If I Had a Hammer

April 22, 2009 3:13 PM

Downloadable original logos and badgesfor restoring old woodworking machines. Via Old Woodworking Machines and the Draplin Design Co.
posted by mattdidthat (12 comments total)

If I owned a sandwich shop I'd put this one on the to-go meatball sandwiches. You could even replace the specs with topping/spread options. Perfect.
posted by Burhanistan at 3:23 PM on April 22

Boy I wish logos were still this cool. Thanks mattdidthat.
posted by doctor_negative at 3:34 PM on April 22

A few of these are using anachronistic typefaces. Still, pretty good work.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 3:54 PM on April 22

Kind of a range of quality on these. Some of them are really nice vector adaptations, others seem to be quick-and-dirty Photoshop hacks. And is this Comic Sans?

But that's just nitpicking, seeing as I'm not actually restoring any woodworking machines. There's some very cool logo design here.
posted by echo target at 5:10 PM on April 22

Yay my custom dust door on my unisaw can now have the correct logo routed in it.
posted by Mitheral at 5:25 PM on April 22

Sure, some of the fonts choices seem a little off/misplaced, but, they’ll get those right soon enough. I just love the energy, and respect for keeping the heritage intact. The kind of stuff that we need more and more of.

Draplin Design has it right.
posted by greensweater at 5:37 PM on April 22

And is this Comic Sans?

Comic Sans and Arial Rounded on the same line. Wugh.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 5:39 PM on April 22

And is this Comic Sans?

Helvetica Rounded. At least they have some respect for the dead.
posted by greensweater at 5:41 PM on April 22

Oh, didn't notice the giveaway M. Redacted.
posted by greensweater at 5:43 PM on April 22

The internet never fails to surprise. A good one, in this case.
posted by DU at 5:45 PM on April 22

OWWM is awesome. I have a number of old woodworking machines (just picked up a lathe made in the late 1800s today) and both owwm.com and owwm.org are amazing resources.
posted by maxwelton at 5:53 PM on April 22

What!? No Northfield?!
posted by bz at 9:48 PM on April 22