Three Pairs Puzzle - File 1 of 5 - IMG_1603.JPG (0/1)
I read an intriguing book called "Geometric Puzzle Design" by Stewart T.
Coffin last fall. Mr. Coffin needs no introduction to wooden puzzle fans - he is to puzzle design what M. C. Escher is to graphic arts. The book is long on design considerations, and intentionally sketchy on specifics. One tantalizing page shows a puzzle called the Three Pairs Puzzle. A couple of line drawings and a cryptic description are all I had to go on. There were no hints at all on how to assemble it! This is, by far, the most fiendish assembly puzzle I've ever encountered. The parts are simple enough - twelve identical pieces glued up into three mirror-image pairs. Looks simple enough! The puzzle is mahogany, about 3" on a side. Scott |
Three Pairs Puzzle - File 1 of 5 - IMG_1603.JPG (0/1)
"Elrond Hubbard" wrote in message .47... I read an intriguing book called "Geometric Puzzle Design" by Stewart T. Coffin last fall. Mr. Coffin needs no introduction to wooden puzzle fans - he is to puzzle design what M. C. Escher is to graphic arts. The book is long on design considerations, and intentionally sketchy on specifics. One tantalizing page shows a puzzle called the Three Pairs Puzzle. A couple of line drawings and a cryptic description are all I had to go on. There were no hints at all on how to assemble it! This is, by far, the most fiendish assembly puzzle I've ever encountered. The parts are simple enough - twelve identical pieces glued up into three mirror-image pairs. Looks simple enough! The puzzle is mahogany, about 3" on a side. Scott Neat stuff. Makes your brain hurt just looking at the pieces. |
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