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Offline Al W

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For the Grandkids
« on: September 05, 2013, 12:56:04 pm »
Ray (EIEIO) gave me the idea for this one, so I gave it a go (Thanks Ray).  I grabbed a couple of chunks of pine 2X4, resawed in half, cut the blocks, sanded and painted with acrylic paint.  The backboard is a leftover piece of oak (I think), and another partial piece of a backing style board.  The dimensions are roughly 12" X 12" for the whole assembly, with each block being 2.5" X 2.5".  For the layout, I measured and drew lines similar to a Tic-Tac-Toe board and tried to center the blocks thereon.

Let me know what your thoughts are - ways to improve (other than pitching it into the woodburner). 

Thanks for taking and look and have a decent day.

Al
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Re: For the Grandkids
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2013, 01:21:23 pm »
Pitch it...I think not!  I'd love to have the pattern in our toys section.  I'd even cut one for my new grand son.

Hint hint about the pattern...:)
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Re: For the Grandkids
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2013, 04:24:23 pm »
Really nice cuts Al thanks for sharing like it.

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Re: For the Grandkids
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2013, 05:18:00 pm »
Really nice Al and yes the pattern wood be appreciated Thanks hehe

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Re: For the Grandkids
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2013, 06:05:59 pm »
Al - this looks great. I'll be watching for the pattern post. I like the idea of the resawn 2x4 to make the shapes - they must stand proud a bit when inserted so little fingers can grip them to pull out. Nice job.
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Re: For the Grandkids
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2013, 06:36:41 pm »
Nice project! Simple ones like that are the most fun. Good job.
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Re: For the Grandkids
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2013, 01:04:23 am »
Very nice, Al,
As for any suggestions, I have seen some of these puzzles with knobs in the center of the
puzzle pieces to pick the pieces up with but, I like the idea of just leaving the edges proud
better.
Thanks for sharing!
God Bless! Spirithorse
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