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« on: May 13, 2008, 07:11:41 AM » |
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Derek Bosch's Really Bent Board Burr - Tom Lensch This puzzle is the most 'beautiful' I've ever seen and utterly confusing, only experienced puzzlers post please!  |
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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2008, 10:33:43 PM » |
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Dang, how big is that thing dude?
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« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2008, 06:34:22 AM » |
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aprox. 5" at its longest point |
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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2008, 09:50:01 AM » |
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Thanks for offering this, John!
I hope you don't mind, but I borrowed the picture for my avatar.
I have yet to take a good picture of my puzzles... One of these
days I will learn the secret...
Cheers,
Derek
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2008, 10:05:40 AM » |
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Hey Derek, glad you used the pic as your avatar, special thanks goes to Tom! |
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2008, 10:47:58 AM » |
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No kidding... Tom rocks...
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« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2008, 11:07:46 AM » |
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Hi Gents
I am one of about 6 collectors in South Africa and also the only one that make puzzles. (About 60% of my ? 350 -400 puzzles I made myself.) Attached my version of the Really Bent Board Burr that I made for my collection.
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« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2008, 02:09:15 PM » |
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Johan, welcome to the Forum! Your Really Bent Board Burr looks fantastic!
As you get a chance, please post your thoughts on puzzlemaking techniques, jigs, methods of work, etc. I think we will all find your input very useful and interesting. Perhaps some of our posts might be helpful to you as well.
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« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2008, 02:47:44 PM » |
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When I see some of the puzzles thats made out there, I'm still a beginner. Thanks for the compliment.
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« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2008, 07:54:37 PM » |
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Is somebody being modest?  That is some high quality stuff. |
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« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2008, 02:03:39 PM » |
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Hi Tom
I would rather be modest. Compared to some of the puzzles I've seen that you have made, I still hold to my opinion. I make one offs for my collection, so the chances for a flaw etc is much bigger than when you do a setup for a production run of ten or twenty pieces.
I did not pin or strengthen the puzzle at first, the result being that it was only done afterwards. By that stage I was becoming anxious to try and solve it and one or two mishaps happened.
Thanks for the compliment though.
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« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2008, 06:38:34 PM » |
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I'm impressed! Did you find both solutions?  Derek |
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« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2008, 03:28:09 AM » |
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I finished the making of the puzzle 2 days before the 3rd South African Puzzle Party. Got the plan from the "Puzzles must be Played" website. Unfortunately I had to cheat in the end to put it together for the SAPP. I was a bit ticket off since I had to make an extra piece, since the last piece was a mirror of the one as shown in the plan which really had me under pressure. I used the 10 move solution from the IPP 27 to put it together. The difficult mirror solution, for which I have to make another new piece since I ruined the other one to figure out the neatest and easiest way to strengthen it, will be attempted one winter evening in front of the fire with a good bottle of red wine.
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