Slimline - Celtic Knot using Curly Maple with Texas Ebony Inserts

[thomgarner]

I spent the day making this pen, it is a slimline that I completed a Celtic Knot using my new trimming sled I built last week. I cut the inserts out of Texas Ebony and used a piece of Curly maple for the body. The finish of course is a CA finish. Let me know what you think, I was a little excited on how it came out.

Pen Kit: Slimline
Wood: Curly Maple w/ Texas Ebony Inserts
Finish: CA Finish

 

[1shootist]

I spent the day making this pen, it is a slimline that I completed my first Celtic Knot using my new trimming sled I built last week. I cut the inserts out of Texas Ebony and used a piece of Curly maple for the body. The finish of course is a CA finish. Let me know what you think, I was a little excited on how it came out.at how it came out.

That looks great brother !

Definitely one to be excited about !

 

[thomgarner]

No picture amigo.

Just uploaded, sorry

 

[Woodchipper]

Nice pen. I am a big fan of contrasting colors, whether wood, synthetics, or a combination of the two.

 

[1shootist]

Just uploaded, sorry

Great job !..how many inserts on the top piece..4 ?

 

[mark james]

Very nice Tom. The combination with the Maple and Texas Ebony is perfect. Every segmentation you do will reveal 2 more design tweaks for future projects. The top knot looks very tight and well executed. I'll suggest no knot on the bottom section, or a simple end cap segmentation, or a similar 4 segment knot (that will be tough to get the symmetry correct).

Well done, knots are tricky buggers!

 

[jttheclockman]

Looks like you have the sled dialed in and it looks exact. If I may make a suggestion or two. Doing on a slimline cries out for thinner material which means a thinner blade. I would also stretch the knot out instead of 45 degrees. Good job with what you did though.

 

[George883]

Really nice job. I like Mark's suggestion about no knot on the bottom section.

 

[thomgarner]

Great job !..how many inserts on the top piece..4 ?

Yes 4

 

[thomgarner]

Great job !..how many inserts on the top piece..4 ?

Yes 4

 

[thomgarner]

Looks like you have the sled dialed in and it looks exact. If I may make a suggestion or two. Doing on a slimline cries out for thinner material which means a thinner blade. I would also stretch the knot out instead of 45 degrees. Good job with what you did though.

I am getting a Freud Thin kerf blade next month for my table saw and my miter saw and this will help me make thinner cuts as you suggested. I agree that 1/8 kerf is a little thick but it is the blade I have so I will do another when it is installed.

 

[thomgarner]

Very nice Tom. The combination with the Maple and Texas Ebony is perfect. Every segmentation you do will reveal 2 more design tweaks for future projects. The top knot looks very tight and well executed. I'll suggest no knot on the bottom section, or a simple end cap segmentation, or a similar 4 segment knot (that will be tough to get the symmetry correct).

Well done, knots are tricky buggers!

Good feed back Mark, I am getting a thin kerf blade next month that will also help.

 

[jttheclockman]

You do not say what type saw you are using but to let you know that you can use a 7-1/4" blade on a tablesaw too and they come thinner than 10"

 

[Jim15]

Great looking pen.

 

[John Eldeen]

Good looking pen Tom really good job on the alignment I would have to agree with some of the previous comments on a slimline is so thin try cutting you knot at 60 degrees instead of 45 degrees to stretch the knot out. As far as the lower barrel I kind of like it but I definitely see a starting point of many other designs. Keep up the great work.

 

[DrD]

Very nice job Thom! What is Texas Ebony? Not familiar with any wood by that name; lived in Texas off and on for a number of years, don't recall ever running across any such.

 

[thomgarner]

Very nice job Thom! What is Texas Ebony? Not familiar with any wood by that name; lived in Texas off and on for a number of years, don't recall ever running across any such.

It's a wood I got from my dealer FlyingMWoodworks they also supply my mesquite and mesquite burl

 

[DrD]

Thanks! Again, nice work!

 

[Darrell Johnson]

Very nice pen