Project Information
About twelve years ago my daughter lived with and served developmentally disabled adults for eighteen months in a L'Arche community in Ireland. She still serves with the same passion here stateside. It was there that she fell in love with the Irish culture and I made her Christmas gift with that in mind incorporating the Celtic Knot into a Maple and Cherry salt and pepper shaker set. The knot was inspired by Rob Austin on his You Tube video.
I started with a 2" square cherry blank and cut a diagonal slot at 31.6 degrees through the blank except for 1/8" at the bottom. Then I glued in a Maple key, let it dry turned the blank 90 degrees and repeated the process 3 more times. Next step was to bore a 1 3/8" hole 5/16" deep in the bottom, then bore a 1" hole through the rest of the blank. Then I mounted the blank on a homemade mandrel and spun the blank cutting it to my desired profile. Once the sanding and finishing was completed I epoxied a metal protective tube inside the bore, epoxied the cap in place and stuck the plug in the bottom and one more Christmas gift is checked off the list.
I started with a 2" square cherry blank and cut a diagonal slot at 31.6 degrees through the blank except for 1/8" at the bottom. Then I glued in a Maple key, let it dry turned the blank 90 degrees and repeated the process 3 more times. Next step was to bore a 1 3/8" hole 5/16" deep in the bottom, then bore a 1" hole through the rest of the blank. Then I mounted the blank on a homemade mandrel and spun the blank cutting it to my desired profile. Once the sanding and finishing was completed I epoxied a metal protective tube inside the bore, epoxied the cap in place and stuck the plug in the bottom and one more Christmas gift is checked off the list.