This Gordian Knot puzzlebox was never completed from its limited edition run.  Instead its many pieces rested in a storage box for several years.  These were set aside for mechanical issues, or because they required the re-cutting of missing parts in order to be finished.  At the time, Robert decided that they required so much attention that they were just not cost effective to complete.Robert agreed to let me (his apprentice) work on such puzzles when there is little else to do in the shop,...

from cubicdissection.com:" I recently started corresponding with Jim Gooch about his various puzzle designs, and was pleased and flattered when he offered me his latest design to make and share with you all. This new puzzle, the switchboard burr, is very unique and interesting with a level 9 solution. In his words "I had the idea to combine pieces from a traditional burr puzzle, a board burr puzzle and the more complex version of the Three Piece Knot that Frans de Vreugd and I worked on a...

Each year in February and March I have more time so I can make some new or special puzzles. It is good and quiet occasion to make some ideas which I could not realize during a year. It is time when I can enjoy selection of the best coloured wood from my stock and I can make the puzzles as I want. I am usually doing these puzzles for myself or for my friends only. Each of puzzles on this auction is from this creation. These puzzles are not for commercial sale. All of them are waxed by special ...

Katie Koala is a beautiful sold-out limited edition sequential discovery puzzle, designed and crafted by Mr. Puzzle Australia in 2013. This is number 14 and is in like-new condition. This is a very complicated puzzle, which is actually several puzzles in one. A certificate of authenticity is included. You can read Mr. Puzzle Australia's full description online @ http://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/mr-puzzle-archives/katie-koala-sequential-discovery-puzzle.html . Buyer to pay actual shipping and insu...

Winner Jury Grand Prize IPP Design Competition 2015Designed by John Moores in collaboration with Juno Yananose and Brian Young. Manufactured by Mr Puzzle in 2014 and presented at IPP34 - August 2014 in London, UK.This particular puzzle came from John Moores' personal set, part of a collection of 12 puzzles sent to him prior to the IPP meeting in 2014. It is accompanied by a print out of an email to John Moores from Mr Puzzle discussing the shipment, finalization of the solution, and praise from ...

Jewel Thief by Jon Keegan is an exciting puzzle! The objective is to unlock the combination lock, free the jewel thief and retrieve the prized jewel from the jewel vault. It is high quality made from e.g. aluminum, brass and stainless stell. The puzzle comes in a protective wooden box and documentation. Solved once and reset. There are some very fine hairlines on the puzzle, but they are hardly noticable. It is very shiny and nice copy. You will love it! Shipping to be determined after purchase...

One of my favorite designs. These puzzles are examples of workmanship that I don't care if they sell, they are so well made it is WOW!

For sale is the legendary sequential discovery puzzle 'Big Ben' from Mr. Puzzle, Australia.It was designed by John Moores, Junichi Yananose & Brian Young and was John Moores IPP exchange puzzle for IPP London 2014.It is in great condition and works flawless.When the auction is closed, we will figure out the best and cheapest way for shipping together.Shipping worldwide.

Hi All,I am offering my T9 popplock to allow me to afford a puzzle party journey, next year.It is my favourite of all Rainers locks I have ownedThe lock is in perfect working order, but is covered with a pretty ugly patina.I am happy to polish it to bright brass or leave that to you.There are a couple of dents on the back, which are in the pictures.I hate to say goodbye, but I am planning a “once in a lifetime trip” and must put this before owning stuff. Albeit, really good stuff.Please get ...

Wishing Well is a beast of a sequential discovery puzzle with 50 steps! This will take you a very long time to solve! There's a lot to discover on the way down the well to retrieve the coin at the bottom.A friend who tried described it as being a technician working on an alien machine. It's very mechanical with many obscure movements as you manipulate the internals with no idea of what's going on inside it.Several warnings about playing with this puzzle:Don't force anything! Every movement will ...

Designed by artist Robert Yarger, this Stickman No. 8 puzzle box internally makes use of a specialized "three-position mechanical toggle" system. Such toggles were first used to mechanically tally information in ancient (B.C.) calculating machines, but when incorporated into a puzzle box it produces a very unique result. . In this box, the same move does not always produce an identical result. Panels that were once freed by performing a particular step will not always become free when the sam...

The infamous SMS Box by Brian Young. The hardest puzzle box I've ever worked on. From his site:How is it possible to receive an SMS with this old telephone? That is the goal of this puzzle.To do this you will need to open more than one compartment in the SMS Box.  When you can read the SMS you’ll know that you’ve solved the puzzle and found all the compartments.All locks (and there’s a lot of them!) in the puzzle are manipulated and solved with tools provided. Even though there are lots o...

Hands down one of the top 3 best puzzles I’ve ever owned and solved. I know this won multiple awards and is basically the industry standard of what a great puzzle with high replay value should be. 

Winner Jury Grand Prize IPP Design Competition 2015Designed by John Moores in collaboration with Juno Yananose and Brian Young. Manufactured by Mr Puzzle in 2014 and presented at IPP34 - August 2014 in London, UK.It has been solved and re-assembled only twice.Puzzle Details:The object of the puzzle is to ultimately find Big Ben (which is this case is actually quite small, otherwise the puzzle would be almost as big as the real Queen Elizabeth Tower). Along the way you will also find a representa...

This Stickman No. 5 Puzzlebox is crafted from maple, walnut, cherry and bloodwood, and requires a minimum of 32 moves to get open. An additional 3 moves will also allow it to come apart into more than 75 individual solid wood pieces. The puzzle uses no glue, but is entirely held together only by the shapes of its parts. These puzzles are limited to 45 completed pieces, and this particular box is # 1 of the limited edition set. Puzzle measures 11” x 6” x 5” and comes with its orig...

A hard to find sequential discovery box by Peter Hajek, this is the (slightly more) sought after dark version and is number 4/30. Only 15 dark and 15 light boxes were made. The box, lock and key were a terrific collaboration brought together superbly by Peter. The following is a cut/paste from the Pelikan site (https://www.pelikanpuzzles.eu/detail/howbox-dark/). See below for the original description and a few condition comments."HOW?BOX DARKby Peter HajekWoodwork: Jakub Dvorak and Pelikan team;...

This is an early design by Marcel Gillen - directly copying the description from his 1992 catalogue :"All parts are made of brass. You should try to move the central ring (which seems to object to being shifted) from one side of the dumb-bell to the other without using force and without knocking the puzzle (there are no magnetic parts inside!)."This is a very heavy puzzle weighing just over 1.5kg or three pounds or 24 standard puzzle hamsters.Please note that this puzzle has a heavy patina and, ...

Big Ben sequential discover puzzle, excellent condition, made by Mr. Puzzle, designed by Brian Young, John Moores, and Junichi Yananose, IPP34 exchange puzzle. For foreign shipments, the full amount of the cost of the puzzle will be declared for customs (so I can insure it for that amount). Do not ask to reduce this. I will pay the cost to insure the package. Shipping weight is just under 1 lb. US Priority postage is $9.90, foreign is $53.40 US Priority International. 

Putting up my copy of SDBB Master. This was one of the funnest SD puzzles I've done this year. Comes with original packaging which is a cloth bag. 

What a wonderfully insane but fun puzzle this Stickman No. 7 Puzzlebox is. It puts all sleuthing, advanced planning, strategy and memory retention skills to the test, and is definitely one that will hone all mental abilities to their sharpest point. Moving any drawer to its desired position first requires positioning the drawers on both its sides. Positioning those drawers requires doing the same for the drawers next to them (which comes back to repositioning the original drawer you were tryi...