'L'bow Dovetail

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2020 Jun $312 24 cubicdissection
2016 Dec $178 baxterweb
2014 Feb $210 baxterweb
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L-bow Dovetail was Norman Sandfields exchange puzzle at IPP 19 in London, 1999. This famous puzzle appears impossible to the untrained eye, since its two dovetail joints run in different directions. The puzzle is perfectly solvable though, when solved it reveals a small compartment with original elbow macaroni inside. The puzzle does NOT come apart completely, by design, to prevent small pieces from falling out. Only 200 copies were made.
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