These are two of Wil Strijbos bolt puzzlesthey were purchased in the early '90s from Ishi Press.one of them was called the Bomb, the other is unknown.I don't know where they fit in Wil's current series of bolts.

Fire Plug (AKA: Fire Hydrant & Play With Fire) is a take apart type puzzle, designed by Marcel Gillen in 1999.The objective is to remove the dog from inside the hydrant.

Information from Rainer Popp:After Popplock T1 there was the call for a lock with an affordable price which could be opened in a reasonable amount of time. T2 comes with a key and has 6 steps to open. Manufactured from Brass and Stainless Steel.

Akio Kamei's 2013 Christmas present

This is Akio Kamei's 2009 Christmas present

not a terribly difficult box, but it is very pretty

I received this puzzle from Robert Yarger as a Christmas present many years ago. It is a similar kind of puzzle to the elephant puzzle he once made, but this one is instead a dog. It is not very difficult to get apart. It just takes a couple of steps, but it is hard to put back again. The puzzle does not have the traditional Stickman logo on it. Its pieces are too small. But it did come with "Merry Christmas from Stickman Puzzleboxes" tag that is signed on the back by Robert listing it as ...

This is one of Vinco's very nice puzzles. Fit is excellent. Disassembly is easy, assembly is tricky.

The Sonneveld Cubed Burr was designed by Dic Sonneveld around 1998/1999. This puzzle is very challenging to solve. At first glance it would seem that the 3 piece burr cannot be assembled inside the cube because of all the interference points between the pieces. However, these are overcome by a series twists and turns of each piece to maneuver them into their final positions. The cube is of blue mahoe and avodire, the three burr pieces, granadillo and is an exception...

Ishino Keiichiro's Nested Burr Four, made by Eric Fuller, is a quality piece of work. The fit is so good it took me ages to find the first two moves! Thirteen moves to get the first piece out, then the fun really begins.

Information from Rainer Popp:T8 reminds of a antique "P" lock. It has 2 Tricks and no key. I am pretty sure that many people will like especially Trick 2! It weights 700g. Manufactured from Stainless Steel and Brass.

Information from Rainer Popp:The lock is designed in Stainless Steel and available in two versions. With Aluminum or with Copper rivets. A reasonably priced lock with only one trick. But not easy to solve.This version has Aluminium rivets.

Opening Bat, a sequential discovery puzzle from Brian Young (Mr. Puzzle)Limited edition No.45 of only 50.Information from Mr. Puzzle:Designer: Brian Young Three major locks and much much more. No gravity pins; no "bashing" or "tapping". Tools to discover for all steps in the puzzle.The name is The Opening Bat and that's exactly what you have to do; open the cricket bat to find all you will need to play test cricket and win that holy grail.By buying this single Limited Edition puzzle you're ...

The object is to separate the two halves. A difficult take-apart puzzle. #044

From the official description:RELEASED: 5.14.2014 PRODUCED: 75 Copies DESIGNER: Eric Fuller CRAFTSMAN: Eric Fuller MATERIAL: Quartersawn Sapele, Wenge veneer COMMENTS: This final installation of the Havana's box is the "Bruce" after my buddy who tends bar there from time to time. He's a smooth talker with a complex personality, and that describes this box pretty well. I brought the apearance of the box full circle to the first one, with the slight difference th...

This is Allard Walker's IPP 33 exchange puzzle. Open the briefcase and solve the puzzle contained within.

This "Crikey" Box by Kelly Snache is made from cocobolo and spalted maple, one of ten and in near-perfect condition.

Burry Joint was Bill Cutler's souvenir puzzle for IPP20 2000. It is 13 pieces and difficult to take apart with a unique locking method.

A disentanglement puzzle made by Brian Gray in 1991.

RELEASED:5.1.2011PRODUCED:~35 CopiesDESIGNER:Original Unknown, Variations Eric FullerCRAFTSMAN:Eric FullerMATERIAL:Ash, Walnut, Paduak, Bubinga, Sapelle, Metal, AcrylicCOMMENTS:I saw a picture on facebook of an interesting variation on the classic joint puzzle...Peter Wiltshire of canada had scored it on Ebay. I shot him a message and he was kind enough to lend me the original (shown on a white background below) so I could make some copies. When I got it in my hands, I started thinking about var...