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James McIntyre
...Not sure how you did it Ken but they came out great. I do wish you showed some of your work process photos.
Sorry James, I don't have any process pics on these. I do have this sketch I did to show how it's all glued up:
The center piece of the head is where I did the Celtic Knot. You can google how to make a Celtic Knot turning blank if you haven't done it before. There are lots of better explanations out there than I could provide. The handle is attached to the head using a wedged blind tenon. Basically I cut a kerf in the tenon on the handle and made a mating wedge. The wedge is just started in the kerf and then inserted into the head. When the handle is driven into the head, the wedge bottoms out in the bore and then it begins to expand the tenon. Once the handle is fully driven in, it's locked rock solid.
Hope some of that helps!
