29 into 28 best min fragment found: 19/2 Cut up 29 sticks of length 28 like this: 1 x (14 + 14) 4 x (27/2 + 29/2) 2 x (13 + 15) 4 x (25/2 + 31/2) 2 x (12 + 16) 4 x (23/2 + 33/2) 2 x (11 + 17) 4 x (21/2 + 35/2) 2 x (10 + 18) 4 x (19/2 + 37/2) Reassemble as 28 sticks of length 29 like this: 2 x (29/2 + 29/2) 2 x (14 + 15) 4 x (27/2 + 31/2) 2 x (13 + 16) 4 x (25/2 + 33/2) 2 x (12 + 17) 4 x (23/2 + 35/2) 2 x (11 + 18) 4 x (21/2 + 37/2) 2 x (19/2 + 19/2 + 10)