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A carpenter friend of mine showed me this puzzle quite a few years ago.
The object of it is to balance 10 nails onto the head of one nail.
Most of the time you just pound one nail into a board, & try to solve it.
But I thought this could be a nice item for the coffee table.
So I dug in my scrap wood pile, & found a nice chunk of Birch.
I spent about 4, or 5 hours total work on this, including getting myself organized.
I also had to clear off my lathe which hasn’t been used for awhile. <(:O}$
Materials for this project isn’t much. A chunk of wood, & eleven 16d Nails.
I gave it a beeswax finish.
Get some nails, & try solve it yourself.
There are no gimmicks, just think outside the box.
If you get stumped, check out the solution > On Youtube
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
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jeepturner
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#1 posted 569 days ago
I cheated and looked at the video. Nice trick, and nice display for it.
-- Mel
Dick, & Barb Cain
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#2 posted 569 days ago
Thanks jeepturner!
I couldn’t solve it when I tried.
I never even heard of a PC them days
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
SteveW
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#3 posted 569 days ago
without looking, I think another Steve did this in one of his videos…
nice trick though
-- On the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop! SteveW
TopamaxSurvivor
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#4 posted 569 days ago
Nice work Dick. I have seen that before, but how quickly we forget. Thanks for the reminder.
-- "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
mafe
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#5 posted 569 days ago
I never seen that one before, I did not guess, went directly for youtube since I hate to solve these (lazy), but I will love to make others try this and then laugh so I will find some nails for this.
Really a nice one for the Scrappy.
Best thoughts,
Mads
-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.
Roger
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#6 posted 569 days ago
that is an awesome puzzle….... oh, yea, I gotta make a couple o these, well, I mean Santa has to. LOL
trick-or-treat now, Merry Christmas later
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net
Lee A. Jesberger
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#7 posted 569 days ago
Hi Dick;
Nice job on the turning.
I would not have gotten that in a hundred years!
Maybe in the 101st year.
I hope all is well with you and Barb.
Lee
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SplashMaster
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#8 posted 569 days ago
I love this puzzle thanks for the great idea of making a caring case for it it looks great
SteveKorz
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#9 posted 569 days ago
Very cool… I’ve never seen this trick… gonna have to make me one.
-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †
Dennisgrosen
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#10 posted 569 days ago
thank´s for tip about bringing it to the coffeetable :-)
Take care
Dennis
clieb91
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#11 posted 569 days ago
Dick, This is a very nice looking set. I have made a few of these recently but nothing as nice as this one. Always fun to watch you friends and family work on figuring it out.
CtL
-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."
TRYPHON974
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#12 posted 568 days ago
That’s great I’ll try it
Cher
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#13 posted 568 days ago
Hi Dick and Barb, I would have stacked them differently but after watching the video, my solution would have failed.
Thanks for sharing a conversational piece at the dinning table.
-- When you know better you do better.
Jim Bertelson
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#14 posted 568 days ago
Thanks Dick, may have to make that one sometime.
24 deg this morning, a little bit of snow on the ground.
-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska
Bob Kollman
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#15 posted 568 days ago
Nice turn project Miter!!!! Good trick to!!!!
-- Bob Kenosha Wi.
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