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   BruceS | Mar 21, 2009 04:39pm | #1

   What size?  Surly not for fingers.   I did make a towel ring,  and did it (rough out) on a scroll saw and carved the rest.

   Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

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   richl1 | Mar 22, 2009 09:45pm | #2

   The size  of the rings is not important.  The rings cold be used for pen making, legs for small tables. stems for candlesticks etc.  What I,m interested in is what is the besst way to prepare and cut the joinst to make the design?   Thanks for the reply.  Rich

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   BruceS | Mar 22, 2009 10:04pm | #3

   I'am lost now, sorry.

   Explain what you want to do, with a little more detail.Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

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   richl1 | Mar 23, 2009 01:23am | #4

   What  I am trying to figure out is how to glue up and cut wood to form claddagh rings  when they are finnaly turned on a lathe.  The end product could be used to make pens, candle sticks, or larger sized  legs for tables,etc.

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   dgreen | Mar 23, 2009 02:30am | #5

   Are we talking about the Claddagh rings with the heart, hands and crown? 

    

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   BruceS | Mar 23, 2009 03:00am | #6

   I don't know  of a way to turn a three dimentional claddagh on a lathe.Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

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   Don01 | Mar 24, 2009 02:50am | #7

   Could you not use a dowel, scribe or cut the rough outer size/design, then bore the center out to get the required ID. How close you could come to your final ID might be the challenge.
   You would still have to arrive at the final design by other means.Don

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   richl1 | Mar 25, 2009 03:37am | #8

   Thanks for your reply.  I have worked out the sequence to produce the design.  It goes like this:  Start with a square lenght of stock and cut it in half at a 45 angle.  Glue a contrasting thin strip in between each end of the cut.  When the glue sets, cut the oppositse 45 angle and glue in another contrasting strip.  When the second glue up dries , rotate the glued block 90 egrees and repeat the first two glue ups.  When the block dries, turn the block into a cylinder and you will get interlocking rings forming two joined hearts.

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   BruceS | Mar 25, 2009 05:36am | #9

   Now I know what your talking about. But another twist is to glue up the thin strips on a diagonal, the results look like a celtic knott or a St. Andrews cross.  I have done that with pen blanks.

   Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

   Edited 3/24/2009 10:42 pm ET by BruceS

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   richl1 | Mar 26, 2009 12:27am | #11

   Bruce, thanks for the idea about thin strips on a diagonal.  I'll  give it a try!    Rich

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   RalphBarker | Mar 25, 2009 06:18pm | #10

   Rich, do you have photos?

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   richl1 | Mar 26, 2009 12:30am | #12

   Ralph, Sorry, no photo's yet, I'm still trying to develop the idea.  Rich