Dovetail puzzle
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I came across a nice little puzzle that I thought I'd share. A woodworker friend handed me two blocks of wood (each from a different wood, for contrast) joined together with what appeared to be an impossible dovetail joint.
I just had to model it to show you guys.This is what it looks like assembled. There's no way to have a dovetail joint on all four sides. There'd be no way of assembling it.
Or would there...?
Now have a look at the model...
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Here the image of Skp
There is no trap in the pieces!
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Here the Skp !
Of course it will more easy to build it in reality for find the only good solution!
Have fun
PS It is also not so easy to unbuild it
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@gidon yuval said:
I came across a nice little puzzle that I thought I'd share. A woodworker friend handed me two blocks of wood (each from a different wood, for contrast) joined together with what appeared to be an impossible dovetail joint.
I just had to model it to show you guys.This is what it looks like assembled. There's no way to have a dovetail joint on all four sides. There'd be no way of assembling it.
[attachment=1:3f2kxbjv]<!-- ia1 -->Dovetail puzzle.jpg<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:3f2kxbjv]
Or would there...?
Now have a look at the model...
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ha ha ha!! I know this joint. I could make one, no problem!
Todd
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Hehe
Solution is given by the X-ray
Very cool trick!
Do you now this one?
I don't give you the solution because it's one of the more "simple" crazzy headache I had never seen
Even you find a 3D solution(many exist), that don't say that you can assembly it in reality!
Only one works!
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nice, thanks for posting this.
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Gidon, very cool...I've sent on to a couple of others, thanks!
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A pretty nifty trick, certainly had me stumped.
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Had me stumped until I saw the inside, then it was obvious. That's the best kind of trick.
Some planes are made with double dovetails between the side and the sole. I think it's done by pounding metal around corners. Can't do that with wood. Here's a pic I found on the net.
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