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A Little Wooden Magic Trick

Project by AllorNoThumbs posted 137 days ago 722 views 4 times favorited 7 comments Add to Favorites Watch

It is approx.4” long and 3/4” square. The object is to catch the rubber band with the little hook on the dowel rod, of course it will never actually catch the band…The dowel is to short. The big secret (Shhhh) is that you simply pintch the top rounded part and it gives the appearance that it snaps back into the body towards the rubber band. I get everybody with this one! It is pretty fun, easy to make, uses scraps, and is a great little gift!

-- Uhhh...I forgot what i was going to say.


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HokieMojo

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posted 137 days ago

thats pretty funny. the type of thing my youger brother would have drove me crazy with as a kid.

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Bill Akins

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posted 137 days ago

Hadn’t seen one of those in years.

-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.

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Paul

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posted 137 days ago

My dad used to make something like this many years ago. A clever attention getter, I will make some myself, thanks for the post.

-- Paul, La Center, Washington

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a1Jim

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posted 137 days ago

Fun stuff

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 136 days ago

evil!! lol

looks like lots of fun for family and friends… and enemies mwhahahaha

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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choppertoo

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posted 87 days ago

I have a plastic one of these from a magic kit sitting on the counter. I love teasing kids and adults with it. I will soon have several versions like yours to send home with frustrated friends. : ) Thanks for sharing!

-- The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that our aim is too low and we reach it.. Michelangelo

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bllwdcrvr

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posted 35 days ago

yes this is a good one..sometimes called a dowel hook or idiot stick or snooker stick..still brings the laughs ..a timeless wonder…bllwdcrvr

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