8 ring Celtic knot

[Aces-High]

Does anyone know of a tutorial for 8 ring Celtic knots?

 

[mark james]

Does anyone know of a tutorial for 8 ring Celtic knots?

I'll look! Get back tomorrow :tongue:!

 

[liljohn1368]

I can barely get a 4 ring to look right. A 8 ring would be murder....

 

[Brian G]

The way I approach it is to mill an approximately 125/128" square length of stock to an octagon by using a 45° chamfer bit in a router table. Then it's no different than making a 4 loop knot. Okay, maybe a little more anxiety is involved.

Example: 12th Bash Ballpoint Contest

I use a tablesaw with a 1/16" kerf circular saw blade. Make the knot material as thin as you can, but just a bit thicker than the kerf the blade makes. Then use a whisper thin spacer to increase the size of the kerf to fit the knot material thickness.

I've been meaning to write a tutorial, but I was interrupted by too many other projects around the house.

 

[mark james]

The way I approach it is to mill an approximately 125/128" square length of stock to an octagon by using a 45° chamfer bit in a router table. Then it's no different than making a 4 loop knot. Okay, maybe a little more anxiety is involved.

Example: 12th Bash Ballpoint Contest

I use a tablesaw with a 1/16" kerf circular saw blade. Make the knot material as thin as you can, but just a bit thicker than the kerf the blade makes. Then use a whisper thin spacer to increase the size of the kerf to fit the knot material thickness.

I've been meaning to write a tutorial, but I was interrupted by too many other projects around the house.

G'Day, Brian! Ya beat me to to post the info... Glad you were peeking!

As an aside; posting the specifics, will help; but not insure success... Practice, practice, practice

Oh, Have Fun!

(Still a brilliant pen that I envy!!! Cheers Mate!).

 

[chartle]

Making a thick pen with a steep angle also helps. Too thin or too shallow and its a Celtic lump.

 

[Pierre---]

You may cut an octagon, then cut without going through, stop a wee before having two pieces, this way the knot will stay in alignment.