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Adjustable Trivets, made from Red Oak, Cherry and Mahogany, finished with 3 coats of Butcher Block Oil. Started out with 1/2" x 3/4" x 6" parellagram, total of 12 pieces.

The second and third photos show the jig I made to use on the table saw. I made one cut, flipped the jig around and continued cutting my pieces, which are cut at 60* and no measuring. The forth photo is the jig I used for glue up for the proper angle.

The glue up portion took a little while, waiting for the glue to set up. But I worked on some organization in the shop. Overall a fun little project for additional Christmas gifts.

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mahogony cherry oak trivets small gifts

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BB1 commented almost 2 years ago
I'll need more pictures to figure this out!!  Like the look - very neat to close for storage.
Eric - the "Loft" commented almost 2 years ago
Barb, Thank You, and they will stand up also. Let me work on the photos, those are the only ones I had on the PC.

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Eric - the "Loft" commented almost 2 years ago
Hope this helps Barb.

Open


Pulled Apart


One of the pieces on edge


They are a little difficult to put together, need to be lined up.

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Ron Stewart commented almost 2 years ago
Those are really cool, Eric! It’s nice that they collapse down for storage.
Eric - the "Loft" commented almost 2 years ago
Thanks Ron, they did take a little while to glue up.

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Eric - the "Loft" commented almost 2 years ago
Petey, Thanks. Some of the folks I gave them to, thought they were puzzles.

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BB1 commented almost 2 years ago
Still a puzzle to me 🤣🤣🤣
Eric - the "Loft" commented almost 2 years ago
It was puzzling for me at first too. I see if I can put some sketches together and post.
 

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duckmilk commented almost 2 years ago
Very intriguing set Eric. I've kinda got the concept, somewhat :-)

"Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef

Eric - the "Loft" commented almost 2 years ago
Duck, thanks. As I mentioned above, it took me a bit to wrap my head around it.

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Eric - the "Loft" commented almost 2 years ago
Maybe this will help with a better understanding of the build.

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BB1 commented almost 2 years ago
Thanks!  I'm thinking I will just need to jump in and try this next time I can get in the shop.  Appreciate the extra pictures and diagrams.  
Eric - the "Loft" commented almost 2 years ago
Barb, note that a gluing jig really helps out keeping everything in line.

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LIttleBlackDuck commented almost 2 years ago
 Thanks!  I'm thinking I will just need to jump in and try this next time I can get in the shop.  Appreciate the extra pictures and diagrams.   

BB1, I was inspired by Lazyman to make this puzzle a while back on LJ's. I based mine of the puzzle theme rather than a kitchen utensil.

Don't know whether you can operate SketchUp (free version available on the WEB) loaded from link below, or just printing out PDFs, all the files I used are available at,
   this cloud storage.
There should be a movie of the SketchUp animation.   I based my design on laminating 4 layerrs of 6mm MDF cut on the laser, however, the PDF's should give cutting templates to minimise glueing. 

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

LIttleBlackDuck commented almost 2 years ago
Just realised I made a video on this (puzzle theme).

Though I did it on the laser, Lofty has just proved it's just as "easy" our of solids.

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

Eric - the "Loft" commented almost 2 years ago
The 2 jigs I threw together helped out, 1 to cut the pieces to length and the other to glue up 2 of the pieces with the proper angle.

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