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Yes, I saw it and am guessing that since no pictures of the other end were shown, there must be a dowel in there somewhere. If you notice the end where the eraser is is solid, however, the end where the point of the pencil is has a hole and the point end of the pencil is in the hole. I would guess that a hole was drilled on that end and then a dowel with possibly close grain structure was put in place. But like I said, no picture was shown of that end.
Just my HO.
Mia
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even drilling a hole that long is a challenge.
Both ends of the puzzle are shown and I dont see a dowel.
I am still trying to figure out how they drilled the holes and left the ends in tact if there are no glue marks.
Quite a challenge indeed
CAЯL HIRD-RUTTEЯ
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There are no signs of any dowels or plugs on either end. No signs of a tab being broken off and glued back on.
I have been getting tips that maybe it is steamed, crushed in a vise, then steamed again to get it back to original form, but I haven't tried it yet.
New theory on how the pencil was inserted but cant figure out how to drill the holes.
If you look at the grain on the block you could soak the block in water long enough to make it flex slightly.
It looks like the hole at the end of the block by the eraser is slightly larger and slightly more discoloured than the rest.
Wetting down the wood to flex it is common in puzzles, like the arrow through the apple puzzle.
Once the pencil was inserted in the puzzle you could clamp it in blocks and allow it to dry.
Just a theory.
Now I have tossed a theory out there someone tell me how to make the holes!
darn cross posting
CAЯL HIRD-RUTTEЯ
"proud member of the best scroll sawing forum on the net."
Bob, you are the carver; you tell me. I have done a little whittling like making chains out of sticks and carving a ball inside of a block of wood, but I can't figure this one out.
Can you tell what kind of pencil it is? Some pencils are made of a plastic compound that can take quite a bit of bending before it snaps...even more so if you heat it slightly.I you snapped the pencil in half, so the joint would be hidden...stuck it in, and glued it back together...
It wouldn't be hard to use a dremel or something like that to drill the holes undersized and ream out the edges to make it round (after making the inside large enough to get
I'm having trouble picturing how the pencil was put in there. I'm only guessing, perhaps the holes were drilled with a flexible drill bit?
From the pictures it looks like you have about 1 1/2" of clearance from the back of the block to the first hole, I've seen flex shafts that would fit in that kind of space. I'll have to talk to some of the toolmakers here to see if they have any ideas.
Kevin Scrollsaw Patterns Online Making holes in wood with an EX-30, Craftsman 16" VS, Dremel 1680 and 1671
Jim that makes perfect sense. With the price of building materials, they are sky high in the US and still climbing, I could not see you wasting materials.
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