Recently Jakub decided to re-release a limited quantity of this very nicely turned four piece puzzle and I was lucky enough to acquire one from a fellow puzzler.
This puzzle is a derivative of the ‘Trirods’ (2008) which was turned into a ball shape.
In case you’re not familiar Pelikan is the first craftsman to create ‘spherical’ puzzles on a lathe, (e.g. Stewart Coffin’s ‘Convolution’ & ‘Garnet’).
I have tried my hand at turning some as well (e.g. Stewart Coffin’s ‘Four Piece Cube’) It’s a very tricky endeavour fraught with disaster every step of the way!
Here’s a description from Kevin Sadler:
“I had to check with Jakub about this one as it looked familiar but I barely remember yesterday, let alone something I saw in 2016. This is a re-release using European woods of the beautifully turned egg puzzle. It comes complete with its own lovely turned stand. These puzzles from Pelikan are wonderfully tactile things to hold and caress. The egg is NOT coordinate motion like some of the other spherical puzzles made previously. When it comes to disassembly, the puzzle is not particularly difficult – it is just a matter of finding the correct places to put your fingers to hold it and and push/pull in the right directions. It is not immediately obvious where to put your fingers to do it and it is so wonderfully smooth that you get no clue from running your fingers over it. If you have it just right then you are rewarded with a beautiful sliding motion as it smoothly separates. After a few minutes you have 4 pieces which look nearly identical and which will only fit back together in one way. Re-assembly is just a matter of thinking it through. This is a joy to fiddle with and looks lovely on display.”
I made a Box from Oak, (I used half lap joints as opposed to my usual mitres and slipfeathers.)
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