Craftsman: Eric Fuller
Designer: Alfons Eyckmans

Packing or interlock puzzle? This is how Eric describes it:

This put together puzzle blurs the line between packing and interlocking puzzles. With a level 4.4.17 solution

Great looking “Lolly box”, kinda begs you to pick it up and start fiddling with it. I had no problem getting the first two lollies out, the second two took me a while longer.

When I got them all out it dawned on me… I have a major malfunction! My brain won’t comprehend the fact I’m too eager to get my hands on the lollies that I don’t care about the fact that they aren’t supposed to be eaten, but actually supposed to go back in the box!? Aaargh!

I first discovered I had this disease when I got my Cartesian wallet, but I don’t seem to be able to remember that I have this “condition”.

Anyhow… not paying attention to disassembly of this puzzle might not kill you, but it will make a few hairs on your head turn a few shades closer to gray.

If there is something I have learned from solving puzzles, it’s p a t i e n c e, I thought I had plenty of it before, but now I’m: Yoda meets Mother Teresa in a body of Buddha who ate Gandhi

Tetrahedron

Craftsman: Vaclav Obsivac
Designer: Vaclav Obsivac

Another one from Vinco’s new batch. It’s quite tricky to see any seems in this puzzle, and quite hard to feel them too. I got really confused even on to where to start on this one because there is no way of getting any kind of grip.

Dual Tetrahedron

Craftsman: Vaclav Obsivac
Designer: Vaclav Obsivac

This is one of Vinco’s new designs. Even though I’m starting to get a pretty good feel for his puzzles, I ran into some problems getting this puppy open. =)

Crossbox

Craftsman: Vaclav Obsivac
Designer: Vaclav Obsivac

Sat down in my sofa and started to fiddle with this one while I was glancing at the Tv, didn’t really get anywhere, but I kept going and then all of a sudden it open! Spooked me quite a bit, because all of a sudden I had this thing that was semi-open and quite a lot bigger then I started =)

Also requires a little “multi-fingery-movement” and shares characteristics with Flattrick and Explosion Cube, but has it’s very own “take” on it.

About the same size as Flattrick and displays very nicely.
(Had some problems taking pictures of this one, the picture makes it look a bit crocked and rough, but it’s the exact opposite… straight and smooth)

Cube Vinco

Craftsman: Vaclav Obsivac
Designer: Vaclav Obsivac

Christmas present from Vinco. Clever little puzzle, stuns you a bit when it won’t move the way you would expect. Perfect puzzle to annoy friends and families that aren’t too familiar with this kind of puzzle.

Perfect fit, just snug enough. I actually thought this was a 2 piece puzzle once I disassembled it, but when I played with it a bit more discovered it’s a 4 piece! =P
I have encountered wood puzzles where the pieces has been slightly stuck together, due to the lacquer holding some pieces together at first, and becomes loose once “dislodged”. But that’s not the case here!

Really fun to play with!

Flattrick by Vaclav Obsivac (aka Vinco)

Craftsman: Vaclav Obsivac
Designer: Vaclav Obsivac

Almost Open

Peter Wiltshire gave me the heads up on this one.

In a comment regarding one of Vinco’s other puzzles Cubicula I had mentioned that I thought Explosion cube from vinco was the best “Vinco” I had up to that time.
So Peter said that one of his favourite puzzles in his collection was Flattrick, and that it is…

“…somewhat like “Explosion Cube” but it’s movement is a little more interesting.”

So how could I pass on that?

And guess what?… He was right, this is an excellent puzzle that not only displays really nicely, has a good size to it and requires some “multi-touch-fingery-movement”  (yes that is a brand new word)

Thanks again Peter for this tip!

Cubicula-by-Vaclav-Obsivac-(aka-Vinco)

Craftsman: Vaclav Obsivac
Designer: Vaclav Obsivac
Found at: Eureka

The fitting is somewhat loose on this one (only have two prior to this one though), but it’s really fun and difficult!

But if I had to choose only one (of the ones I have so far) my choice would be Explosion cube

Handed-Halfcubes-by-Vaclav-Obsivac-(aka-Vinco)

Craftsman: Vaclav Obsivac
Designer: Vaclav Obsivac
Found at: Puzzlemaster

Great puzzle! Displays nicely, snug fit and fun to solve.

Explosion-Cube-by-Vaclav-Obsivac-(aka-Vinco)

Craftsman: Vaclav Obsivac
Designer: Vaclav Obsivac
Found at: Puzzlemaster

Excellent puzzle! It’s almost just as hard to open this puzzle as it is to assemble it.
Tight fit, displays very nicely. The “Explosion” part of the name will become clear once you manage to disassemble it.

Juha-14-by-Juha-Levonen

Craftsman: Philos
Designer: Juha Levonen
Found at: Rombol

Not the easiest puzzle in the world, but not the hardest either. Had some issues disassemble it at first, due to the lacquer kind of made some of the pieces stick together. Not an issue any more.