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This is a wooden puzzle. The two parts lock together and you give it to a friend, asking him to unlock and separate the two parts. A friend in Germa...
Here you see the two halves of the puzzle separated. Each half has a center notch and a hole below it. Internally, there are two holes in each with ...
The person who solves the puzzle should see you assembling it. He should know about the two dowel pins. To assemble the parts, push the dowel pins b...
Tumble the assembly back and forth so the dowel pins move through the holes in the mating parts. Hand it to a friend and ask him to solve the puzzle....
I hinted at the solution in the title of this Instructable. Place the locked puzzle on a flat surface. With your finger and thumb, spin the puzzle a...
You can find these for sale on the Internet. But, if you want to make your own, here are the steps. I have cut a 1 x 6 piece of clear pine to a leng...
I am using a sanding drum on my radial arm saw and a small table that raises the work level for more convenience in order to make the pieces exactly s...
The easiest way to make this puzzle is to glue two shorter pieces with a gap for the notch, gluing them to one of the longer pieces, and then repeatin...
Saw as squarely as possible. Save the scrap piece from the middle. It will be useful soon in a couple of ways.
I am using my small riser table and a drill chuck on my radial arm saw to drill holes into the ends of the short pieces cut on the bandsaw. Notice th...
Cut 1/4 inch dowel pins 1 1/4 inch long. You will need four pieces of dowel. In the photo I have installed my sanding drum on my radial arm saw and ...
Insert a dowel pin into each hole. Place the short pieces of 3/4 x 3/4 on the long pieces as shown with the "X" mark down against the surface of the ...
Smear a light coating of a good wood glue on both surfaces where the pieces will make contact. Clamp until the glue has set pretty well. Then you ca...
Place one half of the puzzle over the other. I drew a line freehand between the centers of the dowels. The center of the hole will be on this line. ...
In order to be as accurate as possible, make a small dimple with the tip of the spinning bit and check to be sure it is on the center.
Chamfer both sides of the hole in each piece.
After gluing pieces together in step 12 the ends may not be even. Trim a little from the ends.
Even after scraping away excess glue in step 12 there may be some uneven edges along the glue joint or some glue smears. Use a sander, like the belt...
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