Celtic Knot Rolling Pin that cost me $$$ thousands.

I was asked by a good friend and excellent customer to make a rolling pin in Scottish sycamore. I decided to try a celtic knot design using local Scottish elm as the contrasting wood, both from logs I have had seasoning in the workshop for several years. This cost me dearly. However, I am very happy with the final results - if not a lot out of pocket!
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[@martaguerrero1487]

Bruce, I am so happy to say that I am one of the recipients of your beautiful, handmade rolling pins.....what a special gift it was....and what made it even more special is that the wood came from my daughter & son-in-law's yard in Newburg. I love it....It is very beautiful. You do work magic with beautiful wood. It is being displayed on my kitchen counter for now. It is too beautiful to hide in a drawer. I need to find a way to display it safely so it won't roll off the counter. Thank you for your wonderful craftsmanship. You are truly a great artist. Thanks for sharing your video. It's amazing to watch that piece of wood being transformed into a work of art ! You are so talented. Thank you !

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Marta! Wow - thank you so much for letting me know. It was such nice wood to work with and I am so lucky to look out from my workshop and see the trees it came from ...and my great neighbor's house!

[@irenem698]

£1000+ rolling pin - not something you see every day! Having said that, it does look beautiful.

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thanks Irene! I'm not sure I'm going to recover quite all of my costs on this one ...maybe I need to make a few more for that?! Glad you enjoyed watching.

[@xistacio]

WOW. It turned out fantastic. Well done! Loving the new toys though. Thanks for sharing it.

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thanks André!

[@bebete77]

I couldn't imagine how beautiful it would become this rolling pin, you are an artist! Walnut has an interesting color, I didn't know, I've never seen a walnut tree, and it's my name (Nogueira=Walnut). Thanks for the video!

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

How interesting! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It is a lovely wood to work with. I normally use recovered or locally sourced wood for project but I had a single plank of walnut sitting on a shelf for years just waiting for the right project and I think this was a good use! Thanks for sharing.

[@glenhowitt8148]

Looks amazing, and love the Yorkshire grit 😃

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Ha! I wondered if you'd spot that ...its good stuff

[@br180933]

Beautiful craftsmanship Bruce, shame about the saw, but a great excuse to upgrade :-)

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thanks Brett ...it didn't take a huge amount of convincing that is for sure!

[@CeSSDS216]

Wow! That is fantastic! 👏👏👏👏

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thank you very much!

[@bebel6874]

Beautiful

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thank you!

[@khenson9804]

Looks brilliant Bruce, well done

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thanks Kate! Much appreciated

[@katepang1]

I'll be wanting something silly like a burr elm serving board next...

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

You only have to ask!

[@Quaker521]

Beautiful rolling pins but I'm guessing that you didn't make your money back on them. 😥 Still that looks like a fine table saw and should do you well for the future. The elm looked like a nice piece, I was looking at it as a knife maker and thinking of what nice handles it would make. So in the end you used walnut for the knot? I think that Toffee thought that lump of would would be ideal for chin rubbing and scratching! 😂

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Correct on all points! Yes I think it is a solid investment and since setting it up I've replaced the side panels with my router table again, so have regained that functionality. I'm sure I could send you some of the elm off cuts if you wanted to make some handles - just email me, details on the website www.cottack.com. I originally wanted to make the whole pin from wood gathered in the village (both the sycamore and the elm) but yes, after trying to cut super hard elm into thin strips without using a zero clearance insert and all that followed; I found an old board of walnut I hadn't used and went with that. I recently picked up a large log of elder which had come down in the storms, really bright orange wood ...and toffee went crazy over it, just would not leave it alone ...something mighty interesting going on there in the cat senses world!

[@elainehiggins7544]

That's a lovely rolling pin. I admire the wide range of projects and repairs you successfully tackle. Thank you for sharing the process and your problems with the making of it. I was wondering if you considered using a zero-clearance insert to reduce the possibility of having a piece of wood get caught between the blade and the table? Regards from Texas.

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Elaine thank you so much for the feedback and the question! The answer is YES YES YES ...and no. At minute mark 3:36 you will spot a lovely hardwood ply zero-clearance insert designed and made specifically for that table saw and specifically for small cuts of wood. So I certainly considered it. Planned for it. Anticipated it. ...but did I use it on the day? Errr.... no. It sat completely unused in the drawer under the bench. I will make a new one for the new saw and hopefully have learned the lesson! I lived in Texas for a few years ....you may sometimes spot the license plate in the background along with my Wyoming plate! Best regards from Scotland

[@elainehiggins7544]

@@TheCottackWorkshop Thanks for the details. I'm sure you will enjoy the new saw.

[@johnf4401]

Looks awesome. Would it withstand a dishwasher? and could one be ordered?

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thanks John! I could use external grade glue but really wouldn't advise putting them in the dishwasher - it is just too harsh an environment. Of course, one could be ordered - yes! Give me a shout. I have some ash and some holly seasoning which I think would be great for the knot a play on the saltire of Scotland?

[@Cradley684]

Very nice great job, what was the new saw like ?, have a nice day .

[@TheCottackWorkshop]

Thanks Brian - much appreciated. New saw is good ...very good. So much quieter and a solid clean cut with supplied blade. I haven't used it too much yet as I spent the next day installing my router table in place of the right hand beds and getting everyting level and solid. I've also cut a rubber mat to sit over everything when not in use as I find that projects on the main bench, used as a run-off from the saw, have a tendency to drift over onto the saw table ...including glue, paint, finish and the rest. I'm also going deliberately slowly as I get used to the new machine and what it can and cannot do ...I wouldn't say it was fear but I have a healthy respect for what can go wrong. As the mitre slots are different from the previous saw I'm going to have to make a few skids up to help with the safety side and functionality e.g. a cross cut sled. ...but for now I'm happy with the performance and the kit that was provided.