Western Branding Irons
How to Read Western Branding Irons: Western branding irons read
from left to right, from top to bottom and outside to inside. Terminology is
merely to describe the design aspect of the letters and not a literal
representation of the brand owner.
 Lazy is a letter laid on its side to the left or right.
Crazy is an upside down letter.
Reverse is a backwards letter.
Bar is a dash or line before, after, between, over or under the letters.
Combined is when 2 letters share a common side or upright. (You
need a common upright for this one.)
Connected are when 2 letters touch.
Offset is when one letter is slightly lower and to the side of the other.
Hanging is when a letter is hanging from the bottom of another.
Rail is a back slash ( \ ).
Slash is a forward slash ( / ).
Quarter Circle is 1/4 of a circle above, right or left of letters.
Rocking is 1/4 of a circle below letters.
Swinging is 1/4 of a circle above and touching a letter.
Circle is a full circle around 1 letter.
Flying is a set of wings on either side of a letter.
Tumbling is when a letter is leaning left or right.
Rafter is a "roof" over the letters.
How to Order Western Branding Irons: You may use a combination
of the Western styles listed, however, don't choose randomly. Make a
sketch on paper before you submit your chosen Western style branding iron
design. When in doubt as to whether your brand is a "Custom" brand or a
"Western" brand, please feel free to
email or fax us your design for
clarification.
Be sure to specify terms such as "over",
"under", "before", "after", "between"
& "offset". These terms will help determine placement of
symbols and letters.
Note that there is a difference between combined and connected. If your
design cannot share a common upright (as combined letters) it will be produced
as connected instead. Intricate combinations can usually be done and fall
under our "Custom" brand category. Please email or fax your design
for a quote.
Important: If you have a specific design in mind, please send a drawing via email or
fax. Every state has its own terminology & brands can be read differently so
if no drawing is submitted your
design will be left up to our
interpretation.
Ranch Livestock Brand Duplication: If
you would like us to make your registered livestock brand into a steak branding
iron and its description does not fall into any of our branding iron
descriptions, fax or email us your brand registration showing the design and we will
make it under the Ranch Brand
Duplication category. If you'd like to make one for a family
member or neighbor down the road, fax or email us a photo or drawing of their
brand. We also have several states' brand books and can look up brands
that were registered during the period of each book, so we can help you research if
needed. We're always looking for more brand books so if you have an older
one laying around, we'd love to take if off your hands!
Should you wish us to help with your designs, please drop us an email,
fax or call. We'd be happy to help!
Questions??
email:
info@tbonebrands.com
fax: 480-596-5746
tel: 480-330-3619
Now, test your skills at reading brands....
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2 Letter Western Brand
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bar over N combined B |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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quarter circle over reverse D reverse J |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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J nested in lazy (to the left) C |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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D bar (to the right) hanging lazy (to the left) S |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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reverse C connected C |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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lazy (to the left) C hanging lazy (to the right) B |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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quarter circle on the left, M combined R |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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reverse P combined F over bar |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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rocking J offset B |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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lazy (to the right) M hanging J |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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M offset slash offset crazy J |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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reverse K combined M, quarter circle on the right |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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M hanging lazy H |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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lazy (to the right) K over W |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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slash offset & over J combined R |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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open A (or crazy V) connected lazy (to the right) T |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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rocking reverse D connected C |
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2 Letter Western Brand
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quarter circle over J connected reverse crazy S |
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