Bocote / Wenge / Sycamore
COMMENTS: Although the [splined box #1 and #2] look as though they are constructed the same, both open in completely different ways. The woods used are Bocote and Quartersawn
Wenge, and the splines are Sycamore. Difficulty is hard to pin down; when I let my friends play with the prototypes, some solved them quickly while others never opened one or both.
I have always liked the look of boxes made with mitered edges and a reinforcing spline down the middle. I have had several ideas for puzzle boxes incorporating the design, and finally settled on these two. Both are tricky and puzzling, with some easily
discovered beginning moves and a final difficult move for the solution.
Each box is signed and numbered. These boxes are made in a limited edition of 25. No more will ever be made.