I posted this rather chaotic looking blank the other day, turned it tonight. It turned out wonderfully, and I think a surprise to most of you. The only difference is, you were looking at a 6 sided knot cut into a square blank rather than a round one.
Out Of Chaos, Order Emerges
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GFHWoodWerks
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Came out wonderfully. For material choice too.
KMCloonan
Member
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing Ken! The 6-sided knot looks awesome.
(Although I did like the Eddie Van Halen misdirection
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(Although I did like the Eddie Van Halen misdirection
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SteveJ
Member
As I thought about your jig I thought it would be possible to cut a square blank with it. That's what I did with my five strand knot. Well done.
I wanted to give it a try. Certainly doable, but starting with a round blank is easier when it come to putting in the infill. I'll stick to the round method.
sorcerertd
Member
Wow, that came out beautifully, and so precise! I can't wrap my brain around how you calculated the cut angles to do that on a square blank.
My jig did all the calculating
sorcerertd
Member
I just saw that in Steve's post with the 5 sided knot. It does make an interesting pattern on a square blank. I must have missed it when you posted about it.My jig did all the calculating
I was really surprised how fast the actual pattern emerged when I started turning it.
mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
That is one to be proud of! Very well done. 
randyrls
Member
Interesting; I'm pretty sure that a calculation would be possible. BUT much easier to use a round blank.
Woodchipper
Member
Nice!
Tach
Member
That is really fascinating.
howsitwork
Member
i really like the result and the accuracy is good too
WriteON
Member
Nice job.
Mike
Member
Beautiful
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Mike
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Makes my head hurt......
egnald
Member
Ken,
That is really COOL. So, now I'm curious, having seen your previous post with the pictures of your jigs and processes, Did you do something similar with hexagon ends, but forego the drilling and indexing pin process to do the square blank or did you still go through your drilling process but just with a square blank?
Parts of your process are very similar to what I do to trim the edges from my blanks before I take them to the lathe. I essentially use the turning bushings to clamp the blank onto a 1/4-20 drill rod that has wooden octagonal blocks on either end. Then I use the blocks against my bandsaw fence to trim off the excess blank leaving an octagonal shape just a tad larger than the largest bushing OD, perfectly squared with the tube. It really sines when I use an odd sized or odd shaped blank as the blade is referenced off of the centerline of the tubes.
Dave
That is really COOL. So, now I'm curious, having seen your previous post with the pictures of your jigs and processes, Did you do something similar with hexagon ends, but forego the drilling and indexing pin process to do the square blank or did you still go through your drilling process but just with a square blank?
Parts of your process are very similar to what I do to trim the edges from my blanks before I take them to the lathe. I essentially use the turning bushings to clamp the blank onto a 1/4-20 drill rod that has wooden octagonal blocks on either end. Then I use the blocks against my bandsaw fence to trim off the excess blank leaving an octagonal shape just a tad larger than the largest bushing OD, perfectly squared with the tube. It really sines when I use an odd sized or odd shaped blank as the blade is referenced off of the centerline of the tubes.
Dave
I just forego turning the blank round. I still drill the holes and use the locator pin. Infill is a little more tricky, but all in all, pretty easy.
egnald
Member
Thank You Ken. I guess it might be fixture building time for me soon. I will probably start out with a 45-degree as I will likely put the knot on either the top or the bottom of 2 tube pens -- although I really like how your 53-degree knots turn out. - Dave
Dave, FYI , I cut them at 55°, if I said 53°, I fat fingered it. Also, as you know, the knots get smaller as you turn them. At 55°, the knots are only about .75 long. I've gotten where I just don't care for the look of 45° knots. That's just me. Looking forward to what you come up with.