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Make a classic Soma puzzle

By Jodie Mangor
Illustrations by David Brooks
From the June 2008 Boys' Life magazine

Looking for a homemade gift or just a fun game. Try making this classic Soma puzzle.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Saw
• Wood glue
• Sandpaper
• Tape
• Paint or oil finish
• 16-inch-long board, 1 inch thick and at least 3 inches wide

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Step 1: Cut 27 1-inch-cube blocks

Step 2: Sand each piece

Step 3: Assemble and glue the 7 separate shapes A through G as shown. Use tape to hold the pieces together until they are dry.

Step 4: After the glue dries, remove tape and do a final sanding of the 7 puzzle pieces.

Step 5: Oil or paint the shapes.

TO PLAY

See if you can assemble the pieces into a cube. In addition to building the cube, you can click here to learn to make other Soma structures.

THE SECRET TO BUILDING THE CUBE

Read 13 comments about “Make a classic Soma puzzle”

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1. 13 - Jeff says:
   November 15th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

   I love this idea!!!!!

2. 12 - blwlax says:
   November 9th, 2008 at 8:39 am

   cool

3. 11 - revrev763 says:
   November 8th, 2008 at 4:51 pm

   I love it it’s so awesome!

4. 10 - Sixty year old man says:
   October 24th, 2008 at 2:57 pm

   Oh, is this that… Rubix Cube? I could never solve it!

5. 9 - Mad begger says:
   October 4th, 2008 at 11:02 pm

   Me and my dad made, it’s so cool

6. 8 - Chuckles says:
   September 26th, 2008 at 6:40 pm

   Nice

7. 7 - tigerrag says:
   September 25th, 2008 at 6:42 am

   Cool project!!!

8. 6 - BLGirl says:
   September 24th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

   That looks soooo cool. I could make one for my dad because he is the master of puzzles.

9. 5 - daneil says:
   September 22nd, 2008 at 5:04 pm

   how do you print.

10. 4 - bookreader says:
    September 4th, 2008 at 12:47 pm

    this is pretty cool! I just built one, I’m waiting for the glue to dry.

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