bigdog12000 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Looks like those bent nails aren't useless after all...Turns out they make great puzzles. http://www.professorpuzzle.co.uk/docs/hard.htm :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Gee some of the guys on this board could cheat and just rip these nail tangles open Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Black Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Funny you should mention that. One time in a store I "solved" one of those twisted nail puzzles by pulling one nail through the small gap in the other. Didn't really bend the one nail out of the way, just pulled it through the small opening. It sprang open when I pulled on the nail and then snapped back. The puzzle was different than the ones shown on this site, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Tom, Any plans to make a nail-chain wreath for Christmas this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Black Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 I do now! If you look in Sons of Sampson II there is a picture of Slim with a nail chain behind him (p50), in order to do it you have to pound them after the crush down. Problem is, most nails I've tried won't close up enough to make it so another will not slip through. It's not my strength thats the problem, sometimes I can actually feel the head of the nail contact the other side when I hit it, but it springs back after the impact. I should try some other brands of nails to find ones that do not spring as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 A nail wreath! Well you could just tie them to a ring of wire when your done bending your nails. That's how my gal makes her candy wreath's anyways. Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarBender Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 Slip-joint pliers can be used to crush down a bent nail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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