Barb’s Cube by John Devost
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Description
I only ever made two of these puzzles for the IPP Design Competition (San Francisco) in 2009. It’s a fun puzzle that can be very confusing to assemble from pieces even if you see the assembled shape.
Several years ago Scott Peterson (at my insistence) made a very nice run of them and later Tom Lensch (at John Rausch’s insistence) made a run, with some featuring Holly, Ebony and Rosewood!
I recently was able to acquire some 1/2” size stock and decided to make a few. This can be considered my first puzzle project in over seven years and over 12 years since I first made any ‘Barb’s Cube’ puzzles!
I suppose you could call these mini or pocket size, although they are not micro like Allan Boardman puzzles. I used a variety of woods in many different patterns, my favourite are the ‘Checkered Cube’ version but the design looks really nice in any combination.
I lacquered and hand buffed them with a coat of ‘Conservators Wax’ to make them pop. This Puzzle was named after my loving wife Barb.
Woods used in this copy are:
Walnut/Oak/Maple/Poplar
This is the last copy I have available of the seven that were made and comes with a signed information sheet listing woods used in this puzzle
Shipping cost to be determined at close of auction
Specifications
- Designer
- Jose W. Diaz/John Devost
- Craftsman / Manufacturer
- John Devost
- Material
- Walnut/Oak/Maple/Poplar
- Unit of Measurement
- Inches
- Size
- 3x3x3
- Grade
- (A) Collector: Flaws must be very minor, subtle, and difficult to identify.
- Cosmetic Issues
- None
- Function
- (1) Perfect: Neither loose nor tight, no binding or alignment issues, moves smoothly.
- Functional Issues
- None
- Repairs
- No
- Packaging
- Yes
- Documentation
- Yes
- Assembly
- Disassembled
- Smoke-free home
- No
Payments & Returns
- Payment Methods
- PayPal
Postage & Shipping
- Item Location
- B4C4A2, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Ships To
- Worldwide
- Shipping Instructions
- Shipping cost to be determined at close of auction
- Returns Accepted
- No