And yet another puzzle box again... - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

brucio · 08-29-2009, 06:07 PM

This is my latest puzzlebox, with a lid that doesn't want to open...

and if this link works, the video of it...

YouTube - Half and Half
Bruce

Wood Dog · 08-29-2009, 06:25 PM

Amazing....what do you eat to make your brain so sharp?

jim_mex · 08-29-2009, 06:34 PM

Hi Bruce - that's amazing! i'm not sure which would drive me crazier - trying to make it or trying to solve it !

Just had a look at your home page and you've got me interested in trying to make a puzzle. I checked out a couple of the free plans you have posted and the instructions look very good but I need some advice. What would you suggest as being a good starter for a newbie. i have reasonable woodworking skills but a bit short on patience - LOL!

Thanks for posting this one. The video is great and that music sure is lively!

wood-n-things · 08-29-2009, 06:45 PM

Great job again.

Dave · 08-29-2009, 10:40 PM

Bruce,
Those puzzles are amazing, I'll have to try one someday. I also would like to know which ones would be a good starter puzzle. You are an inspiration thanks for sharing your talent and your puzzles.
Dave

brucio · 08-30-2009, 12:18 PM

Thanks, lads.
If you want to make a puzzle box, and haven't made one before, start with something simple, so you get used to making fairly precise cuts.
On the Free plans pages, try the Matchbox or the Modified Matchbox.
They're both just simple rectangles, glued together to form a puzzle box.
Once you've made one and it works, you could get hooked!
Look what happened to me....
Bruce

Scrolling Days · 08-30-2009, 06:01 PM

Cynical and evil as always, Bruce. I'd expect nothing less!

Well done!

scrollpup · 08-30-2009, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brucio

get used to making fairly precise cuts.

That knocks me out of making one

Another wicked box Brucio! And just out of curiosity, have you ever made a box, then forgot how to open it? I had a combination lock get the better of me recently (until I found my hack saw

)

Jerry

brucio · 08-31-2009, 01:16 PM

Boxes I've made, and can't open without the solution?
The Crate.
The Door.
Impossible Odds.
Crypteks.
Flatpack.
Green Slidey.
Brown slidey.
So you see, I'm not so clever after all...
Bruce

Band Saw Box · 09-01-2009, 10:50 PM

Hey Bruce I just love your puzzle boxes. I printed out the match box from your website and I'm going to give it a try. I hope I can make it just half as good as you do. Thanks for sharing the tips.

08-29-2009, 06:07 PM	#1
brucio Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tyne & Wear, England Posts: 148	And yet another puzzle box again... This is my latest puzzlebox, with a lid that doesn't want to open... and if this link works, the video of it... YouTube - Half and Half Bruce __________________ Homemade Puzzles

08-29-2009, 06:25 PM	#2
Wood Dog Senior member--Absolutely Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 3,452	Amazing....what do you eat to make your brain so sharp? __________________ WD

08-29-2009, 06:34 PM	#3
jim_mex 'Senior' member - no way! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pachuca, Mexico Posts: 1,788	Hi Bruce - that's amazing! i'm not sure which would drive me crazier - trying to make it or trying to solve it ! Just had a look at your home page and you've got me interested in trying to make a puzzle. I checked out a couple of the free plans you have posted and the instructions look very good but I need some advice. What would you suggest as being a good starter for a newbie. i have reasonable woodworking skills but a bit short on patience - LOL! Thanks for posting this one. The video is great and that music sure is lively! __________________ Jim in Mexico “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein

08-29-2009, 06:45 PM	#4
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,481 Blog Entries: 1	Great job again. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

08-30-2009, 12:18 PM	#6
brucio Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tyne & Wear, England Posts: 148	Thanks, lads. If you want to make a puzzle box, and haven't made one before, start with something simple, so you get used to making fairly precise cuts. On the Free plans pages, try the Matchbox or the Modified Matchbox. They're both just simple rectangles, glued together to form a puzzle box. Once you've made one and it works, you could get hooked! Look what happened to me.... Bruce __________________ Homemade Puzzles

08-29-2009, 10:40 PM	#5
Dave Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Huron, S.D. Posts: 107	Bruce, Those puzzles are amazing, I'll have to try one someday. I also would like to know which ones would be a good starter puzzle. You are an inspiration thanks for sharing your talent and your puzzles. Dave

08-30-2009, 06:01 PM	#7
Scrolling Days Jigsaw Puzzle Maker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Along the Lower Niagara River Posts: 1,214 Blog Entries: 5	Cynical and evil as always, Bruce. I'd expect nothing less! Well done! __________________ Shawn Ferguson Come visit at The Ferguson Puzzle Company !

08-31-2009, 01:16 PM	#9
brucio Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tyne & Wear, England Posts: 148	Boxes I've made, and can't open without the solution? The Crate. The Door. Impossible Odds. Crypteks. Flatpack. Green Slidey. Brown slidey. So you see, I'm not so clever after all... Bruce __________________ Homemade Puzzles

09-01-2009, 10:50 PM	#10
Band Saw Box World's Greatest Scroller Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hampton, VA Posts: 1,005	Hey Bruce I just love your puzzle boxes. I printed out the match box from your website and I'm going to give it a try. I hope I can make it just half as good as you do. Thanks for sharing the tips. __________________ : Dan US Navy PR1 (Ret) To all who serve or have served, Thank you Well I am the worlds greatest scroller at my house.

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