Quite some time ago, I tried my hand at creating a “knot” design in a block of wood. I was limited back then because I was trying to make the cuts in the blank with a handsaw. My cover picture is the result of that trial. It turned out reasonably well, but the “strands” in the knot do not line up as they are supposed to. With the new Longwood pen that I picked up, I decided that the wood was TOO long not to have some kind of interest in it. I decided to try again with my new Bladerunner.
Accurate cutting is possible now with my mitre fence that came with the saw. I decided to use Tulipwood and make the knot with Purpleheart. Sawing and gluing went well and I was getting close to a finished pen when I had an unrecoverable blowout.
Looks good doesn’t it? Take a look at the other side!
Oops! I got a bit aggressive with the gouge and the purpleheart (denser than the Tulipwood) caught.
I guess they say that you don’t learn anything when everything goes right. Well… I definitely learned something here. I have already glued up a new blank and will post an article when it is finished.
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