I read somewhere that your fifties is the period in your life when you will make the most money. For me, that was a pretty low bar to clear, but, it’s proven true for me.
Having a paid for house, vehicle, and no debt frees up a good bit of cash. As a result, it’s only in about the last five years I’ve been able to buy myself the toys and gear I’ve always wanted. And, also, I’ve been able to be a generous friend to people…which I really enjoy.
So, one thing I’d always wanted was something from Zombie Tools. They are just a few minutes drive from where I work, but I’d never been there…although I had always wanted to go. Just never seemed to find the time. Until earlier this week.
I’d decided I was going to get myself a blade and, feeling generous, I’d get one for someone else. Naturally, I couldn’t be satisfied with just the off-the-rack stuff. I needed to be a wee bit bespoke. So, since I wantd to thoroughly explain what I wanted, as well as examine the goods in person, I made the trip to ZT on my lunch break. By the time I finished explaining what I wanted in terms of finish, handles, scabbard, etc. it had climbed to a pretty penny. But…buy once, cry once. I wanted to add some engraving. Turns out ZT has a laser engraving subsidiary. And they do guns. And I have guns. And I have a logo* representation of Commander Zero. So, lets drop the logo into a .jpg and pass it to the engraver guy and see what we get:
Pretty cunning, don’tcha think?
I was actually quite pleased with how it turned out. How pleased? Uhm..this pleased:
As it turns out, they can also do this sort of thing to leather, wood, and other materials. Which means my BBQ gun is definitely getting some custom grips on it. I’ll be bringing by a few rifles and knives after the new year. Pricing? Extremely reasonable. I had four pistols done and with the setup charge it came to about $120, including tip. The guy was very easy to work with and stayed late after normal business hours to accommodate my schedule (hence the tip).
So this is yet another thing to check off my list…a little personalization of some favorite guns. I’m quite pleased with how it turned out and I am equally pleased at the notion of getting a few more things personalized.
* = Logo wasnt the exact word. Sigil might have made sense but for the mystic connotation. Pictograph wasn’t quite right. Symbol was a little vague. I needed a word to describe a picture or design that is used to convey an identity or name. I’m sure there’s a precise word, I just have to find it.
Perhaps it’s your “brand” you could also put on cattle if you had a cattle ranch.
Or coeds that join my sex cult. Cough*NXIVM*cough!
I second the vote for “brand”.
Very cool, man!
Doesn’t that read Zero Commander?
Youve got a 50/50 shot of getting it right on the first try.
Then how come I never do?
In Asia they would call it your chop.
I’m eager to see the blades.
Was able to get a custom camp knife in a deal back when I did the blog thing. Nothing crazy, just a beefy South American style camp knife. It is one of my cooler preparedness related acquisitions.
Very cool property stamp. They look great. Of Zombie Tools, that ‘Spit’ looks very intriguing. A motivated person could make an impression with a tool like that. And of the authorities ask, just tell them it is your hedging tool.
moniker?
Not to be the lawyer in the crowd, but you should register that mark before some dickhead starts knocking it off.
Is there a reason the rear sight on the bottom wheelgun is not square to the frame?
Yes. Camera perspective.
When are you going to post the tattoo?
Brand / Logo ether way I am sure the Coeds would feel very special.
You got me with the word sigil. Had not run into that before, Good job, Thanks for giving me a challenge that made me find out the definition. Always learning,
Yeah, I had to hit the thesaurus and also came up with a bunch of synonyms but none seemed to hit the mark – emblem symbol trademark hallmark totem insignia ensign badge impresa icon attribute crest monogram stamp ikon coat of arms logogram pictograph token colophon logograph cognizance. I like ‘chop’, though.
How about signet?
Their fantasy blades look like something from the BUDK catalog that one would bring to your local Renaissance Pleasure Faire.
Perhaps, but theyre no toy. I rather like their gladius…to big to be practical, but some of their small one-handed 9-12″ blades look potentially useful.
Sigil, go with sigil- it fits.
Came her to type “brand “ and was going to add something cute like “duh “ but see Ithe joke is on me as I’m late to the party
Revolvers are cool .
I’m just going to leave these right here:
https://www.rockler.com/customized-electric-branding-iron-gift-set?country=US&sid=V91074&promo=shopping&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_content=pla_with_promotion&utm_campaign=PL&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsvWrBhC0ARIsAO4E6f-lASY8oFDvysHU3M6xHYPfQTdIfHPHRKmhTDklFBW0Ma090wYEmOIaAkKREALw_wcB
https://lwleathers.com/collections/custom-leather-stamp-leather-stamping-tools
For the man who has nearly everything, and needs a way to mark his territory besides peeing on it. 😉
I’d think seal, sigil, or insignia.
Regardless, looks great
CZ I think the word you are looking for is “Glyph” That would seem to fit the bill. TTFN Phil
I always wanted a Crain Life Support System 1 but couldn’t stomach laying down almost a grand for it. Greg Wall makes a great clone of it along with some of the more common Reeve and Randall knifes. I ended up getting a 5″ BHK copy of their Scout Platoon made, trying to find someone to put a laser mark on it along with year I had it made. Around here they want $120 just for a simple logo on a single item. It’s ridiculous.