When I started building commissioned furniture, I knew I needed to permanently claim my work. I build tables and chairs that will survive through generations. Furniture with my name on it will outlast the folks buying it. It could be passed down to family; sold away; sold again; moved around the country. I'll be long gone, but I still want the credit for having handcrafted a quality product. Call it what you want- a hallmark, trademark, logo, emblem, brand, etc. This is an important fringe benefit of my craft. Customer's get a valuable piece of woodworking, and I get to leave my mark on the world.
![Engraved Trademark The Henningsen Woodshop trademark engraved into end grain](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_2112-e1553823770141-1024x1024.jpg)
Earliest versions were engraved or chiseled.
![Henningsen Woodshop routered trademark When I had enough surface area, I'd make a giant mark with the router.](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_3353-e1553824035433-1024x1024.jpg)
Another experiment, using the router.
![Brand on a bed post Henningsen Woodshop's brand, with year of creation, on a bed post](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_2882-e1553824071378-1024x1024.jpg)
Adaptable for non-flat surfaces.
![Diamond Willow Chair Henningsen Woodshop mark on diamond willow chair leg](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_2767-e1553823856108-1024x1024.jpg)
The wood burner is one-size-fits all.
![The Big Bench Project Slab bench](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_6937-e1553823603302-1024x1024.jpg)
I don't sign my work until its complete.
![Henningsen Woodshop trademark on dresser Henningsen Woodshop trademark on dresser](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_0239-2-1024x1024.jpg)
Down on the floor with the dust bunnies.
![Henningsen Woodshop trademark underneath a tabletop Henningsen Woodshop trademark underneath a tabletop](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_5737-e1553823652837-1024x1024.jpg)
Hiding in plain sight underneath a tabletop.
![Henningsen Woodshop brand on the underside of stool's seat Henningsen Woodshop brand on the underside of stool's seat](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_7197-1024x1024.jpg)
Easily seen, if you look for it.
![Authentic barn wood table Henningsen Woodshop brand underneath a tabletop](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_4253-1024x1024.jpg)
Always there but seldom seen.
![Rustic industrial drop-leaf table Rustic industrial drop-leaf table](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_6242-1024x1024.jpg)
It's there. But subtle.
![I built this stuff Selfie photograph showing the builder and two pieces built as a set](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_6509-e1553824281205.jpg)
I built this stuff.
![JH 2016 Henningsen Woodshop brand, along with the year (2016)](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_2826-e1553824189543-1024x1024.jpg)
Once in a while, I embellish with a date.
![JH 2019 I almost forgot to sign this one.](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_1740-2-1024x1024.jpg)
I almost forgot to sign this one.
![Reclaimed wood makeup vanity Henningsen Woodshop trademark on a makeup vanity](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_6490-1024x1024.jpg)
My signing ceremony is the last step.
![6-drawer dresser with a story The inside surface of a dresser, showing a paragraph, hand-written in pencil, explaining where the reclaimed wood came from.](https://henningsenwoodshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_1234-e1553824352114-1024x1024.jpg)
Sometimes my mark is insufficient.