Square and Round : Possible?

[Johan Heyns]

Another idea for the turners who likes a challenge.

From the following Webpage http://hccweb6.bai.ne.jp/~hfl35501/gingacraft.html

How about that one Chinney?  Can do or not?

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[Canuck]

Yikes!  Those are some crazy looking pieces for some rather familiar puzzles?  Very interesting website, any idea who's website that is?  Good luck trying to turn that puzzle

[Johan Heyns]

Hi John

Unfortunately cannot read Japanese.  I think Berhard knows his name, so that we can at least give the credit where it is due.  There are some great puzzles there with a lot of possibilities.

The turning I'll leave to you guys on the dark side.  I have two lathes, but at this stage both are mostly ornamental, to Boet's great frustration.  I prefer the metal lathe for precision, but it is too small for most things.  Bed is 6" and swing is 3/8ths short of 3".

This specific puzzle I think is rounded by sanding I think.  I can't see how else you'll do it.  The opposite corners will also be taken out by the lathe.

[Canuck]

Hi John
Unfortunately cannot read Japanese. 

I tell ya', sure wish I could...they really do have some nice puzzle sites, talk about 'puzzle obssesed' 

[cubefan]

Hi

the webiste`S owner or designer of these "crazy" puzleideas is Mr. Sekoguchi; yeras ago we made one of his Happiness cubes , a combination between a cuzbe and a burr
see: http://www.puzzlewood.de/gallery/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=62&products_id=130
it was real an incredible hard prodcution to make these cuts und glues

happy puzzling
Bernhard

[Canuck]

You really do have to be 'CUBEFAN' to tackle a crazy puzzle like that!

[RKB]

This specific puzzle I think is rounded by sanding I think.  I can't see how else you'll do it.  The opposite corners will also be taken out by the lathe.

Milling!

[Johan Heyns]

it was real an incredible hard prodcution to make these cuts und glues

happy puzzling
Bernhard

Happiness Cubes is where block mode will work well.  I see both Bernhard and Jack have used it for some puzzles.

[Canuck]

Happiness Cubes is where block mode will work well.  I see both Bernhard and Jack have used it for some puzzles.

So....you can no longer lay claim to the 'Blocknut' title

You know just when you think you've come up with something new or innovative, you find out someone else came up with it years before   I had previously thought I was the first to be using a multiple buffing system on puzzles...but of course I later found out Jerry McFarland had been using his buffing system years before me   So as the saying goes 'everything old is new again'

[Roby]

Indeed, how depressing.  I just got a book "501 mechanical movements" and noticed that a lot of the extremely unique mechanics I have incorporated in past puzzles were not that unique.  Still, you can take some comfort in knowing that you have come up with something idependant of anyone else.

[Canuck]

  Still, you can take some comfort in knowing that you have come up with something idependant of anyone else.

Yeah, even if nobody else believe's it!    

[Johan Heyns]

Yeah, even if nobody else believe's it!    

Most important part of it: You know that nobody told you!  Gives one a bit of a boost sometimes to independantly think something up!