The puzzle itself looks fairly simple...twelve notches in six sticks. The interesting part is that the notches are not only slanted, but tilted as well. Therefore each piece must be in the proper relative position as well as the proper rotational position. The angles involved are subtle, but if as little as one piece is so much as turned around, the puzzle will not assemble! Tricky and a lot of fun to solve.

Construction-wise, this puzzle gave me a lot of headaches. Getting the angles nailed was tricky. The jigs alone took me a couple days to work out. At one point I thought to myself "Feh, if Allen can figure it out, so can I!" Then I remembered Allen is a brain surgeon. Sometimes it pays to keep in mind that most of my customers are waaay smarter than I am. Anyway, I finally got everything set up right and I'm pleased with the results...the angles are dead on and the fit is very pleasing.

Each copy signed and dated; 42 copies made for sale.