Thread: Celtic Knot Sierra

Mate I reckon it looks great. Down at that scale the cutting of the knot has to be pretty well bang on and I think you have made the right diagnosis that the blank wasn't totally sqaure, or possibly it hasn't drilled complutly even. Either way your average punter wouldn't have a clue. Top effort.

ive never heard of this celtic knot before it looks outstanding very nice ill take two thanks

Well I must be an average punter cos' I haven't got a clue, how is it made? Is it inlay or a glueup?

SD

To give away the inner sanctum secret, I based my attempt on this tute
The hardest part was to cut the Cyprus at 2.5 mm, and I used slightly different table saw jig. But the basics are in that Tute. I can take a piccy of the jig if people want.
Thanks for the comments and I got a lot of interest at a work conf I attended the last few days. I reckon more contrasty timbers would work better eg jarrah and tassie oak

Nice! It's hard work getting the joints to line up properly, but you done good.

But I do reckon you should've paired your woods so they were on opposite sides of the blank instead of on adjacent ones... the tute you followed probably has you making one cut, gluing the wood, then rotating 90° for the next cut?

I reckon a better result is if you rotate 180° the first time and glue in the same wood as the first time. Then rotate 90° to cut/glue the contrasting timber and 180° again for the last bit of contrasting timber. This improves the overall look and the joints match better.

eg.
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ad.php?t=39876

Well done SDM, what a great job on the Celtic knot a new definition of it, Nice joints to fit and finish.

Great job... was only thinking I should try one some day, that day hasn't come yet though

Well done, looks great! They are really rewarding when they work just so ... too easy to drill just off or glue slip ... but worth having a go at,

Good wood contrast does make a difference - but also highlights when they don't quite line up

JD

For those interested this fantastic thread shows how a celtic knot can be created (you just need to scale the size right down for pens). This is in my list of woodturning things to try one day, maybe on my week off soon, hmmmmm...

Originally Posted by Toasty

For those interested this fantastic thread shows how a celtic knot can be created (you just need to scale the size right down for pens). This is in my list of woodturning things to try one day, maybe on my week off soon, hmmmmm...

IIRC, that thread was how I discovered this forum. I'd made a box with similar construction, was pretty sure I hadn't invented it, and searched for something like it. I think the name "Celtic Knot" hadn't taken hold at the time. I have no idea what keywords I used for the search, but found a few hits anyway.

Aside from accurate cutting and gluing, the really hard part was centering the blank for turning. Just a wee bit imperfect throws the loops out of kilter.

I've been pondering an improved technique for blank construction, allowing more than 4 cuts, but it's in the same category as my Rose Engine, so don't expect anything for a few more years.

Joe