T Burr interlocking burr puzzle
1 August 2009Edward Hordern IPP29 Puzzle Exchange – San Francisco, USA. August 2009 180 made. Presented by Grant Smith. Made by Mr Puzzle Australia. Designed by Grant…
314 different six block burrs in one puzzle… plus one other puzzle.
Bill Cutler’s name is synonymous with the six-piece burr and in 1977-78 he published an article called The Six-Piece Burr in the Journal of Recreational Mathematics in which he showed there are 25 different pieces which in combination can make up to 314 different six-piece burrs.
There are 42 burr pieces in total which can be combined in different ways to make up the 314 different six block burrs. +1 How to open the box that contains them?
Made from Queensland Silver Ash they are presented inside a ‘trick’ locking box of New Guinea Rosewood.