Celtic Knot Turning Blank by Rob Austin 

Big THANK YOU For making the sleds.

Namast 🙏Rob Sir, Receive Greetings From Mumbai India🇮🇳 💐. Its great to watch your informative Educational and Guidance Video on How and what the correct way to make Celtic Knots. Am Self taught wood carver and burning artist, and lot of work i do with Manual. Actually presently am working on celtic knot with manual work. After watching your this video I do understand little where i done the mistake, and how to do correct work. In future I would love to watch your knowledgeable videos. Our Best wishes to you and your Family💐 Regards Mahesh Prabhu 3S Wood Crafts

Best video on celtic knots by far. Thanks Rob , you saved us a lot of mistakes and made it easier to understand.

I watched your video yesterday today I made the jigs they work great thanks

This is by far the best video I have seen about doing the Celtic Knots. It is the most complete and clearly presented without telling me about your family history, etc. Some of these videos have too much "filler".

This is the easiest way to make a sled for Celtic Knots that I have found on You Tube to date. Thank you for the very detailed and informative video on making these sleds. Great job of demonstrating.

Good Job!

thanks for taking us step by step through the process! Excellent tutorial!

Thank you for a welcome help for me. I enjoy your videos.

Roy, great job making this clear. Confident that I can do it, moving this from "I'd like to do it", to my project list. Thanks.

Very clear instructions much better than others on you tube

I have to say Rob...this is the best tutorial on utube. Very informative...thank you! You explained things so thorough...that it all sank in😁

Just what I was looking for.....timing was great. Nice job on instructions.

GREAT lesson Rob. Thank you

Rob, as a Pool Cue Craftsman I am always looking for something different to do with my cue blanks. I have always wondered how to do this in order to make decorative rings for my cues. Definitely going to give this a try. Very informative video man, thank you!! - Gainey Q's Custom Pool Cues

Great lesson on a Celtic Knot, very informative.

Great video of a neat project. You are a good teacher. Thank you.

Thanks Bob, great tutorial. What I was looking for brother!

Thanks Rob!

Very informative video just what a starter needs.

Thanks for taking the time to share really enjoyed it taught me a lot

Thank you for making this excellent video that clearly explains this entire process.

So....I am not talented woodworker. But I love trying. And I DID create a sled similar to this for my table saw. I admit it's not great. But, it does work. I'll need to make another one again, soon. I'll be giving it a go tomorrow morning to try and make my 1st Celtic Knot pens for a wedding gift. Thanks a lot for this video. It helped me immensely :-))

Awesome video, thankyou

Very instructional video, Thank you.

Great video. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to make sleds for my shop.

What a brilliant video, will make the process a whole lot easier, thank you

excellent demonstration thank you very much

Super job Rob. Thanks. I think even I can do that now. JimE

Nice tutorial Bob!

Thank you easy to follow

I have yet to turn anything....working on getting the equipment but i will say after watching several of your videos i feel much more prepared!! these are beautiful!

Thanks for sharing

MASHAALLAH khub valo video.......

THANK YOU!!

Thanks, that is info i definitely needed

Awesome!!!!!!!... I needed some pointers on how to make the jigs .... thanks....

Very helpful Rob good job

Rob thanks for the video great help learnt a lot solved a few of my worries. Mike KZN SA

Thank you, thank you, I have been seeking a video on how to make the Celtic knot design and you have it. The way you teach it is the best I have found so far. Ron I am brand new to pen making. I have made only two slim line pens w which turned out pretty good. What is the name of the pen style or kit that you showed on this video?

THANKS SHARING THE PROCESS GREAT VEDIO

Great explanation and I have just completed my 45* bandsaw sled based one this video. Do have a question if I may. If I wanted to add 4-more loops to the knot, how would you go about that? I was thinking a V-block so I could slice in from the corner's? Thanks again for a very information video.

Great video. If you do only 3 sides . Have you tried it.

Really enjoyed your video. I have a question about the insert material you are using. 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.

I really enjoy your videos, and learned a lot. I was wondering, if I was to use this method, but replacing the veneer with brass sheet, or something similar, could it still be turned using standard tools, or do you know if there some other process that might be better? I don't know how a file would be on the wood, probably get clogged and tear it up. Any thoughts?

Thanks for the video. I’m having trouble finding veneer or the right material to use. Could you link to an example?

had you considered making a jig with a pivoting fence that can be set at any angle? you could mark the angles in the jig itself and rather than changing your jig you just rotate the fence to the desired angle.

Excellent demonstration. I have just one question. What is the best way to ensure the knot is in the center of the blank?

nice video, i make celtic knot pens regularly. mine are 6 loop, i start with a hexagon and do 6 kerf/inserts

You make it look easy to get the sled angles correct. One of the ways you can go wrong is to Not take into account the width of the blade. Mistakes were made.

Are your blanks stabilized? Also, what is the angle of the cut? Just heard you say 45 or 35 degrees.

Good info, Have you tried this design with larger blanks? I am trying to put a double Celtic knot in rolling pins. First attempt was a challenge. I cut all the way through, causing the design to be off about 3/8".

The Celtic Knot sled is great, but what about making one for a Craftsman table saw which has only one slot on the table. It has a sliding end piece with a miter set up on the left side. I have been playing with it but not much luck. Where do I go from here? Don

What size are the blanks you are using?

Just watched your video great information, but are you cutting sides 1-2-3-4 in that order or are you cutting 1-3-2-4? I want to make this for a good friend.

I really enjoyed this video. I wonder what are your thoughts on filling the saw cuts with colored epoxy or colored resin rather than veneer? Thanks

Do you only use 5 minute epoxy to glue in all that veneer as well? Would make that a 5 day pen blank, correct? Cut, glue one side, wait 24hrs, repeat?

Also, do you clamp the piece once the insert is glued?

have you put a 35 degree angle knot in with a 45 degree angle knot so you have a very integrated knot???

When you made the cut on the bandsaw at the end, you then put the veneer between the stop and the pen blank and made the second cut. It appeared that the veneer fit perfectly in the slot. In my reality the cut is now the thickness of the veneer plus the bandsaw blade kerf thickness. Did I miss something?

whats the angle of the cut please

Rob: What blade do you use on the band saw?

anybody ever try to use copper instead of wood or veneer? would you still be able to turn it on a lathe?

So that's the smaller version huh? I've been doing Celtic Knots for years now. Mine use two cuts. Take a look. GlockBox.com Pepper grinders and desk legs.

My apology sir I mean Rob not Ron.