Where can I get my sword engraved?

[SandEagle]

I have a sword made from damascus steel. is there any place that can engrave it with non-english characters?

 

[Schadenfroh]

Pics of said sword?

 

[SandEagle]

Pics of said sword?

make me a mod first

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

You might investigate sand blasting as well.

 

[Jschmuck2]

I'll tell you if you tell me where I can get my catapult buffed.

 

[zerocool84]

I have a sword made from damascus steel. is there any place that can engrave it with non-english characters?

Take it to Hattori Hanzo.

 

[Ika]

make me a mod first

er... i can't tell if my sarcasm meter should go off on this one.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I'll tell you if you tell me where I can get my catapult buffed.

Something like this?

 

[destrekor]

Take it to Hattori Hanzo.

 

[Hyperlite]

Take it to Hattori Hanzo.

This. def.

 

[SandEagle]

You might investigate sand blasting as well.

thanks MTB. i will looks into this.

the rest of you are lame and are suck.

 

[Azraele]

http://www.engravecon.com/commonly_asked_engraving_questio.htm

Not sure if that's helpful or not.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Check out local award/trophy shops. Swords are usually poor candidates for laser engraving. Sand blasting can be tricky but definitely good for detail. Engraving is usually done these days with electric engravers either by hand or by machine. The problem with engraving is it is difficult if not impossible to fix a mistake whereas, sand blasting can be checked at the beginning of the process and halted if the frisket is not working correctly.

 

[Ika]

thanks MTB. i will looks into this.

the rest of you are lame and are suck.

you've told us nothing beyond the fact that your sword is made of damascus steel and you want it "engraved" with "non-english" letters. i can google "sword engraving" and come up with a bajillion entries. your sword could be either japanese, european, or middle eastern, and we have no idea.

also i don't know anything about sword engraving, or sword materials in general, but why won't laser/acid etching work on a damascus steel sword?

 

[Jschmuck2]

Something like this?

I meant to say "have my trebuchet buffed."

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

you've told us nothing beyond the fact that your sword is made of damascus steel and you want it "engraved" with "non-english" letters. i can google "sword engraving" and come up with a bajillion entries. your sword could be either japanese, european, or middle eastern, and we have no idea.

also i don't know anything about sword engraving, or sword materials in general, but why won't laser/acid etching work on a damascus steel sword?

Laser etching doesn't work very well on swords or any shiny metal. There are workarounds such as coating the surface with a non reflective material before etching but, the main problem is the relatively low power of the shop laser. They are made for etching wood, plastic and, coated brass primarily. You can find industrial lasers out there but, shops willing to set up for a once off are few and far between. Having had some experience with engraving swords through my association with the SCA, I think sand blasting is your best choice.

 

[Fritzo]

Shouldn't you be spending your time trying to lose your virginity?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Shouldn't you be spending your time trying to lose your virginity?

That's what the sword's for, duh!

 

[Train]

I thought all modern swords were acid etched? or is that not deep enough for "engraving"

 

[datalink7]

Real Damascus steel or a reproduction? Because if it's real why in the world would you modify it in any way?

 

[zerocool84]

Real Damascus steel or a reproduction? Because if it's real why in the world would you modify it in any way?

Of course it's not real.

 

[Matthiasa]

So you are trying get engrave something that is strengthened with carbon nanotubes, that will not exactly be cheap.

 

[Crono]

Melchior

 

[ahenkel]

http://www.farm-home.com/mn/v11_catalog.mvc?FRGL07+selectldr+HTA+005415+JDISTRIB2755-0409~~~~~~~

you're welcome

 

[Fenixgoon]

So you are trying get engrave something that is strengthened with carbon nanotubes, that will not exactly be cheap.

theoretically CNTs strengthen immensely. in practicality, they have not been able to get anywhere close to useful properties in CNT FRP's.

not to say that damascus steel isn't hard (can't find a number offhand. tool steels are HRC 60+ FWIW)

worst comes to worst, you can EDM it. EDM isn't super expensive, but ain't super cheap either.