This unusual puzzle is made from hardwood from Northern New South Wales and mounted on a jarrah base.
For only three pieces this puzzle is surprisingly difficult. Two of the pieces consists of three 50mm cubes and the other of four 50mm cubes.
The inventor of this puzzle is STEWART COFFIN. The puzzles is #38 in Stewart's numbering system and was originally called "Three Piece Block" puzzle. Stewart made the puzzle for a company who wanted to use it as a promotional item. From 1980-1983 he made 350 only of these puzzles.
20 30mm rhombohedrons made from Queensland Silver Ash joined by 30 pieces of black dowel makes this an impressive looking sphere with twelve pentagonal sides.
This puzzles was originally invented by Jean Carle who was working the French puzzle company Arjeu.
The five pieces of Queensland Black Walnut and Seven pieces of Queensland Silver Ash combine to make a great pattern when put together in this twelve piece burr.