Just call me knot head........
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wolftat
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I think you did a nice job with the inlays Knothead.
bitshird
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Very nice pen Knothead, are you sure we aren't related, most of my teachers called me by that name.
papaturner
Member
Those are tied very nicely.........Great job.
sparhawk
Member
Did a great job on the knots. I always seem to get them just a bit offcenter. Good looking pen.
Randy_
Member
In most pens you see with the knots, the individual bands are usually thinner than the ones you have crafted. It is a personal preference and says little about the skill of the pencrafter; but I do prefer the thinner bands.
Jim15
Member
Good looking pen, nice work.
AceMrFixIt
Member
Randy, What saw do you use? I used table saw with 1/8 kerf blade. Made an adjustable sled to change the angle of the cut. Next try will be with a band saw. Any tips on cutting the thin inlay??
VisExp
Member
Get a Freud 7 1/4" circular saw blade and mount it on your table saw. The kerf is 1/16". You will lose some in the depth of the cut as you will not be able to raise the blade as high, but you should still be able to make the cuts for the Celtic cross easily.
jttheclockman
Member
You can get freud blades that are 3/32" wide. I am working on some right now. Will have to see how they turn out. Mine never seem to line up properly. I always seem to clamp too tightlyly and this throws things off. What makes your knots seem big also is the fact you used 45 degrees as your cuts. 60 degrees streches it out abit more. Nice work though.
Gary Max
Member
Well Knothead I think you did a fine job---heck of a lot better than some I have seen.
Mather323
Member
Great work again!
AceMrFixIt
Member
Actually the angle is about 55 degrees.
jttheclockman
Member
Really.??? Well blow me down. Would not have guessed. I guess the wider blade makes the difference.
Randy_
Member
Rick;
I have a plywood blade made by DeWalt that is 7-1/4" for my circular saw. It has about 140 teeth and a 1/16" kerf width or thereabouts. The stock number is DW3326.
As mentioned earlier, it works just fine on the table saw; but you do not have the depth of cut you would with a 10" blade. (I have just a hair over 2" of depth) You can get even thinner cuts if you have a band saw.
AceMrFixIt
Member
Spent some time making a jig for the bandsaw so I can make 60 degree cuts, just need to give it a try.
toolcrazy
Member
Very nice.
Randy_
Member
I'm not sure exactly what you mean by the above; but there is a technique where you use a slightly oversized blank and do not cut all the way through the blank.....just cut a slot in the blank and leave about 1/32" so that the "two pieces" of the blank do not move around relative to each other. Also important that the inlay pieces are exactly the same thickness as the kerf width.
jttheclockman
Member
Yes I have seen the method of not cutting all the way through. The problem is I am starting off with a 3/4" blank. so it does not leave much meat left. I am using the proper thickness inlay. But what happens when I glue the pieces back together they slide up too far and you can not seee it until you un clamp it. Will have to give the method you mention a try. My next hurdle will be drilling these dead center of the knot. That means alot too. Still practicing but I will get it.
Randy_
Member
Did you see the drilling tip posted recently by a new member who's name escapes me.
It involved a wooden base clamped to a dp table and a nail just protruding through the wood? If you haven't seen it, I will try to find it.
Other possibility would be to drill on the lathe if you have either a scroll or a collet chuck.
It involved a wooden base clamped to a dp table and a nail just protruding through the wood? If you haven't seen it, I will try to find it.
Other possibility would be to drill on the lathe if you have either a scroll or a collet chuck.
jttheclockman
Member
No I did not see that tip and yes I would be very interested. I am always intested in others problem solvers. This is how I have learned things over the years. Hopefully I too have helped people in this manner.
Randy_
Member
John: This was written for drilling antler; but it should work just as well for any blank!!
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?p=788610#post788610
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?p=788610#post788610
jttheclockman
Member
Yes I did see that one. Did not quite understand it when I read it but I guess it works. I am in the process of trying something so may report on this if it works.
By the way the best way and the way I now drill antler is this way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAEEaF8z2jM
By the way the best way and the way I now drill antler is this way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAEEaF8z2jM