Make a Wooden Knot Puzzle

 Make this wooden knot puzzle with Proxxon tools, then challenge friends to unknot and reassemble the puzzle.

Supplies and Equipment

• Block of ¾" hardwood to accommodate the three puzzle pieces
• Wooden Knot Puzzle Pattern
• Proxxon MICRO Bandsaw MBS/E
• Proxxon Bench Drill Press TBM 115
• Proxxon Scroll Saw DS 460
• Proxxon Disc Sander TSG 250/E

Instructions

1. Mount the pattern pieces on hardwood blank. Cover one side of the blank with painter's tape. Mist the back side of the pattern with spray adhesive, and mount on the taped blank. The painter's tape makes removal of the pattern easy without leaving any sticky residue.
   
   
   
2. Cut the shapes using the bandsaw.
   
   
   
3. Use the bench drill press to drill a pilot hole for the scroll saw blade. (See this post about a scroll saw blade hack.)
   
   
   
4. Cut the interior on the scroll saw.
   
   
   
5. Sand the edges on the disc sander.
   
   
   
6. Finish with wood oil or paste wax.

Oh, by the way—here's the solution!! :)

Carole