Celtic Knot Pen

I needed to make gifts for a couple of friends, and I'd recently seen The Wood Knight make a celtic knot pen ( • 035 - Celtic Knot Pen ) so I thought I'd give it a shot.
The inserts are made from layered veneers to give a bit more visual interest. One set of inserts has the light wood on the outside (to be inserted into the dark wood) and the other set has the dark wood on the outside (to be inserted into the light wood).

[@roberthughes8299]

New to woodturning and I think that's the best Celt knot that I've watched so far. Thanks

[@karodora]

Wow! Very impressive the way you created the Celtic knot. Loved the video because of the soft sound effects, and no loud, distracting background music. Thank you.

[@5j1o3h6n]

as everyone else says,very nice workmanship.

[@TheBRad704]

Older video, but new to me. Great job on those!!

[@pauliepipes2593]

these are the nicest looking celtic knots I'v seen yet! Nice work!

[@suecollins3246]

You could make a ring like that. It would be beautiful!

[@JustOneKnight]

An Uncle of mine used to make beautiful pens and I always wondered how they were made but never got the chance to ask. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Beautiful and beautiful design.

[@icespeckledhens]

Very nice, if I can work it out, I will give it a go. Thanks James

[@stevem268]

very nice, i make 6 loop celtic knots using veneer pieces for my inserts, hint, start with a hexagonal blank and do 6 inserts and cut the kerfs on a bandsaw

[@gregjones3453]

Very nice job Sir, it's a great looking pen.Keep up the good work:)Greg

[@profhindsight449]

Brilliant video, short and to the point. Many thanks !

[@alfredoleiser]

simple beautiful

[@JoseMolina-rv7bt]

Very fine, Dan. Thak for the video.

[@fulwoodphantom]

Wow that is amazing

[@TheWoodKnight]

This just popped up on my recommended list. Looks fantastic Dan, glad I could 'inspire' you - you did a much better job than I did!

[@eddiebob2408]

I just came to read the "no push-block" comments... :)

[@adamquincey4371]

Excellent... Beautiful... Cheers...

[@ErikAnderson1]

nice work

[@unishwetabh]

amazing !!

[@franka5416]

It's been a while since you made the Celtic Knot Pen video but would you happen to remember what pen kit you used for this set and where you purchased them? They are great looking pens, the Celtic knots are spot on! Thank you.

[@heridalen]

Nice!!!

[@portbogie2865]

Very cool Dan. How did you figure out how to do this? Going from straight lines on the blank to it actually looking like a knot. Do the cuts have to be at specific angles?

[@nloer]

Great approach to Celtic knots! I make aluminum knots by not cutting all the way through using my scroll saw, but have often thought that there's gotta be a way to use the table saw. You've got the way!! Quick question: do you rotate the stock by 90 degrees on each succeeding cut or 180 degrees? You make 4 total cuts on your knots, right?

[@sowiebinich]

Thanks, but the technique is not my own -- The Wood Knight (link in description) is where I first saw it. And yes, I turned it 90 degrees each time. You could do 180 degrees, first doing one pair of side and then the other pair of sides -- the only difference would be way in which the rings overlap one another.

[@DimoonZ]

Отлично! но техника безопасности отсутствует...

[@mtgentrysr]

You are the second person I've seen use a table saw for the Celtic knot. Are you sliding all the way through? It looks as if you stop short. And with the Gorilla glue, have you ever had a problem with it cracking the wood with the expansion? When I first started, I asked about using gorilla glue because I live and die by it and that is what I was told was a common problem with it. I do love the two tone knot though. I shall use that :)

[@sowiebinich]

No -- I don't cut all the way through. The reason is that the remaining sliver of wood keeps the two parts on either side of the inlaid wood the same distance apart as they were when it was before it was cut. So the grain lines up through the knot. It also helps when gluing up to help deal with sliding.

[@avramw]

I realize this is a really old video but could you explain a bit what you do around minute three and how you get the blank perfectly square with the knot exactly in the middle?

[@sowiebinich]

It isn't necessarily perfectly in the middle -- I just made my best guess. There's a link in the description to a more complete video, which was in fact what inspired me to try this.

[@SilverBack.]

Great video if a bit fast

[@aarondcmedia9585]

That looks awesome. Did you clean out the holes with denatured alcohol?

[@sowiebinich]

+Aaron DC mediA Actually, I'm dampening the inside because I use a polyurethane glue that is water-activated. It will happily react with atmospheric moisture, but it's recommended to lightly dampen the working surfaces.

[@aarondcmedia9585]

Dan Lecocq Ahha!! Thank you for the info.

[@futhaiter366]

0:35 only your mainroad directly to your house seems more dangerous than your way of using the tablesaw.

[@houtjeboom]

Really nice work !!!! Are you living near a busy road??? :-)

[@sowiebinich]

+houtjeboom Unfortunately, I do :-/

[@garcj108]

i thought it was big mosquitos! :-P

[@stevecorry2118]

Those are beautiful pens, but I'm sorry, Boss, it wastoo fast and insufficient explanation. I am glad you didn't have an annoying background drum or music beating me in the head. I do look forward to your next video.

[@topflight2358]

with what and why did you wet the inside of the blank for ???

[@calvinwendland8373]

denatured alcohol or some kind of solvent to clean the drill dust, kind of like what you do to a sanded blank before applying finish. this helps with the glue setting perfect.

[@calvinwendland8373]

either that or its a water soluble glue and wetting will help the glue penetrate.

[@jamesstewart9092]

Have you still got all nine of youd fingers

[@davidhensley76]

Are these pens for sale?

[@sowiebinich]

Sadly, no. Though I'm sure there are a number available on Etsy. Thanks for your interest!

[@rickdixontn]

Pretty dangerous to making your cuts on the table saw that fast.

[@JoseMolina-rv7bt]

Very fine, Dan. Thak for the video.