| Project by Ken Waller | posted 68 days ago | 428 views | 0 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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Hi Everyone,
This is my inaugeral posting having just joined Lumberjocks.
The blanks for these Celtic-knot pens are made with 6 laminations. Each involves cutting a slot at a 45º angle most of the way through the blank then gluing in a sliver of contrasting wood the exact width of the saw kerf. The balnk is then reutrned to the lathe and the insert turned flush with the blank. Back to the bandsaw for another slot, then glue then turn, etc. The first batch of 6 blanks took me 3 hours to produce with much of the time taken thinning the wood slivers to fit the saw cut. For the second batch, I found some thick veneer the perfect thickness for the saw cut and was able to make 12 blanks in 2 1/2 hours. I made both fountain and rollerball versions of the pen and they have been well received. The pens shown are cocobolo with maple inserts and maple with cocobolo inserts. They were finished with Lee Valley’s Turners Polish (padding lacquer).
-- Ken in Sharbot Lake, Ontario
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woodworm
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posted 68 days ago
Very very beautiful – fine craftsmanship!
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
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posted 68 days ago
Great looking pens! Welcome to LJs!
darryl
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posted 67 days ago
nice work Ken.
your knots look great!
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lew
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posted 67 days ago
Great looking Celtic Knots!!
Lew
BTKS
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posted 67 days ago
I finally see the repeating ellipse!!! Never could figure out the secret other than incredible amounts of inlay. The light shines on even the dimest at times. Thanks for posting. BTKS
scrappy
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posted 67 days ago
Fantastic pens. Love the celtic knot designs. Great turnings.
Keep it up.
Welcome to LJ’s
Scrappy
-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!
a1Jim
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posted 63 days ago
Ken you do great work and these are proof of your outstanding workmanship.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 63 days ago
Beautiful Celtic Knot design.
Having carved Celtic knots, I have a great love for these.
A Big Welcome to Lumberjocks!
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
SCOTSMAN
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posted 63 days ago
From a Celt I love these.Alistair
-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease