Da Vinci Code Cryptex

Very neat, but you’re giving away the answer ;)

-- The difference between being defeated and admitting defeat is what makes all the difference in the world - Upton Sinclair, "The Jungle"

lol won’t be hiding anything good in there now =p

-- Jess

Welcome to LJ!! nice project. i gotta make a couple of those for my grandkids:-)0

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

I bought that issue just for this puzzle. (not that I’ve done anything about it yet.) Nicely done!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Van Gogh -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Interesting idea

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Which issue was this in?

-- Don't Tread on me

Thats really cool, I love Dan Brown’s books. You did a great job.

-- RKWoods

Incredibly cool. I have always wanted to try something like this.

-- the most beautiful about a tree is what you can make out of it...even if that is only a fire!I hate raking

Here’s a link to the issue but the plans aren’t available online (issue 27)
http://www.foxchapelpublishing.com/p-865-scroll-saw-woodworking-crafts-issue-27-summer-2007.aspx

A little hint if you really will make it, the rings need a rabbet on it done on the router. The plans say to use something like a grip pad but if you do then you can’t see the bit as you’re working. I’ve read some forums about it and some people turned the rings on the lathe and others made the rabbet on a drill press before cutting out the rings.

Hope this helps!

-- Jess

One last thing- the inner “vault” is pretty small so if I were to do this again I would make everything wider. The plans say you can buy hollow dowels but I just made one on a lathe and drilled through. Also the vault’s door looks kind of dumb compared to the rest of the project. I’m not sure if maybe you can add tiny tiny hinges but i think that would look much better

-- Jess

very cool

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

How fun!

-- Tony

Great work. I may need to see if I have the patience to try this one.

-- Norman

Skipping ahead … the answer is …. N-i-c-e P-r-o-j-e-c-t

:-)

-- -- Neil

That is way cool. I saw it when I opened the LJ page and knew what it was. Outstanding!

-- What? Me worry?!