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I made this out of maple as a Christmas gift for my four year old nephew. It’s from the book Wooden Puzzles: Thirty-one Favorite Puzzles and Patterns . The idea is to rearrange the letters to build as many words as you can. I plan to make additional letters to send to him later, to expand the number of words he can make.
The dowels are cherry and the finish is danish oil. I may need to put another coat on as some of the curves on the tops of the c, e and a are looking slightly dry in some light.
The fit of the dowels in the base’s holes is quite tight but I think he can manage it and it may loosen up over time. If he finds it hard to put them in, then he can build the words on a tabletop and use the base for storage.
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albachippie
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#1 posted 177 days ago
Nicely done. Quite sure he’ll love that game.
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albachippie
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#2 posted 177 days ago
Nicely done. Quite sure he’ll love that game.
-- measure twice, cut once...... most of the time! www.custombuiltjoinery.co.uk
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#3 posted 177 days ago
A great learning tool….very nicely done…I’ll keep this in mind
-- To realize our true destiny, we must be guided not by a myth from our past, but by a vision of our future
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#4 posted 177 days ago
Looks Nice!! Elizabeth. Cool little puzzle!
Thanks for sharing.
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#5 posted 177 days ago
That’s a great gift, I’m sure he’d like the letters to make his name as well!
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#6 posted 177 days ago
Good for provoking thought. We need more of that for kids now.
Good job
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#7 posted 177 days ago
Fortunately he’s got a short name Julie; I’ll be able to do that with just two more letters!
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#8 posted 176 days ago
That is so neat Elizabeth, what a great learning tool and an attention getter.
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