I've been on a bit of a complex burr tear lately. It started with the Fusion series and went from there. I was able to aquire a large amount of choice Walnut, maple and cherry, and so I've been able to keep the woods consistant and make almost a kind of set of interesting and non-conventional burrs. This update includes the last few of those puzzles, all of which should compliment each other very well on the shelf. Needless to say, they all challenge the mind as well!Happy New Year is a recent d...

Elena's burr is an interesting variation with a lot of tricky movement. The level 13.7 solution will keep you very very busy. Disassembly alone is a feat, with lots of dead ends. Reassembly without directions is extremely difficult. Elena's burr is an elegant design, and the ability to come up with a unique solution at such high levels with simple pieces is an achievement. I really enjoyed making and playing with this one!Construction of this puzzle is superlative. Fit is dead-on and the pieces ...

Siamese Burrs II is a delightful mashup of two traditional burrs. The level 12.4 solution has dead ends and subtlty. Were it made from a single wood, this would be an astonishingly difficult puzzle. As is, the wood choice gives the solver a fighting chance to realize this assembly...but only just! In the spirit of the NOS burrs, this is a very unique and unconventional puzzle that deserves a place on any collectors shelf.Construction of this puzzle is excellent. Fit is precise.This puzzle is shi...

Super Packer is another brilliant cube by Andrey. Six polyominos interlocck serially into a simple cage frame. With a unique level 1.4.4.3.2.2 solution, figuring out the assembly is tricker than it looks. After a couple easy moves, there is a lot of internal reorganization necessary to progress to the final outcome. With such an open framework, the low lovel belies how difficult piece placement becomes!Finely crafted in Cherry and Wenge, manipulating the pieces of Super Packer is a tactile pleas...

The unique shape of the Rough Night Burr is what initially caught my eye. Combine that with a very elegant set of pieces (two sets of three identical), a unique level 4.5.2.3.3 solution, and some very very tricky moves and you come up with a winner. While this design isn't as new as many from this update, it was beggning to be made and I'm glad I did. The assembly has a lot of movement but no shortcuts or illegal moves. The final assembly is quite stable and displays very well.Construction was t...

When Logan sent me the first puzzle in this series, the Bookend puzzle, I was very impressed. The concept was interesting, the solution tricky, and of course the finished puzzle displayed very nicely. He then followed it up with three more complimentary designs, each with a unique solution. I knew immediately I wanted to make them, and so now I'm very glad to be able to share with you this series of Constrained burrs. I think this set is a unique concept and is likely to be a classic.The Clamped...

When Logan sent me the first puzzle in this series, the Bookend puzzle, I was very impressed. The concept was interesting, the solution tricky, and of course the finished puzzle displayed very nicely. He then followed it up with three more complimentary designs, each with a unique solution. I knew immediately I wanted to make them, and so now I'm very glad to be able to share with you this series of Constrained burrs. I think this set is a unique concept and is likely to be a classic.The Looped ...

BioTic is a BEAST! 28 total moves and nine rotations are required to solve it. Designed by Andrew Crowell, these fascinating "Turning Interlocking Cubes" take it to the next level. Instead of straightforward linear moves, these designs require rotations during the solution process. Construction is outstanding, with shouldered joinery where side grain gluing is not possible, and detailed bevels which flow around the shouldered joints for a uniform appearance. This puzzle is shipped disassembled.F...

Here is another extremely difficult burr along the lines of the Binary and Ternary burrs, and Cutler's cube puzzle. Cubloc bridges the gap between those puzzle, being very difficult to solve and disassemble but without the predictability of the n-ary burrs. The six pieces interact with the cage to form various gates which interact in a complicated way. It is exceptionally difficult to disassemble, with many dead ends and wrong turns. This puzzle is no joke. Be forwarned!The construction of this ...

The interlocking puzzles I chose to make this update mostly have one thing in common; they have unusual shapes! Claw 3 is no exception. Three larger "claw" pieces wrap around a small 4x4 cube. This puzzle was tricky to make because of the number of units...I had to work with very small stock in order that the final result didn't turn out too large. It's a very tricky puzzle with a unique level 7 solution. I had a lot of fun making it, and it certainly looks different next to your normal cube puz...

Burr of nine boxes looks like a fairly standard nine piece burr. So why did we make it? Because the solution is a lovely level seven that's not too tricky and not too easy. This puzzle is an excellent intermediate puzzle that prompts critical thought and analysis. Made in three similar but subtly different woods it looks great on your collection shelf too!This puzzle is shipped assembled.For multiple items, combined shipping is available. Simply message me once you are finished bidding and I wil...

This is a fantastic puzzle design. I wish I had made more copies of it! With a staggering 10,800 solutions and only 4 constructable, it is decievingly difficult to solve...it's easy to get all but one piece together, but that last piece is the trick! It is a very fun puzzle to solve and displays very nicely because of the interesting joinery on the edges. Crafting this puzzle was a challenge, which is why the price is a bit higher then I would like. However, I think you will find the extra effor...

Impossible Triangle of Six Cubes is a little more impossible than the Three Cubes version, but still quite doable even for the beginner. One more piece, for a total of four, must be serially assembled to create the six cube configuration. The puzzle is quite stable once assembled, and displays very nicely.Construction of this puzzle is extremely precise, with the pieces sliding together perfectly once the solution is found. This puzzle is shipped assembled.For multiple items, combined shipping i...

Tom always comes up with intweresting cubes, and this is no exception. Dispite being fairly simple with a level 4.3 solution, it's a lot of fun to solve. The bird's eye maple is absilutely beautiful and makes the puzzle really pop on the shelf.The construction of this puzzle is very precise, with nice solid clicks every time you move a piece. Each joint was clamped during the glue process, and it's quite strong. This puzzle is shipped assembled.For multiple items, combined shipping is available....

Ken Irvine is one of the best designers out there, and Matador is one of his Turning Interlocking Cubes series. The five piece puzzle has a tricky level 4.10 solution with some very unusual movements. The pieces interlock almost like rings or chain pieces, and the "ah-ha" is a very fun one indeed.Construction of this puzzle is excellent, with our usual precise yet easily moved fit we use for cubes. This puzzle is shipped assembled.For multiple items, combined shipping is available. Simply messag...

Noah Prettyman designed this wonderful new burr puzzle with the intention to recreate the standard six piece burr shape using puzzle cube type pieces. A very unique idea, and a successful one given the unique level 6.3 solution. Knotted burr is a lot of fun to solve and is quite difficult despite its reasonable seeming number of moves. I'm looking forward to whatever he comes up with next!This puzzle is shipped assembled.For multiple items, combined shipping is available. Simply message me once ...

I've seen several designs lately with burr puzzles conspiring to look like other objects...a sword, an elephant...some weirdo even made one that looked like a chicken! But in my mind, none is as apropos as a padlock, so I jumped on the chance to make the Padlock Burr when it came around. Six mostly standard looking pieces interlock within the lock base for a unique and quite tricky level 24.2.8 solution. Lots of fun, and it looks cool too. I also came up with an entire new joint to make the padl...

Bill's Ball bearing burr is one of my all-time favorite interlocking puzzles. The normal six-piece assembly is further complicated by the addition of two stainless ball bearings which must be placed in the correct location before assembly. The bearings are then released once the puzzle is assembled, and the solver must figure out how to maneuver them in order to disassemble the puzzle. A very unique concept and a must-have for your collection!Fit and finish is excellent with this puzzle, which w...

I've been on a bit of a complex burr tear lately. It started with the Fusion series and went from there. I was able to aquire a large amount of choice Walnut, maple and cherry, and so I've been able to keep the woods consistant and make almost a kind of set of interesting and non-conventional burrs. This update includes the last few of those puzzles, all of which should compliment each other very well on the shelf. Needless to say, they all challenge the mind as well!Sweet Sixteen is a very tric...

Aquarius is a seemingly simple puzzle with a real surprise. Two burr pieces and a small slider interact with the ribbed cage to create an unexpectedly high level 17.9.3 solution. Disassembly is moderately difficult but reassmebly gets hairy quick! A great challange for the experienced puzzler.Beautifuly constructed from solid milled pieces, this puzzle is made to last. The cage uses milled slots for strength and precision, and the spalted maple is beautiful against the striped wenge grain.This ...