Comments on: Signing Your Woodwork http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/2009/08/23/signing-your-woodwork/ A Blog for Woodworkers and Lovers of Wood Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:56:52 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Edwards Smith http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/2009/08/23/signing-your-woodwork/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Edwards Smith Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:47:44 +0000 http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/?p=130#comment-164 Dear Shane: Everything is easy when you know how. That is why I love the internet. You can share what you know with so many people. When I used to collect antiques I saw that signed and dated pieces always carried a premium price. Besides, it will mean so much to future members of your family to have a piece signed and dated by you. Dear Shane:
Everything is easy when you know how. That is why I love the internet. You can share what you know with so many people. When I used to collect antiques I saw that signed and dated pieces always carried a premium price. Besides, it will mean so much to future members of your family to have a piece signed and dated by you.

]]> By: Shane http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/2009/08/23/signing-your-woodwork/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Shane Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:41:55 +0000 http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/?p=130#comment-163 I've been trying to figure out a way to sign my work. This was very helpful, thanks. I’ve been trying to figure out a way to sign my work. This was very helpful, thanks.

]]> By: Edwards Smith http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/2009/08/23/signing-your-woodwork/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Edwards Smith Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:24:28 +0000 http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/?p=130#comment-143 Dear Paul: Thanks for your thoughtful comment. Giving a piece a date and name fixes it in the endless stream of sensory experience that flows through us and allows us to come back and reflect at leisure. Dear Paul:

Thanks for your thoughtful comment. Giving a piece a date and name fixes it in the endless stream of sensory experience that flows through us and allows us to come back and reflect at leisure.

]]> By: Paul Proffitt http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/2009/08/23/signing-your-woodwork/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Paul Proffitt Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:03:09 +0000 http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/?p=130#comment-142 Excellent commentary, recommendations and education on signing your work. I hope more woodworkers and other professional artisans read your story and start signing their work. So many woodworker, woodturners and other artists do not realize the value their signature on a piece has to the recipient. Whether the item is a gift or a purchase, knowing the maker very frequently adds significantly to their appreciation of their acquisition. Excellent commentary, recommendations and education on signing your work. I hope more woodworkers and other professional artisans read your story and start signing their work. So many woodworker, woodturners and other artists do not realize the value their signature on a piece has to the recipient. Whether the item is a gift or a purchase, knowing the maker very frequently adds significantly to their appreciation of their acquisition.

]]> By: Edwards Smith http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/2009/08/23/signing-your-woodwork/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Edwards Smith Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:41:37 +0000 http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/?p=130#comment-124 Dear Rob: Thanks for reading my blog and sending a comment. More than giving yourself a pat on the back you are creating a historical document. What you feel good about making now may make you blush a few years from now. I note that my work is constantly improving and since I date all my pieces as well as sign them I have a record of that improvement. Signatures and dates may have special meaning to family members and friends. If ever your work should find wider acclaim, signatures and dates will be even more important in establishing value. Dear Rob:

Thanks for reading my blog and sending a comment. More than giving yourself a pat on the back you are creating
a historical document. What you feel good about making now may make you blush a few years from now. I note
that my work is constantly improving and since I date all my pieces as well as sign them I have a record of that
improvement. Signatures and dates may have special meaning to family members and friends. If ever your work should find wider acclaim, signatures and dates will be even more important in establishing value.

]]> By: Rob Walker http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/2009/08/23/signing-your-woodwork/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Rob Walker Fri, 21 Jan 2011 02:29:45 +0000 http://www.edwardssmithfinewoodworking.com/blog/?p=130#comment-123 It is a really great idea to sign your work, it's kind of like giving yourself a pat on the back after all the woodwork you've done. It is a really great idea to sign your work, it’s kind of like giving yourself a pat on the back after all the woodwork you’ve done.
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