A puzzle box

Gorgeous wood, but I can’t get much of a feel for the puzzle. Any chance you could give us an “exploded view” or the design website or both? Thanks for sharing.

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What an incredible box. I have been wanting make one of these for a while now. I am not a big fan of oak but WOW, this oak makes me rethink my position on oak. Thanks for sharing this one with us.

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Nicely done.
Roger

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I’d be very interested in seeing more about the moves, or a link to the plans. I had one of these as a kid — wish I still had it to dissect. Very nice looking effort, and without the camouflage of the busy veneer, the joints have to be perfect. Thanks for posting!

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Wow! I’d forget all those moves for the right combination to open it.. Very nice

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This is a really nice and I’m sure it was a challenge. It would be nice to have a video of someone opening the box.

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I have one of these at home, and it baffles me how it was made. Do you have any plans or diagrams? I’d love to try making one myself someday.

Another super box. Wish we had SheOak in the UK. I think you can find Bruce Viney on Google.
Jim

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Wow, this is just fantastic….. love the beautiful grain in this box! Would love to get ahold of some of that…
Looks like a great box to try to build. I went to Bruce’s website and he has plans for many, do you remember which plan this is? I like the simplicity of the look of the box, but the complexity of having 19 moves to open it.

Thanks for posting, this is great !

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Marvellous Ruddy!

I imagine this could be the one on Bruce Viney's website

It’s the third from the left, called cul-de-sac.

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Ah but it’s only 15 moves whereas yours is 19 I may have misled.

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YorkshireStewart – thanks…. I checked that one out and thought the same at first.
15 “correct” moves, but, oh dear, 97 WRONG moves…... can you imagine ?!

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first of all it as beautiful box, and i bet it was so fun to make it, you did a grand job..the thing i would be afraid of is if i came down with Alzheimer’s and i could not remember myself on how to open it, and i would sit there all day trying and trying…i guess it would be prudent to write down the combination…huh….maybe some day i shall do one, leave it for my grandchildren to figure out…lol…....i could go to my grave knowing there going to try to open that box..:)......

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It is a good looking box and you must have a lot of patience! Nice job completing it!!. I could never do one like that!! Hats off to you, Ruddy!!.............................Jim

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Thanks all for the comments. Yorkshire Stewart has given the link to Bruce Vineys website and you can get the plans from that site. This particular box is the ” 14—19 ” move and if you click on his movie link on the site there is an animated display of this style of box being opened.
All the Sheoak was thicknessed to 1/8”and all the innards are made from 1/8” baltic ply. It is important to get everything the exact same thickness before you start.

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