+Ástþór Sindri Baldursson - Honestly, it's not easy for me to do. That's why I talk less in most of my later videos. I have my good speech days every now and then. But - for the most part - it can be a frustrating chore for me to talk and explain things. But I know that it's important to share with others the fact that I stutter. It's not something that has to hold you back, though it may sometimes change how you get things done.

This is more something I saw researching this artist that I really liked, his name was Scatman John. He had a bad stutter when he was talking, but he said that scat helped him out. Steve is correct though. you do you, life is a big enough struggle without people being hard or afraid how they function

I appreciate your watching.

Thank you, Ralph.

You're very welcome. Thank you for watching!

Sherry Blaylock I'm excited to hear that you made one. Way to go! If the puzzle goes together too tightly and cannot come apart it's possible that your notches are either a tad bit too close, a tad too tight or both. Sanding the four longs sides of each piece (just a little at a time) should loosen the puzzle up for you. However, if you can't get it back apart that's not going to be so easy :) Try gripping opposing corners and pulling straight out. Thank you for watching! And thanks for giving it a try.

Thanks for watching. You too are amazing!

Thank you very much. I appreciate your watching.

Thank you for watching and commenting! This is one of the puzzles I had as a kid as well. The largest one I've made so far is out of a 4x4. One day I want to make one from a 6x6. It should be pretty awesome. (I thought I already replied to you but I don't see my comment so maybe I didn't hit the reply button.)

Thanks for watching, Chris! For more details, check out my article on this same topic. homefixated.com/wooden-star-puzzle-how-to/

Workmule4ever2day Thank you for watching!

Steve French thank you for posting.

Thank you for watching!

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Thanks! Wait 'til you see the next ones I show: the double burr (my own variation) and the amazing starburst burr. Both are just as easy to make.

That sounds awesome, Can't wait to see the video.

I'm still working out the logistics of making the Starburst burr. But I promise it'ill be worth the wait. It involves a lot more pieces, but easy and AWESOME!

Good deal. I'm glad it got it figured out. I subscribe to lots of magazines. But that one's my favorite.

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Thanks for watching.

Hey Pat, thanks for watching. I appreciate the support.

Thank you, Chaitanya Vedak !

Also liked your Woody Buddy... He has some awesome Expressions.. :D

Thanks for watching. I've made larger ones as well, including one from 4x4 lumber.

Thank you, Hermann. And I can create overlays set at any angle I want and ensure they're always dead on.

Hehe, thanks. That was actually the continuation of a gag I had at the start of the video. But, after reviewing, I feared it may have bordered bad taste and removed it. (Plus, I was trying to edit the video as compactly as I could. When my videos are too long no one bothers to watch them.) You can hear a brief audio artifact, which I added for my own entertainment, at the very end of this video.

Thank you very much. I appreciate that. My audience is slowly growing, but I could use all the shares and likes I can get.

OK I figured it out. But the puzzle was too loose. Loosely stayed together. I think the notches were too big or the space between they was too much. What do you thing?

You said you figured out the sled but, for the benefit of others, I'll clarify. Yes, it holds the stock at 45 degrees to the blade (as well as holding the stock on corner, 45 degrees from the table). There are two separate "overlays" for my sled. One angled left and one angled right.

Christopher Demetrick I appreciate your watching and your interest in this project. One of these days I'll draw up a pattern so that people can make these a lot easier without the trial and error factor. To answer your question, if the pieces fit into the notches without much play, I'd try decreasing the size of the gap between the notches. It was kind of difficult for me to express an exact size for that gap. It should be larger than zero (because every time I've tried making this style corner-notched puzzle without a slight gap the pieces never go together, except with great force, which makes them extremely difficult to get back part). I'm not sure what said in the video but I'd shoot for about 1/16" gap (possibly slightly less). That's been working for me pretty well, especially with 3/4" stock. As you're learning, there really is a fine balance between too loose and too tight. And that goes for pretty much all wooden puzzles of this nature, corner or face notched. Best of luck to you.

illmsg77 Wow, Thank you! Welcome aboard!

marioelectrico Thank you. It was a project in issue #126 of Shop Notes Magazine: www.shopnotes.com/issues/126/sources/shop-built-belt-sander/ The dust collection attachment if my own design and addition and was featured in a later issues of Shop Notes (it even won "Top Tip" distinction, earning me a free Porter Cable trim router)! The sander project was well worth making. I still use it OFTEN. Great tool! Thank you for watching!

Best of luck to you. They're easy to make and fun to watch others try to assemble! Thanks for watching.

If your first attempt is too tight or loose just adjust slightly where you cut with respect to your layout lines. After one or two you'll have a good grasp on it.

It's a matter of perspective. The inside faces of the notches meet at 90°. That is, the interior of the notches ARE a 90° angle. But not in relationship to the faces of the wood. The 70° and 55° measurements are the angles the notch cuts form when viewed from the faces. So there are laid out at 55°, even though they are cut at 90° with respect to each other. Thanks for watching!

Got it, I was curious as to how that was working. Thanks for the info.

You can make them using a basic hand saw, if you take you time and take care to be accurate as possible. Thanks for watching and best of luck to you!

Thanks for watching, Dani El . Yes, the measurements given are correct. When drawn on a flat side, the angles are 55 degrees with respect to the bottom edge. That leaves a 70 degree angle where you'll cut it out (as seen at 2:17), for a total of 180 degrees. When the notches are cut out, the wood is stood on corner, leaving a 90 degree opening (with respect to the corner). Your stock should fit into that cutout perfectly. If your pieces do indeed fit into the openings but the puzzle still will not assemble, you may be forgetting to leave a small gap (1/16" or so) between the two notches. One of these days I'll draw up a template to help you guys out. Until then, I hope my explanation makes sense. If you have any more problems please let me know and I'll help you out the best I can.

Shots Games, And Tutorials No, not 90. The cuts create a 90 notch, with respect to the corner. But you do not mark 90 on the wood. If you do it'll be way off.

It is arctan(sqrt(2)) = 54.7356103 degree

saka1029 - Exactly. The 55° is a close as you can expect - or need - to be in woodworking. I've made hundreds of pieces for those puzzles (and variations on the theme). 55° is definitely the proper angle to cut. If one were to cut the pieces at this angle and find that their puzzle fits together way too tightly, add a tiny (1/16") gap at the point where the two notches come together. But keep the same cut angle.

Thank you very much. I currently have some of these for sale in my ETSY store: www.etsy.com/shop/WoodStuffSteve?ref=hdr_shop_menu

+Shaji Mathews If you're interested in purchasing any of my work, please message me for details. Thank you for watching.

+Steve French thanks for responding. i can be reached at contactmathews@gmail.com I would need 3 pieces of 6 pc notched burr puzzle, may be in varying size of length. Ple let me know how to connect with you on email.

dunno if you ever figured out the answer man, but here's the formula; you'll be starting off with a square shaped piece of wood, length of each piece = x3.5 times the side of the square. the video holds all the info you need to know, enjoy your weekend.. :)

+Carlos Henrique I have considered it. It would be pretty cool. Thank you for watching.

Steve French Thank very much.

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When the notches are laid out, it's a 55 degree angle that you would draw on the face of the wood. It only becomes a 45 after it's cut and measured with reference to the corner.

That's an unfortunate side effect of being a stutterer. And speeding up the audio only made it worse. I've been trying to get a lot better at the audio portion of my videos. Hopefully my efforts are paying off. Thank you for watching.

hey bud, great tutorial, I gotta admit I thought it sped it was bravo hilarious, I watched it x3 times already lo .. gotta try this out, many thanks :) psst, try the old narration trick, put in headfones & listen to music at a volume so you cant hear your own voice, record a few vid/narrate testers and play it back, bet you wont hear yourself miss a breath ;) thanks again for the tutorial.. brilliance. :)

+Abbakadabrah Hahah It's OK. I have a stuttering problem and sometimes it can be quite difficult for me to talk. In a lot of my videos, I speed my speech up a little so that it doesn't drag on for so long. Thank you for watching.