Three-dimensional two-piece maze. 

This is a special copy of the Double Slideways puzzle what was made for the IPP design competition. It is much nicer than the regular Slideways puzzle. Its larger, with 1" stock instead of .75". It uses nicer woods, and has an additional triangular piece that makes the puzzle slide much nicer than the regular production version. It was made in very limited numbers, maybe a dozen total. Several were given to Ray for the design competition, and a handful were for sale on the site but they wer...

PLEASE NOTE that this is a special version made of solid mahogany which is not reflected in the pictures below! RELEASED:4.21.2016PRODUCED:47 CopiesDESIGNER:Tom JollyCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Sapele and Carolina AshCOMMENTS:I really liked Tom's Cubic Burr 6.9 design, and when I messaged him he said he thought he could do even better. So he went back to the drawing board and came up with an iteration that has a level 5.8.8 solution. Eight moves to get the *third* piece out...this one's toug...

RELEASED:12.16.2015PRODUCED:48 CopiesDESIGNER:Masumi OhnoCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Bloodwood and Yellowheart / Lacewood and Maple / Shedua and BloodwoodCOMMENTS:I saw this puzzle at the IPP design competition this summer and know I had to make it. I was very happy when Mr. Ohno allowed me permission! Cubane is a three dimensional interlocking maze replete with loops and dead ends. It's very reminiscent of the excellent "Wanderer" puzzle by Oskar van Deventer and Tom Lensch. Navigating from s...

RELEASED:6.23.2016PRODUCED:46 CopiesDESIGNER:Logan KleinwaksCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Peruvian Walnut and Carolina AshCOMMENTS:It's been three years since Logan's excellent Constrained Burr series and his baffling Two Burrs in a Corner, but he wasn't resting on his success. He was plotting, working, scheming...to surpass his previous achievements. And boy did he succeed! Two Burrs in a Basket is a major accomplishment, with a level 2.25 just to get the pieces out of the basket! Here's more i...

RELEASED:12.16.2015PRODUCED:55 CopiesDESIGNER:Gregory BenedettiCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:MapleCOMMENTS:With the invention of the NOS (New Old School) puzzle series, Gregory took the six piece burr format and turned it on its head. The only thing more noteworthy than the uniqueness of the series was how difficult they are to make. When he sent me the plans for them a year ago, I turned him down because it just looked like a nightmare to manufacture. I wasn't wrong...BUT...Gregory came up to m...

RELEASED:2.17.2016PRODUCED:46 CopiesDESIGNER:Aleksandr LeontevCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Holly and MarblewoodCOMMENTS:Aleksandr has been coming up with some unique dsigns lately, and since we here at cubicdissection like to be trendy, we decided to get on the bandwagon and make some of them. His "Galaxy" series really caught my eye with its non-traditional shape and interesting movements. While Galaxy 1 is only level 4, it's tricker than you think due to all the horizontal pieces being the sa...

RELEASED:2.17.2016PRODUCED:32 CopiesDESIGNER:Tamás VanyóCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Walnut, Maple, Camaru or ZebrawoodCOMMENTS:I've been sitting on this design for quite a while now, waiting until I had the time to make it. I really liked the meta aspect of a set of pentominos hiding inside a larger set, but I knew it would be an undertaking to craft. The frame and pieces were very time consuming, with shouldered joinery, through milling on the connector pieces, and every edge beveled on the...

Please note this is a special copy with all six pieces cut from sappy walnut, which is not reflected in the pictures below. RELEASED:8.14.2014PRODUCED:47 CopiesDESIGNER:Ray StantonCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Sappy WalnutCOMMENTS:Ray took the Slideways design and went a lot further down the road with his Double Slideways design! With two sets of three identical notchable pieces, it's very tricky and confusing to solve. This was Rays exchange puzzle for IPP this year and from what I hear it...

RELEASED:8.14.2014PRODUCED:37 CopiesDESIGNER:William HuCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Canarywood, Goncalo Alves, Leopardwood, Rosewood, ZebrawoodCOMMENTS:Another brilliant design from Hu that's not what it seems. This six piece puzzle is actually a level 4.2 masterpiece which uses pins, holes and notches to move a lot more than you would expect. Moderate in difficulty; high in entertainment value! This is a very unique and deceptive design.Fit is superlative! May be difficult to solve in highly h...

RELEASED:4.21.2016PRODUCED:43 CopiesDESIGNER:Tim AlkemaCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Sappy Cherry and MarblewoodCOMMENTS: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 t...

RELEASED:4.21.2016PRODUCED:47 CopiesDESIGNER:Terry SmartCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Purpleheart and YellowheartCOMMENTS:I'm a sucker for puzzles which take a common shape and do fun things with them. I especially like puzzles with cage constraints...they look good and can drastically increase complexity. Attis is a good example of that...by introducing a very simple cage, the solution of a straightforward burr becomes level 15.14.4. The contrast between the purpleheart and yellowheart makes it...

RELEASED:4.15.2015PRODUCED:22 CopiesDESIGNER:George BellCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Ash, LacewoodCOMMENTS:Octahedron with Child is a four piece puzzle which uses coordinate motion in the solution. Three identical pieces wrap around each other and the fourth key piece locks the assembly together. While not terribly difficult, the design is interesting and of course looks wonderful in fancy woods and a 19 piece RD assembly. I meant to make more of this puzzle but a miscalculation ruined about ha...

RELEASED:11.21.2014PRODUCED:40 CopiesDESIGNER:Alfons EyckmansCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Cherry, Walnut, Maple, Zebrawood, HollyCOMMENTS:Recently there have been a spate of 18 piece designs using 2x3 stick size. All of them were interesting, and I definitely wanted to make a representative puzzle from this style. It was difficult for me to pick one, but in the end the uniqueness of camel and rider locked inside the puzzle caught my eye.Goetz Schwandtner made himself a personal copy of this des...

RELEASED:4.15.2015PRODUCED:40 CopiesDESIGNER:Bill CutlerCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Canarywood, Purpleheart, PaduakCOMMENTS:Another classic Cutler burr, I chose to interpret this one with more colorful woods than the usual cherry/walnut/maple. The size is also a bit smaller so it doesn't crowd your shelves.Here is what Bill has to say about the Visible Burr design: I like to design burrs which are difficult to take apart. This requires irregular notches in the pieces, and I usually like to hid...

PLEASE NOTE that this is a special copy made with entirely mixed woods which is not accurately reflected in the picture below.  Only three such copies were made.   RELEASED:1.31.2015PRODUCED:38 CopiesDESIGNER:Dario UriCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Wenge, MapleCOMMENTS:Dario Uri is a new designer (to me at least). When I saw his Uri Three Bars design I knew immediately that I wanted to make it. Luckily Mr. Uri was happy to let me make a batch, so now you can get one too! This is a VERY unu...

PLEASE NOTE that this is a special copy made with entirely mixed woods which is not accurately reflected in the picture below.  Only three such copies were made.   RELEASED:1.31.2015PRODUCED:38 CopiesDESIGNER:Dario UriCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Wenge, MapleCOMMENTS:Dario Uri is a new designer (to me at least). When I saw his Uri Three Bars design I knew immediately that I wanted to make it. Luckily Mr. Uri was happy to let me make a batch, so now you can get one too! This is a VERY unu...

RELEASED:11.3.2015PRODUCED:41 CopiesDESIGNER:Christoph LoheCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Cherry, PurpleheartCOMMENTS:This puzzle is more than just a pretty shape...it's also got a very interesting feature. Included with the six burr pieces is a small rectangular piece which can be added to the inside of the puzzle. Solved without the internal piece, Tulip has a level 16 solution. When the internal piece is added, the solution changes to a level 9.14...double the trouble for your money!The constr...

RELEASED:9.20.2013PRODUCED:38 CopiesDESIGNER:Goh Pit KhiamCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Cherry, WalnutCOMMENTS:This puzzle is a groundbreaking and highly anticipated design. Only 30 copies have ever been made in the past, and Brian at Mr. Puzzle sold them out very quicky. The Ternary burr consists of 22 pieces, with over 90 notches and and grooves. The unique solution requires 75 moves to get the first piece out, and over 90 moves to completely disassemble the puzzle. A very difficult work of ar...

RELEASED:5.27.2013PRODUCED:41 CopiesDESIGNER:Jose W. DiazCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Walnut, Maple, CherryCOMMENTS:Designed for Kevin Sadler by Jose, this beautiful puzzle displays elegantly and is reminiscent of Bill Cutler's excellent work. While not a super high level puzzle, the shape is unusual and that adds to the complexity of solving it. I used three different woods which gives a significant clue to the solver in determining which piece goes on which axis. Given that I feel this is an ...