Wood Trick Mayan Calendar 3D Wooden Puzzles for Adults to Build | [73 Parts] Aztec Calendar Mechanical Model - Engineering DIY Wooden Model Kit for Adults to Build

I had a lot of fun putting this together. Basically you remove the parts from the wood sheets and put them together. the wood is of good quality and I did not have ant problems with the parts breaking. The parts are very accurately laser Cut and the parts fit together exactly as they should. No finish work is needed. The Instruction booklet is excellent. it is Mostly pictures and very easy to follow. If you are a very experienced modeler this type of model is a fun build and would be a nice break from some of your more demanding projects, and if you are a beginning modeler this is a good first project. just take your time to build it exactly as the picture instructions show you. Hang on your wall and enjoy all the praise from family and friends.

This is a great puzzle . It looks detailed, but went together fast.

For any one who likes History or is a fan of the Mayan period, you’ll love this exquisite piece. The directions were easy to follow and the item easy to build. I have built about 20 wooden puzzles so for newbies, it might be a little difficult, but the end result is totally worth it. Plus, the company, Wood Trick, Inc, is great to deal with. I initially encountered a small problem, which they were able to take care of right away. Already purchased two more products from them!

I thoroughly enjoyed assembling this perpetual calendar. There's an incredible amount of detail all throughout the pieces. All told, this took me about three hours to complete. The instructions were clear and aside from a small curly-q end that looks like it broke off sometime before it arrived (I am NOT blaming shipping. The piece was deep in the stack of plywood.) Everything looks amazing. Unless you're looking for it, you're not going to see it so I saw no reason to ding the review a second star. The only reason I bumped it down to four stars instead of five is because the example the instructions give as to how use/read it is wrong. So, for those of you looking to figure out how to use it correctly, and/or wondering why January and February are listed twice, this is for you. To use the calendar correctly, take the last two digits of the year (in this case, 19, see picture) and turn the outer ring so that those two digits are sitting over top the current month. As the outer ring turns, it will also turn the middle wheel which has the days of the week. Moving the two digit year number will also change where the days of the week fall. When the calendar changes to the next month, rotate the outer ring to the corresponding month. As to why January are February are listed twice and one set is underlined? Leap years. 2020, 2024, 2028 and so on, are all leap years so for the first two months, use the underlined January and February listings. Once those two months have passed, continue on with the rest of the months as listed. Not a leap year? No problem! Just use the January and February listings that are NOT underlined as proceed as usual. A pair of tips for assembly: 1. When removing pieces, push them out FROM the back. Hold the piece in front of you (if the numbers in the lower corner are backwards, turn the plywood) and carefully push from the back, so the piece is coming towards you. This way, if the wood doesn't make a clean break the plywood will pull away from the back of the piece instead of the front. 2. Lightly test fit the pieces to determine whether wax is needed. The kit includes some paraffin wax you can rub on the wood pieces to make assembly easier. If the piece feels like you'll need to apply some pressure, hit the corners of the tab with the wax. The tabs don't need a lot of wax so don't slather it on. Other than that, have fun! You'll end up with an amazing looking, Mayan themed calendar that will accurately last into the 2040's.

Awesome

We bought the safe from this maker last year. My son is a puzzle master. He put it together and it was awesome. He still uses it. When he received this calendar, he groaned and told me the last one chewed up his fingers so bad, he didn't want to do another. It's beautiful and he agreed it would have been great to have on his wall but he just couldn't bring himself to do it again. My advice: don't hesitate to buy this! When you do, also purchase a couple of those soft thimbles - I think they might be for quilting. My son's fingers aren't particularly tough, but just in case, have the thimbles there too!

This is a BEAUTIFUL calendar with an interesting mechanism of rotating pieces to provide you with a working perpetual calendar. The build is challenging. You have to pay attention to detail and be willing to put in some labor to make the best possible version of this project. They use toothpicks to pin various pieces together. There was one point where I was taken aback. The large outer ring is composed of five arc-shaped pieces held together by five joining pieces. EACH of those had SIX toothpicks to do the job. That's 5x6 = 30 toothpick insertions and trimming them to length on BOTH sides... that's SIXTY trimming steps. So I took a deep breath and got to work. It was a Zen exercise in focusing on each step with quality and care. It's kinda like eating an elephant... one bite at a time. Ultimately, the payoff is AWESOME. If I were to assemble another one of these, I'd paint/stain it to bring out more of the detail and functionality. You won't whip this one out in a half hour. You'll have to invest the time. BUT IT'S WORTH IT!

Was so excited excited to put it together but after I finished and triple checked all the moving parts I realized that I doesn’t have a pointer for the month. I re read the instructions again and there was no indication of any steps that was missed. Apart from that it was an enjoyable project. My grandsons and I enjoy doing these together.

Superb quality a pleasure to build

Wir haben das Ding in <3 Stunden zusammengebaut, und die Teile passen haargenau, sollten aber an den Verbindungen etwas geschliffen/gewachst werden. Die Anleitung 2mal genau anzuschauen erspart den Weg zum Mülleimer. 😀 Beeindruckend die Einstellungen von Jahr/Monat/Tag.

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Its beautiful, very fiddly and quite fragile once built but well worth the effort.

Está genial. Lo regale a una persona manitas y me ha dicho que las piezas vienen muy bien cortadas. También trae repuestos de las piezas pequeñas por si se rompe alguna. Lo veo un poco caro pero merece la pena. Queda muy chulo colgado