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    TWO FOR TEE

    Nov 17, 2020 6 minutes
    By Ken Burton

    I’ve always enjoyed wooden puzzles, both making and solving them. The two puzzles shown here are easy to make, but challenging to solve. The “Broken Tee” consists of four pieces to arrange into their namesake “T” shape. The “Framed Tee” is a double-sided puzzle: Its four Tees perfectly fit the frame on one side in a particular pattern, and the frame on the other side in a different pattern.

    The “Broken Tee” is the easier of the two to make. A few saw cuts, a little sanding, and you’re done. The “Framed Tee” puzzle requires a bit more care. For the puzzle to work, the Tees must all be identical and precisely sized. The frames—one of which is just slightly smaller than the other—must also be perfectly sized. While there are many ways to cut the lap joints that connect the Tees for the frame puzzle, I chose to

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