Fractal Puzzles

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Apparently I never got round to posting the files for the three fractal puzzles on my blog, they got posted to other places but never here so tonight, in lieu of an actual laser cut item, here's one I missed earlier. (svg here)

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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/msraynsford/wooden-fractal-tray-puzzles-2/

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