Originally posted by Texatdurango
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Originally posted by Ron in Drums PA
<br />I look at it this way...
The first person to use 4 loops called it a Double Cross, there for it is.
The first person to use 6 loops called it a Celtic Cross, there for it is.
Others are welcome to name their pens that has a new technique as they see fit.
Lets try to avoid confusion.
Geeze, sure sounds authoritative, is that your final ruling?
To me, it looks like you are saying that just because you did your design first that you are the only one who can call it a celtic knot and all others are judged by how they compare to yours then named accordingly, and that's absurd!
How do you know you are the first? A fellow in Kansas could have done a six line design years ago and called his the "Swisher Swirl". So, using your logic, you then, would have to rename your design to match his!
This whole naming dilemma is ridiculous. Ron, Sorry but I looked up "Celtic knot" and Celtic cross" in the dictionary and didn't see your name in either description so it looks like it's fair game as to what we call our pens!
One problem I see on this forum is that some of the folks who have been turning for a while seem to think they "own" certain ideas or "techniques" just because they did them first. The way I see it, if they don't want people doing similar designs... then they should keep their ideas a secret and not show them off to the world.
Geeze... all this over a few ink pens and what they're called, why can't everyone just be happy knowing that their fellow turners are having a good time rather than raining on their parade?