Segmented Celtic Double Knot

Excellent fine work! Great pattern.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Excellent job, not sure if I want to know how it’s done…. I’d have to try it too.

-- Scrollsawing - a hobby for those who can't cut a straight line.

Looks great. It should do well as a fundraiser.

-- Maplewood, MN

Great.

-- Jiri

This is a very nice pen. I really did not appreciate the effort that went into these until I started seeing the posts for them. I simply cannot imagine using 32 pieces to form only the knot. Like Joe I definitely don’t want to know how you did this because then I would be to intimidated to even try.

I am impressed.

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

This is a nice looking pen. I really must dust off that old lathe in the shop and see if I can’t make it work. As always, the Jocks here are an inspiration.

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

What a great looking pen. I turned my first pen this past weekend and The Woodworking Show in Atlanta and really want to do more of them. I do want to know how this is done, but first I better learn to turn the simpler pens!

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

That looks great, Darryl! I’m still highly motivated to try one of these. I have, literally, a toolbox full of pen blanks and kits, so there is no excuse. That is really a great design.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Superb! I’m glad to see the last photo. It shows of the actual color better than the first two.
Great job all around.

Cheers,
Gary

Great pen Darryl, a LOT of work, would love to see a blog on how you did it – if you want to share, but understand if you want to keep it secret !

But if I can ask, what was the name of the pen kit?

Thanks again for posting

-- Keep your tools sharp, your mind sharper and the coffee hot

WOW!! How do you guys do this??

-- Matt, Houston Texas

kind of like magic, it’s not as impressive when you know how it’s done!

My friend Gary posted a blog a while back on how to make a celtic knot. These are the basic directions I use. I’ve tweaked it somewhat to accommodate the segmentation, but it’s the same idea.

Matt, I’ve seen your work, I have no doubt you will make some spectacular pens “when” you get your lathe!

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