Small Box No.8 by KCG

This diminutive PuzzleBox has a neat opening sequence that I’ve never seen before, here’s the description from Karakuri:

“Karakuri Small Box #8” was created based on “3D Box (K-20)”. “3D Box” was created 10 years ago. If you know the “3D Box”, maybe you are one of the veterans about Karakuri Works. 3 bars cross in a cube, and they influence each other. Of course, this works also has a space inside. The bars are unstable while making this work. It makes difficult to make. Especially, we need to pay attention to the process to make.”

Crafted from Keyaki - Walnut

Oli wrote:

“I think it's safe to say that No.8 is the odd one out in this little series of puzzle boxes. It is completely different from the others in several ways. Although it is symmetrical, it does not have even sides, you can see two wood colours on the outside (keyaki and walnut) rather than just the one and also it has no visible logo.

No.8 was actually designed by Akio Kamei and used as an exchange puzzle at IPP16 under its original name 3D Box. As a puzzle it again isn't very difficult, but I do like the solution. It has a very satisfactory feeling when opening, although it could take some practice to get the method just right. This box is no longer produced by the Karakuri Creation Group due to the difficulty of manufacturing and subsequent failure rate.”