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Jim Daniels
09-09-2018, 5:23 AM
I was trying to locate anybody that has Bruce Viniey's Puzzle Boxes plans. Bruce had passed away in May 2018. His son has decided not to continue his site on the puzzle boxes that was at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ bruce . viney /index.html (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bruce.viney/index.html). If anybody has downloaded any of them can you please let me know. My son is very interested in the Sarcophagus Puzzle box. I am hoping to continue to keep his enthusiasm in woodworking going. He has made several of the boxes and would like to make other types of them. It is a shame that the site was not continued. Bruce was a genius with his concepts and construction of these puzzle boxes. It is a shame to let his legacy fad into the horizon.
Jim Daniels

John K Jordan
09-09-2018, 8:30 AM
Do you have a URL? Maybe try plugging it into the Wayback Machine (internet archive): https://archive.org/web/
I get all of Steven Russell's articles that way. (It's not real speedy.)

JKJ



I was trying to locate anybody that has Bruce Viniey's Puzzle Boxes plans. Bruce had passed away in May 2018. His son has decided not to continue his site on the puzzle boxes that was at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ bruce . viney /index.html (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bruce.viney/index.html). If anybody has downloaded any of them can you please let me know. My son is very interested in the Sarcophagus Puzzle box. I am hoping to continue to keep his enthusiasm in woodworking going. He has made several of the boxes and would like to make other types of them. It is a shame that the site was not continued. Bruce was a genius with his concepts and construction of these puzzle boxes. It is a shame to let his legacy fad into the horizon.
Jim Daniels

Jim Daniels
09-10-2018, 2:38 AM
I have accessed the site at https://web.archive.org/web/20150215013035/http://homepage.ntlworld.com:80/bruce.viney/gallery%20page%207.html. However, it only provides a description or a video of the puzzle box. It does not provide any plans. If I try to place an order and go to checkout, it does not lead anywhere.
Jim Daniels

John K Jordan
09-10-2018, 10:08 AM
I have accessed the site at https://web.archive.org/web/20150215013035/http://homepage.ntlworld.com:80/bruce.viney/gallery%20page%207.html. However, it only provides a description or a video of the puzzle box. It does not provide any plans. If I try to place an order and go to checkout, it does not lead anywhere.
Jim Daniels


Well, the ordering and checkout won't work if the website is gone. It wasn't clear to me from your first message that the files were not available for free download. The internet archive will only have a snapshot of what was on the web site before it closed down, including any downloadable files. (I've downloaded a lot of Steven Russell's wonderful files that way.)

Note that even if you found someone who bought and downloaded the plans in the past, they still may be protected by copyright and/or legal agreement.

If you have contact info for the son perhaps he would be interested in having you or someone else revive and operate the web site in exchange for a percentage of the sales, assuming he has access to the files.

There are lots of books on making other wooden puzzles that might be good for the shop time with your son. (I have several here.) Imagine the fun and education of the quest of recreating the puzzle you are looking for by analyzing and making some others!

JKJ

Diane Ward
02-20-2019, 7:39 AM
Hello Jim
I am Bruce Viney's sister. Bruce's death was quite sudden and unfortunately it's only now that his son has felt able to sort out his personal effects. We don't know the full extent of Bruce's business but have come across several puzzle plans and a few solutions. It's possible one of my brothers may take over the site, albeit in a small way, but in the meantime I can send you the Sarcophagus plans if you wish. I'm aware that Bruce sold his plans for a small fee but I would not ask for payment,
Diane Ward

Jim Daniels
02-23-2019, 6:43 AM
Hello Jim
I am Bruce Viney's sister. Bruce's death was quite sudden and unfortunately it's only now that his son has felt able to sort out his personal effects. We don't know the full extent of Bruce's business but have come across several puzzle plans and a few solutions. It's possible one of my brothers may take over the site, albeit in a small way, but in the meantime I can send you the Sarcophagus plans if you wish. I'm aware that Bruce sold his plans for a small fee but I would not ask for payment,
Diane Ward

Bruce's site at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bruce.viney/index.html has disappeared entirely. He had the price for the boxes there. I would love to get the Sarcophagus plans and some of the others. However, I do't know what they are now.
thank you
Jim Daniels

John K Jordan
02-23-2019, 11:08 AM
Bruce's site at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bruce.viney/index.html has disappeared entirely. He had the price for the boxes there. I would love to get the Sarcophagus plans and some of the others. However, I do't know what they are now.
thank you
Jim Daniels

Jim, like everything that disappears it's still available through the Wayback Machine, the internet archive. The archive is not speedy but it works.

I tried this:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bruce.viney/gallery page 7.html
And got this:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150215013035/http://homepage.ntlworld.com:80/bruce.viney/gallery%20page%207.html

The prices were unreasonably cheap, certainly worth a LOT more. Bruce evidently did this for love, not money.
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JKJ

Diane Ward
02-24-2019, 9:34 AM
Jim, As I said earlier we are still sorting through Bruce's things and it will be a while before we know if we can get a website and sales up and running, meanwhile you can check out Bruce's puzzles at Bruce Viney You Tube, he has posted over 100 videos. Can you please email me privately re the Sarcophogus plan.

John, many thanks for the archive links, they're very helpful

DW

Keith Outten
02-25-2019, 11:04 AM
Currently our system does not allow Member email links to be shared.

Mark Wardle
01-17-2020, 7:00 AM
Jim, As I said earlier we are still sorting through Bruce's things and it will be a while before we know if we can get a website and sales up and running, meanwhile you can check out Bruce's puzzles at Bruce Viney You Tube, he has posted over 100 videos. Can you please email me privately re the Sarcophogus plan. <br>
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John, many thanks for the archive links, they're very helpful<br>
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DW<br>Hello Diane - I have just come across this thread as I was looking for some plans by Bruce. Firstly let me offer my condolences to you and Bruce's family. It is very sad to hear of his passing - he was such a talented and unassuming persona. I have been a follower of his web site and YouTube channel for some time and have built a couple of his simpler models. I am not sure I have the skills or patience to attempt some of the more difficult ones. It would indeed be a great shame if his plans were lost to the puzzle making community - he was a remarkable resource. Can you please keep me informed of any developments regarding the resurrection of his web site or indeed of the availability of plans that used to be available for sale? I would just like to offer my encouragement and support to you and to his son in the hope that you can revive the availability of this valuable resource. Many thanks - Mark&nbsp;<br><br>
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Lee Schierer
01-17-2020, 2:59 PM
<br>Hello Diane - I have just come across this thread as I was looking for some plans by Bruce. Firstly let me offer my condolences to you and Bruce's family. It is very sad to hear of his passing - he was such a talented and unassuming persona. I have been a follower of his web site and YouTube channel for some time and have built a couple of his simpler models. I am not sure I have the skills or patience to attempt some of the more difficult ones. It would indeed be a great shame if his plans were lost to the puzzle making community - he was a remarkable resource. Can you please keep me informed of any developments regarding the resurrection of his web site or indeed of the availability of plans that used to be available for sale? I would just like to offer my encouragement and support to you and to his son in the hope that you can revive the availability of this valuable resource. Many thanks - Mark <br><br>
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Bear in mind that the original thread is nearly 1-1/2 years old......I suggest you change your editor preferences in your user control panel to the standard editor to eliminate the funny characters.
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John K Jordan
01-17-2020, 4:59 PM
<br>Hello Diane - I have just come across this thread....

Mark,

I see Diane Ward has not accessed SMC since last February so she might not see your message. I do have her email address. I can't share it without her approval but if you wish I can send her an email with your message. I suspect she would be happy to hear from you!

However, I don't have your email address so she couldn't respond if she wanted to. Unfortunately, since you are registered as a Member and not a Contributor I don't know if you and I can communicate privately.

(Hey, you might consider becoming a Contributor which has lots of benefits, including private messaging, listing things on Classifieds, etc. Fortunately, it's not a budget-breaking fee - just $6 a year minimum! https://sawmillcreek.org/payments.php)

BTW, wonderful box in your photo!

JKJ

Mark Wardle
01-17-2020, 11:15 PM
Hi John - thanks for the update and quick response - It would be great if you could pass on my message to Diane. I paid $6 to your forum. As you say it's not going to break the budget! I do a bit of hobby woodwork and turning. Puzzles are one of my 'things'. Not sure what the role of a contributor is, but I do have a bit of experience in the workshop and some skills I can share. Happy to be educated - I don't spend a lot of time on forums (fora?) . Here is a picture of the other box I made form Bruce's plans.
Thanks again for the quick reply
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John K Jordan
01-18-2020, 9:00 AM
Hi John - thanks for the update and quick response - It would be great if you could pass on my message to Diane. I paid $6 to your forum. As you say it's not going to break the budget! I do a bit of hobby woodwork and turning. Puzzles are one of my 'things'. Not sure what the role of a contributor is, but I do have a bit of experience in the workshop and some skills I can share. Happy to be educated - I don't spend a lot of time on forums (fora?) . Here is a picture of the other box I made form Bruce's plans.
Thanks again for the quick reply
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Mark, I've emailed your messages and pictures and email address to Diane. I removed the email address link in your message since I think the boss said it's not permitted, but I see you've turned on Email access to your profile so any other Contributor can contact you by PM or through the system as desired. Your email address won't be visible to anyone unless they send you a email through SMC and you respond directly by email. The PM messages are a good way to communicate.

Thank you for becoming a contributor! Every little bit helps to keep SMC on the web - I for one would hate to see it go away! There is no "role" for a contributor, just the advantage to view photos, post things for sale or WTB in Classifieds, remove ads, a few other benefits, continue to participate and share and learn, and the good feeling of helping a little where we all get so much benefit!

Please let us all know if you discover any news about the puzzle box plans!

BTW, do you have some of the puzzle books out there? I buy them when I find them. Most are simple puzzles but still good fun. Some show details of complex puzzles, although not puzzle boxes like Bruce designed.

JKJ

John K Jordan
01-18-2020, 4:07 PM
Mark, Diane wrote back and said she would send you an email.

JKJ

Michael Naber
01-23-2020, 3:37 PM
I also have a number of the plans I bought from Bruce and am willing to send what I have to Diane.

I found out about Bruce's passing only because I had sent an email to him asking if he would be willing to put a single price for a copy of all of his designs and instead received a reply from his son, Rob. I'd still be interested in doing the same thing if his family were willing to put together a package. If I recall, you didn't actually get the designs from the web; it was just a display case and payment portal. After purchasing a design, Bruce would send it directly via email. Hopefully, his family will be able to find where he stored them and can generate some income from his designs.

Michael

John K Jordan
01-23-2020, 7:11 PM
I also have a number of the plans I bought from Bruce and am willing to send what I have to Diane.

I found out about Bruce's passing only because I had sent an email to him asking if he would be willing to put a single price for a copy of all of his designs and instead received a reply from his son, Rob. I'd still be interested in doing the same thing if his family were willing to put together a package. If I recall, you didn't actually get the designs from the web; it was just a display case and payment portal. After purchasing a design, Bruce would send it directly via email. Hopefully, his family will be able to find where he stored them and can generate some income from his designs.

Michael

I sent an email to Diane letting her know about your message here.

JKJ

Michael Naber
01-24-2020, 7:49 PM
John,

I saw the post about becoming a contributor and have done so. If Diane replies back to you, you should be able to PM me.

Michael

John K Jordan
01-24-2020, 10:35 PM
John,

I saw the post about becoming a contributor and have done so. If Diane replies back to you, you should be able to PM me.

Michael

Very good! I just sent you a PM with Diane's response and her email address. Thank you!

JKJ

Michael Naber
03-15-2020, 11:24 AM
I've been in contact with both Diane and Bruce's son. They are working on how to get the puzzle plans somewhere where they can be purchased again. There's no time frame, yet. I'll post again when there is something working.

Michael

Lara Chan
03-19-2020, 11:53 PM
I have reached out to his son back when Bruce first passed. I wasn't aware and was really saddened by the news. I offered to help with web development for a new site for his plans as I have purchased several of them and wanted to know if he was willing to sell me the whole lot of plans.

I'd love to extend the offer now to help in any way if possible. Would also know if/when plans will be available agin.

Thanks all.

Jaxson Wicks
09-04-2020, 1:22 PM
Any updates on weather or not we can obtain the plans? I loved making Bruce's puzzle boxes and deeply miss him.
I would like to purchase every plan he has ever made if at all possible.

Michael Naber
09-06-2020, 8:08 AM
Jaxson,

I've been in contact with Rob off and on. Let me see if I can get an answer from him about method of payment. I'm authorized by him to distribute the plans on his behalf, but, again, the payment details need to be worked out. I'll post back when I have an answer.

Michael

Any updates on weather or not we can obtain the plans? I loved making Bruce's puzzle boxes and deeply miss him.
I would like to purchase every plan he has ever made if at all possible.

Michael Naber
09-11-2020, 3:59 AM
I've received a response from Rob and am happy to say I can handle the sale on his behalf, forwarding the funds to him. Jaxson (and whomever is interested), please PM me for details, as I don't want to use this board, even if allowed, to become the selling interface for this. The website designer had a very nice setup, but has disappeared from our radar and we'll likely have to start over.
Michael

Michael Naber
09-11-2020, 4:07 AM
Jaxson,
I just tried to PM you, but you appear to be blocked at this time for PMs. I believe the rules of the board prohibit the posting of private email addresses, so I'm not sure how to go about doing this.
If you can enable (or have the moderator do so) the PM for you, please send me one. I check this every couple of days.
Michael

Michael Naber
10-29-2020, 11:04 AM
I have responded to the email you put into your profile. If you don't see it, please post here again and we'll find out to communicate.

Michael

Suzy Sheppeard
04-04-2021, 10:54 PM
I've received a response from Rob and am happy to say I can handle the sale on his behalf, forwarding the funds to him. Jaxson (and whomever is interested), please PM me for details, as I don't want to use this board, even if allowed, to become the selling interface for this. The website designer had a very nice setup, but has disappeared from our radar and we'll likely have to start over.
Michael
Hello Michael,
I’m new here after finding this thread. I too thought Bruce Viney was amazing and was terribly sorry to hear of his passing. I don’t mean to sound stupid, but how do I go about PMing you?

Frederick Skelly
04-05-2021, 5:00 AM
You need to be a Contributor to use the PM feature. It only costs $6 per year. Go to the top of this thread and you'll find a blue button with gold lettering that says "Donate".

Michael Naber
04-05-2021, 7:56 PM
Suzy, I do check this forum every couple of days, so, if you decide to become a contributor and send me a PM, I will respond as soon as I check.

Michael