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Posted by hipstomp | 18 Oct 2011
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Take a look at the piece of wood above and ask yourself how that nail got there. It's no photo trickery, the nail is actually where it looks to be. So how did they do it? Those of you who've worked extensively with wood, understand its properties inside and out and are familiar with operations you can perform on wood to temporarily alter it will probably figure it out. For the rest of us it will be a surprise.
(You may want to turn the sound down on your computer, the video has a pretty annoying soundtrack.)
While not a practical technique from a time perspective, I'm guessing this trick does have applications for some visually interesting furniture joining techniques.
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Great illusion. You're wrong about the soundtrack. Pete Seger singing a classic of protest folk. Maybe you didn't see the irony?
Thx for posting.
Love the song!
Iconic folk songs such as "What Did You Learn In School Today?" should never be referred to as annoying, especially when sung by a legend such as Pete Seeger.
I found the song perfect.
+1 for the song and the wood-working technique. I thought it had something to do with bending the wood...
What kind of wood do you suppose that is? Looks like pine but could be ash?
+1 for song. In school we learn to obey and conform but we don't learn things like in that video.
He drills through only one of the wooden parts yet the nail goes all the way through?
I'm a carpenter from long ago. This prosses is tought in school. there is one trick That true wood workers know, for others put your mind to this test. Take 2, 2"x2"x12" pice of wood, now put a hole in one (without any seperation of any kind), no glue can be use, just one hole cut into one pice of wood large enough to pass the other threw. good luck and you can take your time on this. Yes it can be done.
^^^ make a 2"x2" hole through the diagonal of one with a mortiser?
Interesting trick. But I think the comment about the "pretty annoying soundtrack" is really dumb. The song is actually great!
No I think the song is annoying too...even if it's a classic PS song.
What kind of wood do you suppose that is? Looks like pine but could be ash?
Unbelievable. This is awesome.
If it had been me, I would have cut the nail into parts and simply made it LOOK like it was going through. (But maybe I'm the only magic geek here.)
Great song!
Awesome song.. and nice video!
Interesting illusion, I didn't guess it :(
I was going to comment simply to defend the song, but find I also need to defend both the song and Tom Paxton, who wrote and sang it.