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31st December 2010, 07:15 PM #1
Celtic (not)
I have been playing around with these half knots, this one is cut at around 60*.
It is Mackay Cedar with Norfolk Island Hibiscus inlay. CA finish.
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This is the jig I made up to cut my blanks on the Scms. It is set at about 50*, it can be fine tuned to suit the blank by adjusting the angle of cut on the saw.
The long screws are screwed in, to hold the blank in place while cutting. Keeps fingers well away from the blade.
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31st December 2010, 07:52 PM #2Senior Member
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Well now ... I do like that very much.
Any chance to see a pic with the timber mounted in the jig? I'm visually challenged (the wife says other challenges also) and need to see something before this grey matter comprehends ...
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31st December 2010, 08:02 PM #3
I'll have to take some more pics, maybe tomorrow afternoon or Sunday.
Its a very simple setup, which seems to work well for me.
I have been playing around with compound angles , gives some very different looks.
I need to fine tune the angles to get the look I want. It's also hard to get the inlays central on the blank, as when you turn the blank down the ends of the inlay moves at different rates
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31st December 2010, 09:19 PM #4
Looks good to me ,If I don't get bogged down with pepper grinders I will hopefully get into this aspect of the dark arts lol, I am expecting the markets to drop off a bit and allow me a bit more "playtime " cheers ~ John
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31st December 2010, 09:27 PM #5
Great pen,well thought out. Look forwards to seeing the how to do photos.
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31st December 2010, 11:13 PM #6
Nice, no, great pen
good contrasting timbers
What blade are you using? I assume that it is flat ground or nearly so?regards
Nick
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1st January 2011, 09:12 AM #7
It is nice, for a moment I thought Nick was saying., "no great pen" then I saw the COMMA, what a difference a little comma makes" no, great pen" good to see experimentation. Amos
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1st January 2011, 09:36 AM #8Skwair2rownd
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Very, very well done!! I like that!!
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1st January 2011, 05:37 PM #9
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1st January 2011, 06:06 PM #10
Here are some pics I took this afternoon.
I measured the preset angle of the jig, its about 60*.
Here is the jig with a Blackbean blank in place. I have the saw set at an extra 10* giving about a 70* cut.
I have the saw depthstop set to cut 10mm, the blank is 20mmx20mm.
You can notice the long clamping screws are put in at a slight angle, which forces the blank down and against the fence
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The strips of contrasting timber ( Norfolk Island Hibiscus is being used here ) need to be the right thickness is slip into the slot without any gaps.
I use medium CA to glue the strips in. Once the glue is dry, (I give it a shot of accelerator to quicken it along.)
I use a sharp paring chisel to pare away the waste level with the sides of the blank.
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I do one side at a time until all 4 sides are done. The blank should look like this.
You can turn it around and do the other end so you get 2 out of the one blank.
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I cut this one to suit a Sierra tube, and drilled it slightly offcentre, ruining the blank.
I probably should drill them on the lathe instead of the drillpress.
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1st January 2011, 09:39 PM #11
I like what you have done.
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2nd January 2011, 08:01 AM #12
And thanks for the "show & tell"
I can see a jig being made for the tablesaw at, ah, my shed
actually can adapt the one I made for the full celtic knotregards
Nick
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2nd January 2011, 09:05 AM #13Senior Member
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Now I understand ... thanks!
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2nd January 2011, 09:08 AM #14
Looks great to me
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2nd January 2011, 10:38 AM #15
Hey Ironwood,
Thanks for the enlightenment. i was doing a knot the otherday and as I was getting to the rounded stage, I saw a similar pattern emerging, and I thought 'How could I do this? ' and here it is. Great work and great explanation on the How Too.
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