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How Do I Make A Jig To Turn A Celtic Knot In A Rolling Pin

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Chris Besse

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Hi folks,
I’ve been watching on line on how to make a jig to make a Celtic knot in a rolling pin.
I’ve been watching a video on YouTube by a guy who’s website is called stumpynubs.com
I’m not clear on how to make the jig because he just assumes everyone knows what he’s talking about.
I was wondering if anyone here has made one of these rolling pins and could shed some light on how to make the jig?
These would be a great Christmas gift.
Thank you in advance.
Chris
 
If I were going to turn a Celtic Knot I would want two different jigs. One for the table saw and one for the glue up.
The jig for the table saw would need a base from plywood with an angled stop for set between 20 and 30 degrees. Place another stop at the rear of the jig to push the wood thru the blade as it will want to slide back from the resistance of the blade on the saw. A cross member at the front of the jig would help but might not be necessary.
The jig for glue up should be two pieces of 3/4 plywood a little larger than the wood that you are going to turn. Make a notch where the inserted wood would be located. This would not be necessary if the original piece of wood is larger than the finished piece.
We hope this helps.
 
Best tip I ever got:

Don't cut all the way through the wood when making the slot for the insert. Make your slot cuts but stop 1/4 inch or so short from going all of the way through the wood. This completely eliminates the glue-up part of the process, where joining 2 pieces of glue-slippery wood at odd angles can cause mis-alignment.

--Scott
 
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