Four Hearts Squared Celtic Love Knot- Lifetime of Love Symbol - Elder Futhark Gebo X Rune Wood Carving

MEANING:  This Celtic Love Knot consists of Four Hearts composed of one line meaning a Lifetime of Love. To the Celts, a knot formed from one continuous line evoked eternity. Hearts symbolize Love and Relationships.  

While heart-shaped Love symbols are forefront, if you change your perspective, you can see the X in the middle of the Hearts, the space within… In rune lore, X is Gebo, meaning gift or fair exchange. Remember, in a Lifetime of Love, fair exchange of giving and receiving must be balanced.

In numerology, every number has a certain power.  The symbolic meaning of number Four deals with stability and invokes the grounded nature of all things. Consider the four seasons, four directions, four elements...all these amazingly powerful essences wrapped up in the nice square package of Four. Fours represent solidity, calmness, and home.

This knot brings a warm, loving, balanced energy into your home.  It would also be a beautiful representation of a family of four!

SIZE: Our standard carving has a size of 9.25 X 9.25 inches and the miniature of 5.5 X 5.5 inches.

THE CARVING: Our carvings are single pieces of western red cedar, designed and carved to be wall hangings.  Each carving begins as a 1 X 12-inch cedar board.  While we use power tools (Scroll Saw, Rotary shaft Tool, handheld detail sanders, etc.), we use no lasers, CNC machines or computer-operated cutting machines.  All work is done with our hands and eyes…

We cut the 2-dimensional blanks with scroll and jig saws (double-sized custom orders have to be cut with a jigsaw). Carving is done with rotary shaft tools and disc grinders. The 80-grit sanding is the final phase of the carving process, removing the nicks and gouges from the carving tools, and finishes the shaping of the weave. The next 2 sandings with 120 and then 220 grit finishes the smoothing and polishing. They are finished with Clear Danish Oil to seal the piece, bringing out the grain and the color.