Practicing my crosses

[skiprat]

Played around doing Celtic Crosses today. First one is a closed ended Elk on a Baron and the black / white one is a cheap UK kit, with a Dice-doohickey. The BW one is my favourite of these two.
Although the crosses turned out ok, I agree with my wife that the Elk one looks a bit like an old greasey chicken bone:redface:
The cuts on both are 1mm. The white is PR and the other is laminated green plastic and brass. I had problems getting the brass and green plastic to stick and eventually went out and got some fresh CA.

Thanks for looking. any C or C's welcome :biggrin:

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Skippy, your chicken bone can go in my pocket any time.. and that laminated green plastic with dice another of your specials. Both are wowsers...Is that a word?

 

[cnirenberg]

Steven,
Those are sweet, even the ole greazy chiken bone. That is priceless.

 

[khogan16]

Skiprat, I like the Elk one a lot, What type of kit is the black and white one?

 

[wdcav1952]

Steven,

As usual, these are magnificant!

I'm out of town this weekend helping my wife move from one apartment to another. When I get back tomorrow I plan to work on your Aussie Exchange pen some more. I keep hoping something will happen to make it even slightly worth the pen you made me, but there is no possible way that will happen!

For those who don't know, the photos show the awesome pen Steven made me. I can make my patients cringe when I break it out to sign something!!

 

[Jim Smith]

Steven,

Simply put; you make beautiful pens!

Jim Smith

 

[Grizz]

Played around. Practicing.

LOL I wish I played like that.

 

[skiprat]

Thanks:biggrin:

..... What type of kit is the black and white one?

You can get these kits from Axminster UK. But I suggest that you get a better kit for your money in the USA.
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-Ball-Point-Pen-with-Chrome-Cap-649864.htm

 

[johncrane]

Very nice Steve!

 

[workinforwood]

Great looking knots Steve. I like the clip they use on those Axminster kits.

 

[altaciii]

As usual, your practice pens are more often than not better than my showcase pens. Great job on both. The chicken bone look on the elk is common, that's why my antler of choice is always whitetail and in a pinch axis.

 

[Ligget]

Greasy chicken bone your good lady certainly has a way with words! LOL Excellent work on both pens Steve and you made a lovely job of the Celtic knots.

 

[Canedriver]

that black pen is gorgeous.

 

[Russianwolf]

Great pens Skippy, but a pet peeve of mine. They are neither Celtic Crosses nor Celtic Knots.

 

[skiprat]

Great pens Skippy, but a pet peeve of mine. They are neither Celtic Crosses nor Celtic Knots.

I certainly agree with you Mike but I couldn't fit......

'Practicing my thin-cut-and-insert-laminate-at-45deg-half-way-through-on-the-blank-on-each-side-before-turnings'.

..in the thread title:biggrin::tongue:

 

[Jim Smith]

Thank you for a good afternoon laugh at your response to these being neither Celtic crosses or Celtic knots:rotfl:

Jim Smith

 

[leestoresund]

Celtic cross not

I'll bite.

If they are neither Celtic Crosses or Celtic Knots do they have some other easy to use name?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Lee

 

[Russianwolf]

I'll bite.

If they are neither Celtic Crosses or Celtic Knots do they have some other easy to use name?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Lee

Nope, that's why people keep calling them celtic crosses or celtic knots. Even though they aren't.

how about Pseudo-celtics?

 

[Daniel]

Hey Skip, Did I ever tell you about my other hobby? Collecting greasy chicken bones. I might even have the largest collection of greasy chicken bones in the country. I am pretty sure that once it is discovered it will be world famous. It could give you a real name to have yours added to my collection. Could be the only greasy chicken bone with a tattoo also.
I actually do like the white one but the Black one has that extra stuff that you really have an eye for. There are nice pens, then there ones that have that element of magic. that pen could be used as a wand.

 

[leestoresund]

Not Celtic knot

OK. I looked it up.

Endless interwoven loop.

That's why they are called Celtic knots.

Lee

 

[BRobbins629]

Nice ones Skip. Next years contest - Guess the bone?

 

[Russianwolf]

OK. I looked it up.

Endless interwoven loop.

That's why they are called Celtic knots.

Lee

But the technique that Skippy is displaying here isn't exactly a celtic knot. The reason is the last piece that's inlaid make a complete unbroken circle of the pen, not interwoven as the definition states. That's why its a pseudo-celtic knot. It looks very similar, but isn't quite.