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[daveeisler]

First , Happy Holidays to all and thanks for taking a look at my post, I want to have a small block of wood, with a magnet imbedded inside, and I do not want any visible cut lines, I want it to look like a simple solid, never cut (Open) block of wood, it's all part of a puzzle I want to make, I thought a dark grainy wood , would be a good start, and rather than cut it with a band saw, I thought to split it, like fire wood, this way, no loss do to kerf thickness, and then I thought to use CA glue , not yellow wood glue as it is very thin, but with all, I still have tell tale lines, Thanks Dave.

[Arc Light]

Hello Dave,  One idea would be using thin veneers.  This has been done in the past to create the "One Piece Packing" Puzzle seen here https://www.cubicdissection.com/html/purchase/discont/OnePiecePackingPuzzle.html  See the close up photo here https://www.cubicdissection.com/pics/purchase/discont/onepiecepack1_l.JPG  The finished cube with the edges slightly beveled really looks like a solid block of wood.

You could also cut a block of wood with the grain, in-bed the magnet and then re-glue the cube.  This way the grain would help to hide the seam.

Hope this helps, and good luck with the puzzle! Post a photo of the finished puzzle, I would love to see it.

[Canuck]

Hi Dave, indeed I agree with Peter's solution...any other way will inevitably leave tell tale signs of a 'glue joint'...Happy Holidays!