Quote Originally Posted by PapaBull View Post
It's just about aesthetics and what appeals to one guy doesn't necessarily appeal to the next guy. The only acid etching I've ever seen that impressed me was some stuff that would take an awful lot of time to do and, appealing as it is, it's one-off kind of stuff that just wouldn't be practical for marking blades. I like stamps. You like etching. Together, I think we've got all the bases covered, huh?
Absolutely. As I said, a guy figures out what works for him. I used to stamp, too, so I'm not completely against it. Stamping can look good, too. What's cool, though, is that I can make a stencil that looks exactly like my stamp, and when etched, I bet you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. But I can't make a stamp that looks like my stencil. I just like the flexibility it gives me, and the fact that I don't create stress risers in the steel. A lot of that's theoretical anyway, though...I've never had a blade break where I stamped it.