Another Celtic Knot Trivet

[harpone]

This may be the last of my Celtic knot trivets. It still has to have a final sanding and Danish oil finish. Getting the over-and-under look with palm chisels and sandpaper definitely took longer than the cutting. The grain of the oak piece didn't help either.

[wood-n-things]

Nicely done. I like the effect of the over, under. Would it be easier to accomplish this with a rotary tool? Just wondering.

[Mayo Farmer]

Very tidy piece.

Those palm chisels certainly look a nice tool - now on my ever growing list of tools needed.

I imagine the corner lines causing the most problem?

[harpone]

Rotary tool

Nicely done. I like the effect of the over, under. Would it be easier to accomplish this with a rotary tool? Just wondering.

On the first trivets I did try a Dremel with a small sanding drum. It was hard to sand at the angle I wanted and often too little space for the sanding drum. Worth trying though. I also used some burrs with the Dremel. I concluded the palm chisels and sandpaper did the best job even if it took longer.

[harpone]

Most Difficult Part

Very tidy piece.

Those palm chisels certainly look a nice tool - now on my ever growing list of tools needed.

I imagine the corner lines causing the most problem?

Cutting (with palm chisels) against the grain to get the over-and-under effect was the most difficult part.......particularly when carving into open grain like this oak piece had. That takes much more sanding to do.

I didn't cut the corners with the scroll saw because I was concerned about the strength of the trivet. It was pretty easy to cut into the corners with the small chisels to get the look I was after.

[wood-n-things]

Well at least you gave it (rotary tool) a go. This turned out nice. Perhaps some basswood instead of Oak is in your future.