Washer Puzzles

Those are very cool. You are supposed to get the washer off or something right? One vote for the blog.

-- Bill - "Freedon flies in your heart like an Eagle" Audie Murphy

Those look like they would be fun to make and a great gift to give.

-- Dan - Valparaiso, Indiana, "A smart man changes his mind, a fool never does."

Nice looking for sure… Would like to see a blog on the solving of the puzzle.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Here is the second vote for the blog, look good and use up scrap,good combo. And I would like to see how the puzzle works.

-- Bill Merritt -Augusta Ga. woodworker

Great idea for scrap. You might be the only solution out on the weeb ;-)

-- "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

What a great idea, yes I need to know how to solve them. Not sure what the object is, but what a great idea for all the little stuff we all save.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Very nice! The one’s I made a few years ago don’t look half that good! Great use of scraps and a great game. I used to make these for the Marines I worked with and I can honestly say that many productive hours went to waste because of these puzzles.

Well done! I think I will make some new ones now. BTW, how did you secure the ends of the string into the end-grain? It looks really nice that way.

-- christopheralan http://www.projectwoodworks.com

nice idea for gifts and scraps and i too would like to see a blog on how to solve it!!!

After a few minutes Googling I ran across the puzzle. The object is to get both washers either on the left or the right side of the hole and hanging on the same loop. If that makes any sense. I am sure the OP will be happy to give the solution, I wont spoil it.

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Great looking puzzles. I too love the laminated look. I use it for bowls, pens and guitar/uke necks. I too vote for the blog! Making and working!

-- Dennis, WV

Hopefully I can get a blog post up tonight on how to solve them. It only takes about five steps, but few people seem to figure it out on their own. Anyone that’s at my house and figures one out, they get to keep the puzzle.

Christopher – I drill ~1/8” hole in the sides/end grain, wrape a small piece of painters tape around the end of the strings, then just use CA glue to keep the string in the hole. I haven’t had any pull out or come apart yet, so I think the CA glue works pretty good.

-- David

David’‘
Hooray!!
I made six of these for disadvantaged kids.
fun to make, great use of scraps.
Easy to solve once you have done it once.
don’t give away the solution too quickly.

-- Bruce. a mind is like a book it is only useful when open.

David, don’t listen to Bruce, please post the solution soon, I have tried many different ways to solve this.

help required

many thanks

Colin

-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"

How important is the length of the cord?

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MrsN – Not too important, but you still don’t want it to be too short. Most of these puzzles are four or five inches long and I use about 12” – 14” of string. I would leave at least 2” – 3” of space between the bottom of the puzzle and where the washer hangs.

-- David