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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Viewer projects workbench compass and puzzles

Andrew Manzie in Australia sent over pics of his first project. Naturally, a workbench! He based much of it on the one I built last year. I really like the addition of the peninsula on one end. That can come in very handy when planing or working on projects that require you to easily access all sides. Looking forward to see what Andrew makes next, now that he has a workbench.

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Bill Wilson is always coming up with something clever. Check out his homemade compass. It began as a friction fit, but hes refined it using a wing nut.

Now these look fun. Bill made these tanglement puzzles. The first one he made for his grandson who requested a Batman theme! 

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