TellicoTurning
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All of you guys who do the celtic knots.. is there a tutorial on doing the knots.. I think they are a great addition to any pen, but not sure where to start on making one.
Celtic knots tutorial?????
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GaryMGg
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Chuck,
Go to this thread -> http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=24985
George posted a URL to one and I posted a URL to one that someone else found.
George's is quite good.
Be safe and use hold downs when using the Table Saw when you make the blanks.
Gary
Go to this thread -> http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=24985
George posted a URL to one and I posted a URL to one that someone else found.
George's is quite good.
Be safe and use hold downs when using the Table Saw when you make the blanks.
Gary
gerryr
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Chuck, remember one thing. When making those use wood as thin as you can get it. They really look much better with thin rings.
leehljp
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Chuck,
The one key that I may have missed in the above links - is that the kerf and the lamination must be the same thickness. I have spent considerable time working on what Gerry mentioned above. Because I like the thin rings, I have been looking for thin kerfed blades. I am basically researching what I want to accomplish before I start. I have finally found the blade and also lamination material* other than wood that will match the blade's kerf thickness.
* I have found brass and aluminum sheets in .3mm, .5, .8 and 1mm thick, along with hobby plastic sheets of a variety of colors of the same thickness. My problem is finding blade kerfs that match these. I can find blade kerfs here of 1.3mm, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0mm thickness here. It is my understanding that Freud or maybe someone else makes a 1/16 kerf 7 1/2? inch blade in the States.
Of course, when I start making some Celtic knots, I will make some from wood laminates, but I wanted the freedom to use other material. For this reason, I decided to research to get the most flexibility from blade kerf choices. I am making a "table saw" from a circular saw just for pens. I am on my second "table" in design. When I get this perfected, hopefully in August, (If I can find the expected time), and I will post some picts of it.
The one key that I may have missed in the above links - is that the kerf and the lamination must be the same thickness. I have spent considerable time working on what Gerry mentioned above. Because I like the thin rings, I have been looking for thin kerfed blades. I am basically researching what I want to accomplish before I start. I have finally found the blade and also lamination material* other than wood that will match the blade's kerf thickness.
* I have found brass and aluminum sheets in .3mm, .5, .8 and 1mm thick, along with hobby plastic sheets of a variety of colors of the same thickness. My problem is finding blade kerfs that match these. I can find blade kerfs here of 1.3mm, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0mm thickness here. It is my understanding that Freud or maybe someone else makes a 1/16 kerf 7 1/2? inch blade in the States.
Of course, when I start making some Celtic knots, I will make some from wood laminates, but I wanted the freedom to use other material. For this reason, I decided to research to get the most flexibility from blade kerf choices. I am making a "table saw" from a circular saw just for pens. I am on my second "table" in design. When I get this perfected, hopefully in August, (If I can find the expected time), and I will post some picts of it.
TellicoTurning
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Okay, got both tutorials.. just what I needed.. I need to check my saw blade to see how thin it is, then I'll try this soon.
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.
Darley
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Chuck, in the next woodturning design it will have the tutorial explained by Ron Sardo
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