The way this puzzle works is you dump the pieces on the table and tell the person they have to get all the pieces back in the box and be able to close the box. They try and it seems easy. Then you pull the last block out of the top (it has a hole to push the block out) and tell them "Sorry I forgot to give you this one".
LIttleBlackDuck Did you get pottzy in the box swap and letting the cat outa da bag?
No, he wanted me to join in, but I'm working on my lathe skills and I'm obsessed with it. I'm just about finished with a open segment type bowl.
"The Answer Is Blowin'n In The Wind" John D
Send him a box anyway... he'll be chupped and you'll win a friend for life. He'll probably come to your place and give some personal lathe lessons... he'll probably even turn that bowl for you.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD