This puzzle box was created by Tatsuo Miyamoto as a Xmas present for the Karakuri Club members in 2007. It is now sold out and no longer made. There are two compartments to unlock. This box is in excellent (as new) condition and works smoothly. Comes with the original box.

This karakuri was created by Yukio Ogura as a Xmas present for the Karakuri Club members in 2007. It is part of the "card case karakuri" series which were originally designed to hold business cards. This one was inspired by similar traditional products from the Hakone area. This item is in excellent (as new) condition and works smoothly. Comes with the original box.

4 move mame box by Oka- san. New and unopened. ***Please add 3.25% for Paypal Payment.

Extremely challenging 50 move box by Makishi. Made from poplar wood. There are two keys on the side sof the box. Puzzle can be taken apart to its basic components once solved by removing a screw (this is not recommended).***Please add 3.25% for Paypal Payment.On Jun. 07, 2008 17:46:21, the following description has been added:*1 "key" on each of the two sides, please see photos.

Bottle in Rome is a trick opening bottle made by Akio Kamei in 1998.

Cage puzzle with wood ball at its center. This puzzle is discussed in Stewart Coffin's book The Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissections, to which reference is made on John Rausch's website here: http://www.johnrausch.com/PuzzlingWorld/chap06c.htm Buyer to pay shipping; postage cost to be determined at end of auction depending on purchaser location.

The third box of Hiroshi Iwahara's Byway Secret series, possibly his best and last. Iwahara also calls it the "Wrong side secret" box. The outside is undecorated--on purpose--and is a clue to opening the box. There box has 2 compartments. Opening the first is straightforward, but 21 moves are required to open the second compartment. The box is a very clever twist on the traditional Japanese puzzle box.The box is beautiful and extrarordinarily well crafted. It has been been out of production for ...

This very nice 5 Sun puzzlebox utilizes the standard 10 move opening sequence. It is in like new condition, and includes the box, papers, and original wrapping. Fit and feel is excellent. This item is on consignment and is being listed by me for an anonymous seller. I have it in my possession, and will ship the item and complete the transaction. Shipping cost will be calculated after the end of the auction. Winning bidder will pay the actual postage amount plus $3 for the first item ...

Designer: Ben Krasnow Materials: Purpleheart, walnut, padauk, yellowheart, cocobolo Goal: The puzzle solver's goal is to open the box by operating the box's locking mechanism and sliding open the box.The goal and description above is from the IPP puzzle site, written by Ben Krasnow. A solution sheet is available.

This is a puzzle that is a trial run for Lee Krasnow, it seems that they are made of a cherry plywood and laser cut this is a difficult puzzle it is small measuring 1.5" but Ronald Kint-Bruynseels who designed this puzzle made a real challenging puzzle I marked the shape of each piece down in a drawing book and numbered them to show me which piece went in in the exact sequence but not how they were spacially oriented so even though I knew which piece was next the position of each piece was also ...

This puzzle box was made by occasional craftsman Stephen Chin (entered australian IPP). This puzzle box is well made with very nice woods. There are gravity pins, and it is very difficult to open. I have instructions which can be included from his email. There are VERY FEW pieces of his work, probably less than 10 in total.

The Autumn Puzzle Box is No. 10 in the line of unique Stickman puzzle boxes and derives its name from its collage of attractive fall colors. It is handcrafted from quality wenge, padauk, and leopardwood pieces. The Autumn Box is of moderate difficulty to solve and requires a bare minimum of 15 moves to get into both of its hidden compartments. On Jan. 12, 2008 13:51:34, the following description has been added:this puzzle is #24 out of 30, and is in excellent shape.

This puzzle box was made by occasional craftsman Stephen Chin (entered australian IPP). This puzzle box is well made with very nice woods. This was made to replicate an antique English puzzle ball called the sovereign ball which pushes one of the circles through to reveal in inner compartment which unscrews to open (wooden groves!). There are VERY FEW pieces of his work, probably less than 10 in total.

This Japanese puzzle box was made by the deceased master Okiyama. It comes with the original box. It is in excellent condition.

This is a very rare version of the very special boxes Mr. Okiyama made in the 6 sun 54 move size. Only 12 of these very rare boxes were made. A couple of the boxes I was able to obtain had minor problems with the Yosegi (in one or 2 of these boxes the Yosegi didn't line up on one end of the boxes near the Kannuki) I am not going to sell the box with this very minor problem. They all open like Mr. Okiyama's boxes and make the great "Pop" after each series of moves allows the various pieces to mov...

This is a simple one or two step puzzle made afew years ago. excellent condition, very easy and simple puzzle.

This Kamei puzzle box has a clever little solution which evaded me for a while. I believe it was made 4 or 5 years ago. It is in excellent condition and works well.

These puzzle box was made by occasional craftsman Stephen Chin (entered australian IPP). This puzzle box is well made with very nice woods. These are two puzzle eggs. One opens with an unscrewing motion (wooden groves!) The other opens similarly to the Kamei egg, but with Stephen's own twist... There are VERY FEW pieces of his work, probably less than 10 in total.

This box is from a group of 36 boxes that were made by the late Mr. Okiyama. The group of boxes I received from Japan were the finest boxes in the 5 sun 27 move size that I have ever seen from this great master. They are all very smooth in operation make the "pop" that a quality box will make as it is opened and is finished in a matt finish unlike many of Mr. Okiyama's boxes which have a more glossy appearance to their finish. These boxes are very rare, very beautful, operate perfectly and will ...

This box is from a group of made by the late Mr Okiyama. It has his honko as verification he made this box and is one of the smallest boxes made by this Master Craftsman. Mame means Bean like a coffee bean and refers to the size of the box. It is approximately 1.75" X 1.25" X 1.2" These boxes were made in such a way as to allow them to be taken apart more than the usual 18 move box will allow, it will allow you to take both ends of the box as well as the top and bottom pieces (the longest wide...