12-piece puzzlesAfter watching my 3-piece wood puzzle, Pascal Vergneau in France, decided to take it further by making a 12-piece version!
You just need to make 4 of each type of piece.
Hes also drawn up a plan you can download and try out. (Click the third image to enlarge it.) It is in metric, but really its just the proportions that are important. Make the pieces based around the sizes of the hole pieces.
Thanks Pascal!

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This also reminds me of Matthias Wandels 12 piece puzzle, which is made from 12 identical pieces. Heres his video solution. Even when I understand these puzzles, they make my head spin.

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Teds stolen plans revealedFinally, I wanted to give you an update on Teds Woodworking. Jim Barry at Copyrighters Sharing Information has a complete list of all the plans Ted is selling and from where they are stolen. For what its worth, there arent 16,000 plans, as advertised. Only about 2,300. Cant believe Ted would lie to us.
Anyway, definitely check out this PDF. It will give you a little bit of insight into the vast web of shenanigans known as "Ted".

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A couple of finishing tips

I was reading about poplar the other day in Wood Magazine, I think. Most of us avoid poplar for our finished pieces, because it has kind of a weird green tint to it. However, according to the article, feel free to use poplar... if you are patient. After a few years of aging, it loses that green tint and looks pretty nice.
In this video, Ill show you what purpleheart looks like after it ages. Its a remarkable change. Plus, I thought Id throw in a couple of tips that you probably already know, but good ones, nonetheless.
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