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I have a couple of ladies, my sister and my daughter, who I made gifts for their birthdays this month. Both are Irish and their birthdays are near St. Patrick's Day. I made these Broaches from one of the Weaves in the Aspire Clipart folder. They are 2" in diameter. The light colored one is pine, the dark ones are walnut.

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Very nice, and very resourceful!
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Very well done Phil. I'm a big fan of these knots.

I have had loads of fun with Celtic Knot related projects over the years I have been working with CNC machines. There are lots of inspiration to be found in web searches for these kinds of designs. Some are historical, many are wildly fanciful.

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Nice the Celtics knots are always pleasing to the eye for me. Thanks for sharing. I am sure they were well received. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Nice use of the knot, Phil.

I'm curious about the fragility of this kind of fine design. Do you feel they're robust, not prone to breaking under a little stress?

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Hi Graeme,

I was concerned about that too. They seem like that are not all that fragile. Better than I expected.

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Phil, how thick did you make them, and how did you fasten the pin~clasp ?

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Some woods are brittle and more prone to breaking at a place that is small in size, longer in length, and cross-grained. The Box Elder I recently used on some small crosses recently seemed to be a good choice. Anything you coat them with that can soak in a bit will help strengthen the weaker places. A couple coats of spray polyurethane or just a thin coat of liquid CA adhesive on the backside will help. Some of my crosses were 1/4" thick and are holding up well. Another style were cut from a 3/8" thick sheet.

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For fragile parts including carvings on walking sticks made of Douglas fir, cedar, redwood, I soak them with wood hardener. Dale
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woody53 wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:32 pm
Phil, how thick did you make them, and how did you fasten the pin~clasp ?

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Hi Dave,

sorry it took so long to respond. The pins are approx .125" thick. I used epoxy to attach the clasps.

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