Celtic Knot Wood Turning Jig

My absolute favorite thing about pen turning is creating segmented designs and the celtic knot design was the first elaborate blank i created. Slicing jig for pen inlays by randall smith randyrls. See more ideas about wood turning projects wood turning and wood lathe.
celtic knot wood turning jig

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Design And Production Of A Bandsaw Jig For Making Celtic Rings And

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In order to stretch the knot out i plan on creating the same jig but with a 50 60 degree angle.

Celtic knot wood turning jig. Two versions of the jig are described one unit uses the miter bar slot on the band saw and the second version. 4 positioning mount drill a 14 hole through the center of the positioning mount. Sis woodworking 15587 views. 2 second my celtic knot was not entirely even because i used both sides of the miter jig for some unknown reason.

I recently saw an article on making a turned celtic knot and i have been experimenting with it a bit for another project. Celtic knot jig overview. The design and production of a bandsaw jig for making celtic rings and celtic knots. The slices making up the rings of the knot must be the identical thickness of the kerf left by cutting through the blank.

While this miter sled is a great jig it is not ideal for the celtic knot since it squashes the knot. Design and production of a bandsaw jig for making celtic rings and celtic knots duration. Its actually far easier than it looks and can be made using a powered mitre saw a bandsaw with a sled or even just a hand mitre sawbox. 2 utting small pieces of wood to use for inlayed or segmented pen blanks is a tricky task.

The following picture shows my miter sled the length of contrasting wood for the slices and the bloodwood blank ill be using to demonstrate the process. The craft of turning pens. Dec 16 2016 explore bigdeer1s board celtic knots on pinterest. Since my wife has been coming down to the shop to learn how to use my lathe i thought i would try making a pen blank for her to turn.