Improved Pagoda (16 moves)

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A DUTCH STYLE AUCTION WITH 11 PIECES AVAILABLE.

This sequential movement puzzle box is the improved version of the one entered in the IPP 29 Design competition in San Francisco.The Improved Pagoda is a much better puzzle in as much as it covers up "clues" that gave the solver "a big hint" on how to open it. Each box comes with a solution diagram, and is "signed" by Makishi.

Here are some particulars about the box:

Limited Edition of 40.

Number of moves to open: 16

Designers: Matthew Dawson & Makishi

Maker: Yasutoshi Makishi

Woods: Red Oak, Walnut, & Maple

Size: 5.3125 inches. Length by 3 in. Width by 5.3125 in. Height.

Price: $116 USD (not including shipping)

If you have any questions about this puzzle, please contact me.

Shipping priority with tracking to the lower 48 states will be $5.95. If you live in the lower 48 states and would like to pay now via paypal, then the total including priority shipping will be $125.90. Payment can also be made by check or postal money order . If paying via check or postal money order please contact me.

Buyer pays paypal fees if paying via paypal. ---*For International shipping, please contact me so I may give you a quote on shipping to your respected country. Please contact me before paying.

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Makishi's & Dawson's puzzle bio-

Originally from Okinawa Japan,Yasutoshi Makishi has been a resident of Pennsylvania for over 21 years and supports his artistic puzzle-craft hobby with his career in high-end quality custom cabinets for elite homes. Inspired by a passion for parquet puzzle boxes from Hakone Japan, Makishi has produced unique 8, 13, 18 and 30 move puzzle box designs. His most challenging and recent puzzle is an astonishing 50-move puzzle box that took a full 3 years to design and build. Such exotic puzzle boxes can be seen exhibited in selective art and craft shows throughout the Eastern United States, and his passion for the future is to continue hand crafting such high quality wooden puzzle boxes in collectible limited editions.

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Ignited in his passion by a chance puzzle box discovery during a trip to Mexico, Matthew Dawsonbecame enthralled by complex puzzle box design. As a collector and enthusiast, his presence has been felt behind the scenes for years, and his unusual and unorthodox concepts can be seen in the designs of many modern puzzle boxes today. For example, Matthew helped inspire the Stickman Snowflake Box, and although modified, the original concept behind the Stickman Illogical puzzle box is a brainchild of his. Now Matthew is doing more than sharing his unique concepts with modern puzzle artists, he is developing his own unique line of puzzle boxes. His first puzzle, the MakDaw #1 (Pagoda), has received acclaim from collectors in many countries, and now a remake of this ingenious design is available to the public as well. Matthew looks forward to staking his claim in the puzzle community with many of his other intriguing designs. He also hopes to present new puzzle boxes at future IPP exchanges. Matthew lives in the Houston, Tx area.

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