Bird in the Nest
| Maker Bits & Pieces |
| Designer Vladimir Krasnoukhov and James Dalgety |
These are puzzles that fit together so they don't fall apart easily. Usually puttng them together is the hard part, but taking them apart can be equally as hard.
Bird in the Nest
| Maker Bits & Pieces |
| Designer Vladimir Krasnoukhov and James Dalgety |
Shackman Painted Doll
| Maker Shackman |
Dovetail
| Maker Reiss |
Ultimate Burr Set
| Maker Creative Crafthouse |
Described in 'Creative Puzzles of the World', based on work by J.H. de Boer
The Pacco Puzzle
Dodeca
| Date 1996 |
| Maker Design Science Toys Ltd |
99 piece Pagoda
| Maker Arjeu |
Cube 33 XYLO (CT28)
| Maker Arjeu |
Casse-Tete Satellite (CT49)
| Maker Arjeu |
| Designer Stewart Coffin |
Also known as Spider Slider and Scorpius
AT&T: The system is the solution
| Ad AT&T |
The Three Pairs Puzzle
| Date 1979 |
| Maker Stewart Coffin |
| Designer Stewart Coffin |
Four Corners Puzzle
| Date 1971 |
| Maker Stewart Coffin |
| Designer Stewart Coffin |
Stamped "AP-ART (C) 1971 S.T.C" Nick Baxter said Coffin did that stamp early on, and maybe just 1971. Afterwards, he would inscribed in ink or pencil.
Crooked Box II
| Maker Bill Cutler |
| Designer Bill Cutler |
Japanese Kumiki
Barrel
Less common 8-piece version
Daruma Japanese Kumiki Barrel
Japanese Daruma dolls are modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of the Zen tradition of Buddhism. Paint one eye when making wish, and the other eye when wish is fulfilled.
Think
| Date 1968 |
| Maker Chadwick-Miller |
Made in Japan. Imported and sold by Chadwick-Miller, a Boston company.
Spiral Wood Block
| Maker C.F. White |
Like Think Puzzle but with curve spiral rather than rectilinear.
Kumiki Pig
| Ad R.B. Rice Sausage |
Gordian's Knot
| Maker ThinkFun |
| Designer Frans de Vreugd |
Originally called "Extreme Tortue" and was the result of a computer program to find the most difficult six-piece puzzle
3 dimensional Cross Puzzle
| Maker Magnif |
3 dimensional Star Puzzle
| Maker Magnif |
Starter Burr Set
| Date 2023 |
| Maker Oscar Chang |
| Designer asiegel |
Think, 3d printed
| Date 2024 |
| Maker Oscar Chang |
| Designer Justin Brown (based on Japanese wooden puzzle) |
My first attempt at 3d modeling!
Buffalo Nickel
| Maker Bits & Pieces |
| Designer Oskar van Deventer, George Miller |
07-7074. Based on a puzzle design by Oskar van Deventer and originally made by George Miller for IPP 20 in Los Angeles. Missing wooden token.
Knot Simple
| Maker Bits & Pieces |
| Designer Douglas A. Engel |
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