Checkered Career
1 December 1994Sold Out 1994 Limited Edition set of 6. Original Price: AU$75 Originally called THE BROKEN CHESSBOARD this 13 piece checkerboard puzzle was designed in 1908…
Edwin Wyatt called this puzzle the Chestnut Burr in his book Wonders in Wood (1946).
To create the 24 pieces which expose no less than 144 triangular facets on the exterior of the puzzle, Mr Puzzle has made more than 280 very precise saw cuts. The end result is this complex but very attractive design.
The puzzle is made from Queensland Silver Ash.