This puzzle was made by Lee Krasnow. It is called the Cluster Buster but it is made in a truncated version and uses three different woods to make this puzzle which is an easier puzzle according to Lee because of the truncated end pieces of the puzzle. They make it easier to grab in order to take it apart as well as put back together. I find them both difficult but understand what Lee means when he says the flattened tips make it so that it does not require 6 fingers to take apart the non truncat...

This puzzle is made by Lee Krasnow, Lee considers this puzzle a relatively easy puzzle as well as a very beautiful puzzle. The design is made using 6 woods for each face of the cubic design and one more wood for the interior or center of the puzzle pieces. It’s complexity lies in the ability of the puzzle solver to match up each of the six sides of the puzzle with the same woods so when the two halves of the puzzle are joined the matching woods compliment each other. This puzzle ...

This puzzle is a variation of the Diagonal Burr, however you wouldn't think so from looking at it. Like many of Coffin's designs, the six pieces of this puzzle represent a complete set of non-symmetrical permutations, and will assemble in only one way. Disassembly is possible on only one of the four-fold axes. This design is isomorphically the same as many of Coffin's other puzzles such as Augmented Four Corners and Triangular Prism, however the average person will probably have ...

The six pieces of this puzzle all have the same shape, but different arrangements of the four colors of wood. The pieces will assemble in many different ways to form the third stellation of the rhombic dodecahedron. It is essentially a third stellation version of Stewart Coffin's Nova -- the obvious goal with this puzzle is to get the same colored sticks to line up. There are other ways to put the pieces together with color symmetry as well. Disassembly is possible along any of the...

By lengthening the triangular stick segments of the Permuted Third Stellation, a puzzle that resembles a nest of triangular sticks results. At first glance one might expect to be able to simply pull one of them out thus collapsing the whole thing... not so easy! Comparing this puzzle to the Permuted Third Stellation, the additional length of the triangular stick segments eliminates one of the two solutions, and makes it so that the remaining unique solution is only able to dis...

By lengthening the triangular stick segments of the Permuted Third Stellation, a puzzle that resembles a nest of triangular sticks results. At first glance one might expect to be able to simply pull one of them out thus collapsing the whole thing... not so easy! Comparing this puzzle to the Permuted Third Stellation, the additional length of the triangular stick segments eliminates one of the two solutions, and makes it so that the remaining unique solution is only able to dis...

The Diagonal Star is a variation of the Diagonal Burr. All six pieces are identical. They are like the pieces in the Diagonal Burr, but with the ends beveled to an edge. The resulting shape is the first Stellation of a rhombic dodecahedron. It is assembled by making two subassemblies of three pieces each, and sliding them together. This design is very old -- nobody really knows who invented it. In Stewart Coffin's book Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissections, he writes: Someo...

The Diagonal Star is a variation of the Diagonal Burr. All six pieces are identical. They are like the pieces in the Diagonal Burr, but with the ends beveled to an edge. The resulting shape is the first Stellation of a rhombic dodecahedron. It is assembled by making two subassemblies of three pieces each, and sliding them together. This design is very old -- nobody really knows who invented it. In Stewart Coffin's book Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissections, he writes: Someo...

Crafted by Wayne Daniels, this interesting six piece burr can has six unique solutions and is the only notchable, voidless set that can be put together six different ways. It is marked "Interlocking Puzzles 2001". IP is out of business, and it is highly unlikely any more will ever be made. Woods used look to be: Walnut, Paduak, Maple, Mahogany, Pau Ferro and sappy Granadillo This item is on consignment and is being listed by me for an anonymous seller. I have it in my possession, ...

This box if from my personal collection. It is brand new and unused and comes from the second edition (ebony accented chopsticks) <br> For more information, click here: http://www.cubicdissection.com/html/purchase/discont/stickchopstick.html <br> 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 and $1 for each additional item to pay for packaging costs. Please add 3.5% for paypal p...

Lattice is Bill Cutler's earliest difficult-to-take-apart design

S/M 24 is a high-level solid notchable 24 piece burr. Very challenging!! Many moves to remove the first piece.

Bill says, "Helix the Burr Features the most interesting disassembly sequence I have created".

This puzzle box was created by Hiroyuki Oka as a Xmas present for the Karakuri Club members in 2007. It is now sold out and no longer made. The mechanism is similar to that of a traditional japanese puzzle box, but with a twist. This box is in excellent (as new) cosmetic condition and opens smoothly. Comes with the original box.

This was my IPP design competition entry in 2006. It was my tribute to Nob Yoshigahara. I so love his Unhappy Adolescence puzzle based on the P pentomino+ 2x1x1 block, that I thought I would try a U pentomino +2x1x1 block and see what I could come up with. What I found was that 9 pieces plus a single cube would make a nice 4x4x4 puzzle. The puzzle consists of 4 pieces plus their mirror images and a self reflective piece plus the lone cube. Several problems can be dreamed up and attempted. T...

Mint Condition Copy of Professor Hoffman's Puzzles Old & New Book. This printing was done in 1997. Very Hard to Find. 394 pages Lots of illustrations! "Buyer to pay shipping; postage cost to be determined at end of auction depending on purchaser location" $4.00 book Shipping, $10.00 Fedex second day insured. USOn Jun. 16, 2008 09:11:41, the following description has been added:This book is available for international shipping. thank you.

This is a tricky augmentation of a 6-piece burr, addingcubies to fill a 6x6x6 cube. It is difficult to disassemble, much less put back together! It is a level 10 puzzle...Buyer is responsible for paying 3% PayPal fee if paying via PayPal

from cubicdissection.com:"This box is visually stunning and begs to be picked up and played with. While not very difficult to solve (fairly trivial, in fact), the depth of the mechanism and intricate work make it well worth having." Buyer is responsible for paying 3% PayPal fee if paying via PayPalOn Jun. 07, 2008 10:18:40, the following description has been added:On Jun. 07, 2008 12:12:56, the following description has been added:On Jun. 07, 2008 12:17:05, the following description has been ...

This is a Stickman No. 5 "prototype" being sold by the artist Robert Yarger. (Non-prototype versions of this box must be obtained by contacting the artist directly.) As a prototype, this box does not possess a limited edition number, logo stamp or instruction booklet. Unlike other boxes from this line, it also has not been lacquered and is somewhat looser in the movement of its pieces. Other than the above mentions, this is a high quality box that still works perfectly. The box has b...

Stewart Coffin's Four Color Nova puzzle (STC #8-B) made from Goncalo Alves, Yellowheart, Tulipwood and Tropical Walnut. Puzzle is from my personal collection.This is the fancy version with end blocks in four contrasting woods. Stewart only made three of these in 1987. There are three color symmetry problems to solve. The photograph depicts the "Rings" solution. A beautiful puzzle with excellent fit and finish. Puzzle made by me and has my signature.If the buyer chooses to use Paypal, then ...