought of using my Number 6 Flypress. Plenty of punch and control with the 6 ton hit. I made a holder for it out of some old wagon axel on the lathe. Steps for making it below, the sizing will depend on your stamp size, you'll be able to work it out.

• The Beginning The Beginning
• Initial cleanup Initial cleanup
• Getting close Getting close
• Cutting the rough end off Cutting the rough end off
• Turning down the shaft Turning down the shaft
• Finished shaft Finished shaft
• Final finish to the sleeve Final finish to the sleeve
• Drilling the middle Drilling the middle
• Check for fit Check for fit
• Drilling the screw holes Drilling the screw holes
• Finished holder with name stamp Finished holder with name stamp
• In the Flypress for a practice run In the Flypress for a practice run
• Finished result Finished result
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