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  1. 22nd February 2010, 09:59 PM #1
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    Default I guess its a box :)

    I got a puzzle book as a present for Christmas and decided to have a play at one. I have had the parts marked out for a while but only got around to actually playing with it today. Its not great and I have learnt a lot from this one. I will probably do another down the track but I enjoyed making it.

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  3. 23rd February 2010, 08:22 AM #2
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    It is a box!
    and a puzzle...
    Love it
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    Those boxes are sure intriguing. Do you think you'll make another?

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    Be great when you figure out how to open it. Good work never been game enough to try one myself. Well done and yes, it is a box.
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    Puzzled about your box that which it is I like well done
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    Thanks team , I took it into work today and sat it on the desk. Pretty much everyone who came in had a play with it. The first piece is pretty easy to get out, the second is the hardest and once its out the whole thing falls appart... then comes the trouble with putting it back together again

    Wendy, I will more than likely make another and use a nice wood for the outside. I have some Forest Oak but it wasn't quite wide enough for the sides so will keep an eye out on that front.
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    I'm addicted to these things and buy a lot of them. My hat's off to you for actually making one.
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    I think the closest I'd get to making one, is trying to make a wooden padlock.... hence me watching on in awe
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    I can honestly say it wasn't that hard. If I can do it then anyone can. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Crafting-Wood-Logic-Puzzles-Three-dimensional/dp/158923247X"]Here[/ame] is the book that I got the plan from. I had a quick google search for Burr Puzzle plans and found [ame="http://www.craftsmanspace.com/free-projects/andromeda-puzzle-plan.html"]this[/ame] too. The pieces aren't identical but they're pretty close to what I was working with.
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    Very cool. There's something great about puzzle boxes
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