How to make a Celtic knot pen blank. Start to finish. Woodturning

In this video I show you how I made a Celtic Knot pen blank,
Here are the materials I used.
Cherry wood blank from turnerswarehouse.com
Turning tool is a Woodpecker Ultra Shear Mid-Size, www.turnerswarehouse.com/prod...
Laminated segmenting sheets, 3mm www.turnerswarehouse.com/prod...
Mercury Glue and Aerosol Accelerator
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Monarch Grande Pen Kit
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Pen Press
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Odies Oil Finish
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[@ericschenck9954]

I am definitely going to give it a shot! Thank you Chad.

[@huwdavies5264]

Hi Chad, Nice video which explains really simply how to make a Celtic Knot Pen. I have made dozens of these pens and the only two points I would like to make is that when cutting on the table saw I use a stop block to ensure that all the cuts are made at the same distance from the end so the knot is perfectly aligned. Secondly when I cut my grooves I make the second cut opposite the first side, the third cut is made 90 degrees to the left of the second cut and the final cut is made opposite the third cut. This then makes the rings go inside and outside each other overlapping each other. Cheers Huw

[@ChadSchimmel]

cool thank you

[@alainperriere7590]

C'est de la magie de voir apparaître le dessin, j'adore ... je vais essayer ça tout de suite. Merci beaucoup, du coup, des idées me viennent !

[@mountainviewturning5319]

Great looking pen

[@josephtianello8115]

I love that pen you made. Can you do a video on picking out a nice set of turning tools. Im just getting into turning and I’m getting confused with all the different types of turning tools out there and what to get

[@johnheyes4900]

Hi Chad, many thanks for sharing this, great video. I can't wait to give it a try.👍👍👍

[@charruauno386]

Thank you for sharing, very good instruction video, and very nice pen, have a nice day

[@BAILEYWOODWORKS]

Very nice! I think I will try this one.

[@latherookie]

Thank you so much for sharing

[@ivor1957]

excellent work - music (background noise) a right pain

[@jamesg4534]

Brilliant!

[@clydew2357]

Very Nice looking pen. thanks for sharing.

[@irishpens4063]

Great design and thanks for the video, would look great on some Irish Sessile Oak....Richard

[@ChadSchimmel]

Thanks you should do one like that

[@bretmaples]

Thank you Chad, I want to make one if these.

[@ChadSchimmel]

Thanks Bret you should do it

[@sting488]

@@ChadSchimmel What material is inlay made of?

[@ChadSchimmel]

@@sting488 aluminum and plastic

[@sting488]

@@ChadSchimmel Thank you.

[@margaretdossantos7563]

WOW!! VERY NICE!

[@ChadSchimmel]

Thank you

[@oldtimegamer2.098]

I do like how you made those pens I wouldn't mind buying a few of those pens to give to a couple of people I know I do think they might like those to

[@notwhereyouthink]

That is so darned clever. However did you figure that out?

[@MAGICTOUCH_MUMBAI]

Xelent Idea

[@paulie2U]

Love your process of making Celtic knots. Where can I purchase the sheets to make these knots? Also do these sheets come in other colors? Thanks!

[@ChadSchimmel]

I have them at my store in 2mm and 3mm sizes, and there is only one color . Here is a link www.turnerswarehouse.com/products/segmenting-material?_pos=1&_sid=7b5403538&_ss=r

[@Bob_H]

I liked except for non-stop yeaking. 😄 Seriously, with your design I can see how the order of segmenting could have a big impact on the final product, thanks. Liked the material chooses, thanks for showing the sources.

[@ChadSchimmel]

thanks, not sure what you mean about nonstop yeaking?

[@Bob_H]

@@ChadSchimmel Sorry, attempted humor. Once again thanks for all the great videos.

[@garyyardley7306]

Very nice. What saw blade were you using, cross cut or combination blade, thin kerf or standard? Or was it something else? Perfect fit for the laminate.

[@ChadSchimmel]

I was using an 80 tooth combo

[@joejoyce9519]

Beautiful work. Do you ever sell these please?

[@zoehigel4548]

What is the material for the inlay? Absolutely beautiful!

[@adarshraksh]

looks like alucobond sheet, atleast that's what it's called where am from

[@petrusscott3038]

Great looking pen. What is the thickness of the aluminum.

[@ChadSchimmel]

3mm total thickness

[@pjenslin1]

Very nice! I would love to try making my own celtic knot blanks. One problem though, please help, what is that white little squares you putting into the wood blank?

[@ChadSchimmel]

Those are the segmenting blanks that we carry. Here is the link: www.turnerswarehouse.com/products/segmenting-material?variant=21749699838035

[@chriswalters5936]

hey chad i love the blank idk if i can get a blank like that. chris let me know

[@davidleasure9138]

Like that turning tool. Where can I get one that is similar. Thanks for sharing. Awesome video

[@ChadSchimmel]

Thanks it is a Woodpeckers Ultra Shear mid size, We have them in our store, here is the link. www.turnerswarehouse.com/products/ultra-sheer-mid-size-woodturning-tools?_pos=3&_sid=0a8ca1b74&_ss=r

[@kandiecandelaria1423]

Did you do all the 45 degree angles in the position? Ie all to the right

[@marykedykhuizen6902]

where do you buy the inserts ie: aluminum and wood

[@ChadSchimmel]

You can buy them at Turners Warehouse (my turning store) Here is the link :-) www.turnerswarehouse.com/products/segmenting-material?variant=21749699838035

[@jerrypuckett684]

Hi Chad, I just saw your Celtic not pen construction and I would like to know what you used instead of a credit card. I would like to know if I can get the same material.

[@ChadSchimmel]

is the segmenting sheets in the video description

[@angim8984]

I really like how your video is very straight forward. This is another blank I want to try to make.

[@hangingoutwithronwalters4505]

Thank you for the video. Hey what type of pen kit did you use for that.

[@ChadSchimmel]

Monarch from Turnerswarehouse.com

[@eddiestipe2009]

Great job, thank you

[@ChadSchimmel]

Thanks Eddie

[@stevecorry2118]

hi Chad, I really enjoyed your video so much that I didn't want to pause it long enough to go to the bathroom. Thank you for being human, humorous, enlightening and entertaining. I would love to have a diagram of the jig, where to buy the material, and the sander you use in the head stock. I have been turning pens for 6 years and looking for something new. I understand you can't answer everybody, but maybe a general shoutout. Thank you very much.

[@ChadSchimmel]

Glad it was helpful! I just put the jig together myself so I don't have a diagram unfortunately. And I sell a lot of the materials at the store I own called Turners Warehouse. Hope that helps and sorry for the delayed reply!

[@davemyers7593]

What is the spacer material and where to buy it?

[@jeffgoshert7617]

What is the insert material?

[@ChadSchimmel]

It is a segmenting material that I sell at my store Turners Warehouse Here is the link: www.turnerswarehouse.com/products/segmenting-material?_pos=1&_sid=6324cb302&_ss=r

[@nickchalker4060]

Beautiful!

[@ChadSchimmel]

Thank you Nick

[@davidjennings2733]

Hi Chad, thank you for the video and that turned out awesome. So much that I ordered some of the inlay material and it arrived just today. After I got off work I went out and turned one out of black walnut and the same inlay material, turned out great. Thanks again for showing us the information, very helpful indeed.

[@ChadSchimmel]

Thank you glad it worked well.

[@kandiecandelaria1423]

Ok so I have attempted this pen twice. Some of my lines don’t intercept. I made a jig. When I put it through the table saw should I be pushing the jig all the way through?

[@davidjennings2733]

Hi Kandie, not sure if you have completed the celtic knot by now but I was having the same issue when I would turn the wood, however what I found out is that I was not turning the wood piece down far enough to allow all the bows in the know to come through. I realized this after my 3rd attempt and for the life of me could not figure out what I was doing wrong as I knew my cuts were correct. Silly me.. Hope this helps and good luck.

[@kandiecandelaria1423]

@@davidjennings2733 yes I found that to be the case as well. Also pushing the jig thru the cut helped a bunch! Finally got it in my second attempt.

[@dubamakersworkshop2049]

Dude this is outstanding! What a cool design technique!!!

[@ChadSchimmel]

Thank you

[@davidyang7930]

I’m confused on how the sides are cut. Is it just 1-4 in order? I did that and it didn’t give me the over/under Celtic knot look

[@jackleather2812]

I would like to know where you get the aluminum/acrylic laminate. I have tried to make it from scratch to no avail.

[@ChadSchimmel]

From turnerswarehouse.com. There is a link in the description. Thanks

[@jackleather2812]

​@@ChadSchimmel Thank you so very much for such a prompt response. I need to clarify: I am looking for a laminate that is aluminum/acrylic (a variety of colors) /aluminum (3 layers) that totals 3/64-1/16 thick. That would fit the bandsaw cut in my pen blank and give a Celtic Knot that is not really thick. The different colors is so that I can have contrasting colors in the variety of woods i.e. Walnut, Maple, Cherry and Ebony.

[@tedspens]

Hi Chad! I decided to make my first Celtic knot pen and remembered you have a how-to video. Wish me luck!

[@lilymcalister1825]

I'll wish you luck, good luck! How did you make out?

[@lilymcalister1825]

What are you spraying on each glued in piece?

[@no_peace]

"glue and accelerator" they said in description www.turnerswarehouse.com/search?q=Mercury It's mercury's version of superglue (ca) and their accelerator

[@leecook7672]

Great video, could you give a little more infomation on the cuts you made please. Such a cool pen.

[@nikenike2530]

Ciao un saluto dall Italia e i miei complimenti dall Italia 🇮🇹 volevo sapere che materiale hai messo nella penna intendo quello bianco grazie ciao

[@surfdigby]

What sorcery is this???

[@jimwsmith4002]

Where do we find the materials list?

[@ChadSchimmel]

Its all in the description.

[@randallrun]

Nicely done! Just ordered an Incra miter gauge and table saw sled.p, looking forward to trying this. Also... It blows my mind how every one asks the same question over and over again. Wow! Folks too lazy to click on the video description, OR read some of the comments?! C'mon people!

[@Edazal]

Beautiful work!

[@robertmortensen6950]

Excellent video. Quick question, what kind of mandrel are you using to turn the blank?

[@danbrock3439]

Great video. You made it look so simple, yet I'm still confused. I'll watch a few more times! 😂

[@mahlonrhoades4509]

That is just SO COOL!

[@aprildegele1510]

😲🤯👋❤

[@ChadSchimmel]

thanks!

[@afzalmughal9711]

Good

[@gbwildlifeuk8269]

Might be cheaper to buy a Montblanc than all the machines and tools to make a bog standard pen!

[@krissander1]

Ahh but you can make multiple pens and sell them on, many woodturner do this to finance new gear.

[@andrewdavy8216]

Not necessarily, I have 3 lathes normally turn bowls and larger spindles, been thinking about doing pens for a while. Just bought a complete pen kit with 5 pens to start with for £85. Going to have a play at making pens. It is a hobby and if all turns out well it may pay for its self and allow me to buy some new tools. It isn’t about the cost it is enjoyment of making something beautiful and useful out of a bit of scrap wood .

[@joyler2446]

You need to talk to tell what you’re doing

[@stevecorry2118]

Can you please lose the drum and talk to us? Thank you.

[@Amybaumgart]

I agree I wish you would have talked a little bit... it seems a couple steps were skipped on video?? The non angled pieces?

[@ChadSchimmel]

there are no non angled pieces, Only the 4 cuts make the pattern.

[@Amybaumgart]

@@ChadSchimmel Oh! I get it!! thanks!

[@jimwsmith4002]

What material is used as the insert? Great design and wonderful video. Just don’t know where to look for the material list.

[@ChadSchimmel]

all materials and links are in the description of the video

[@AndrewMorrissette]

Do you sell the blanks

[@KnotHead1008]

Chad do you sell these? Please feel free to private message me. I’m interested in buying one.

[@cgseymour]

Hello Chad Thanks for the video. 2 questions of you don’t mind - What material did you use for the Celtic knot ? What tool did you use to turn the pen? Thank you Chris

[@ChadSchimmel]

I listed the materials in the description, I used a round carbide tool to turn it. thanks Chris

[@cgseymour]

@@ChadSchimmel Thank you Chad, I watched (and re-read the notes again) It looks like a woodpecker tool -- I am thinking of getting a set -- but was curious what size (Full, mid or pen) you had used? Thanks again for a great video

[@MrVinny3006]

I really don’t see the point in making a KZbin tutorial if you’re not gonna talk people through what ur. doing sorry just saying