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Found these wooden/string/ball puzzles last October and decided to make some for my puzzle-loving friends.
Object is to get the two balls in the same side (like the one at right) and then back again to the opposite sides (liek the one at left). (Obviously no string cutting and retying allowed!)
The original "model" is the one with the black rope, I used white because I could not locate black rope easily.
made about 20 of them, had to make several jigs. I bought the 3/4" balls at a hobby shop but drilling a 5/16" hole in them was tricky - holding them keeping them from spinning, and being concentric was key. Finish is three coats of Formby's Tung Oil.
Made from reclaimed Wood - was that Jatoba-like 2x2's former skid pieces in the lumber liquidator packs from earlier this year. Took a lot of planing and ripping to make 20 4" blanks that were clear w/o cracks and or nail holes.
Oh, yeah, got to use my personalized woodburning stamp!
I figure I have about 1/2 hour (P.S. more like 40 minutes) in each of them. A lot of fun at get-togethers and a conversation piece.
Object is to get the two balls in the same side (like the one at right) and then back again to the opposite sides (liek the one at left). (Obviously no string cutting and retying allowed!)
The original "model" is the one with the black rope, I used white because I could not locate black rope easily.
made about 20 of them, had to make several jigs. I bought the 3/4" balls at a hobby shop but drilling a 5/16" hole in them was tricky - holding them keeping them from spinning, and being concentric was key. Finish is three coats of Formby's Tung Oil.
Made from reclaimed Wood - was that Jatoba-like 2x2's former skid pieces in the lumber liquidator packs from earlier this year. Took a lot of planing and ripping to make 20 4" blanks that were clear w/o cracks and or nail holes.
Oh, yeah, got to use my personalized woodburning stamp!
I figure I have about 1/2 hour (P.S. more like 40 minutes) in each of them. A lot of fun at get-togethers and a conversation piece.
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Loring in Katy, TX USA
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