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I decided to try a Celtic knot rolling pin, after seeing Lews instructions, my first try was of Maple body with Walnut Cherry, and Maple as the knot, it didn’t turn out too bad, my daughter has it now, my next attempt was a Walnut body, with Cherry, Canarywood, Sycamore, Maple, and Bloodwood as the knot with a different twist, I cut the corners off the blank so I had an 8 sided piece then using Lews method I cut 8 slots and had to do 8 separate glue ups instead of 4 to get this effect, I made a single slot for the Bloodwood,instead of the usual 3, it is kind of hard to get your head around it, but it does make an interesting looking rolling pin. thanks to Lew for his blog on this.
-- Smitty!!!
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jaykaypur
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#1 posted 332 days ago
They look beautiful to me. Looks extremely well done. Great job.
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EmeraldDragon
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#2 posted 332 days ago
Beautiful!
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Jim Jakosh
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#3 posted 332 days ago
Neat effect. i have to learn that one. Great job!!
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rustynails
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#4 posted 332 days ago
looking good
lew
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#5 posted 332 days ago
You Done Good!!
I have thought about doing the 8 sided pin- thanks for showing me what it will look like.
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Tokolosi
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#6 posted 332 days ago
Wow! Spectacular. Beautifull rolling pin.
I can imagine a coffee table or even full size table with legs like that would be nice as well. I got to get a lathe when I grow up. I think Im missing out.
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mmh
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#7 posted 332 days ago
I really love the complex design on a simple tool. Very elegant. I could use a one of these myself!
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ellen35
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#8 posted 332 days ago
beautiful work… this is really an eye catcher!
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ToddHolmDotCom
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#9 posted 332 days ago
Do you have any trouble with the knot weakening the wood? I recently made a small desk clock with a face about the size of a watch face and when I was drilling out the hole for the clock face the small ball that I had turned the Celtic knot into busted apart. I would imagine the rolling pin will need to be able to withstand some pressure. What kind of glue did you use?
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woodsmithshop
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#10 posted 331 days ago
Todd, I don’t feel that it weakens the wood, since it is interlocked in so many directions, but that is my opinion, I use Titebond III
thanks everyone for all the nice comments.
-- Smitty!!!
woodsmithshop
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#11 posted 331 days ago
one of the pictures makes the ends look uneven, and one side longer than the other, the ends and length are all even, I guess it is the angle I took the picture at.
-- Smitty!!!
lew
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#12 posted 331 days ago
Smitty,
Getting the ends even is the most difficult part of making these.
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SASmith
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#13 posted 331 days ago
Wonderful.
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Ken90712
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#14 posted 288 days ago
Nice work!
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