Rutgers
Well-known member
I obviously haven't posted in a while. I have been crazy busy with a lot of different things, but mainly making spoons. I've been wanting to take a few minutes though and offer up an atta boy for Terry Desilets and his irons.
I've had Terry make me a few brands over the years and I have always been happy with them. For the most part they were used for branding decoys, tools, etc. After a few years of signing my spoons with a pen I decided to get a brand made this year. I knew this would be different than branding decoys in a lot of ways and as simple as it seems to burn something in a piece of wood, Getting it wrong would mean I could ruin a spoon or utensil I have a considerable investment of time into. Also had considerations for different sizes, boldness of the letters etc. After countless emails and phone conversations the electric brand was done and on my doorstep. I did some test burns and more conversation with Terry, built a temp control, more practice and got it dialed in. Like I mentioned, my margin of error is pretty thin. Along the way Terry took into consideration a lot of things and told me what would and wouldn't work. At times I started to get a little frustrated but having this thing and using it now it is clear to me why Terry insisted on having it the way it is, Had he not, it wouldn't be working for me.
I have been using it for close to two months now and could not be happier. I am likely putting more use on one of these in a week than most guys will do in a lifetime, working with harder woods, and other than being a bit dirty the whole unit is in the same condition and operating like new. The brand shows no deterioration and is branding crisp clean and consistent still.
Anyhow like I said that's it. I am impressed enough that I wanted to spread the word.
Paully
I've had Terry make me a few brands over the years and I have always been happy with them. For the most part they were used for branding decoys, tools, etc. After a few years of signing my spoons with a pen I decided to get a brand made this year. I knew this would be different than branding decoys in a lot of ways and as simple as it seems to burn something in a piece of wood, Getting it wrong would mean I could ruin a spoon or utensil I have a considerable investment of time into. Also had considerations for different sizes, boldness of the letters etc. After countless emails and phone conversations the electric brand was done and on my doorstep. I did some test burns and more conversation with Terry, built a temp control, more practice and got it dialed in. Like I mentioned, my margin of error is pretty thin. Along the way Terry took into consideration a lot of things and told me what would and wouldn't work. At times I started to get a little frustrated but having this thing and using it now it is clear to me why Terry insisted on having it the way it is, Had he not, it wouldn't be working for me.
I have been using it for close to two months now and could not be happier. I am likely putting more use on one of these in a week than most guys will do in a lifetime, working with harder woods, and other than being a bit dirty the whole unit is in the same condition and operating like new. The brand shows no deterioration and is branding crisp clean and consistent still.
Anyhow like I said that's it. I am impressed enough that I wanted to spread the word.
Paully
