Boxes and Booze 9/7/19 Boxes and Booze 9/7/19

Secretum Cista

The provenance of the name, “Secretum Cista”, is rather auspicious and steeped in mystery. From the Latin, “Secretum” has many translations, notably “secret seal”, or more simply just “secret”.

Boxes and Booze 8/24/19 Boxes and Booze 8/24/19

Slammed Car

Slammed Car, designed by Junichi Yananose (Juno) and produced by his puzzle company Pluredro (Juno and his wife Yukari) in Queensland Australia, is their latest and greatest sequential discovery puzzle, and one of the best new puzzles in the world.

Boxes and Booze 8/17/19 Boxes and Booze 8/17/19

Puddleduck Pastures

Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild with a faery hand in hand, for the world's more full of weeping than you can understand - William Butler Yeats

Boxes and Booze 8/3/19 Boxes and Booze 8/3/19

Ned Kelley

Behold the infamous tale of Ned Kelley, the notorious Australian bushranger and outlaw wanted for a series of police murders in the late 1800s. Kelley and his gang’s evasion of police capture for over two years ended in a famous gun battle in which the outlaws wore makeshift iron suits and helmets which have become iconic.

Boxes and Booze 7/20/19 Boxes and Booze 7/20/19

Tracy's Box of Tricks

It’s been a while since I featured something from Tracy Wood Clemons, an American woodworker who, when asked how she became so talented at designing intricate and complex wooden puzzle boxes, can honestly say, “well, that’s my middle name, after all”.

Boxes and Booze 7/6/19 Boxes and Booze 7/6/19

Plugged Well

“My formula for success? Rise early, work late, strike oil.” - John Paul Getty

Boxes and Booze 6/1/19 Boxes and Booze 6/1/19

Bovalis Lock

This unique creation comes from the mind of Greek American Constantine Bovalis, a mechanical design engineer from Illinois. Constantine notes that the inspiration for his puzzle creations comes in a roundabout way from traditional Japanese puzzle boxes

Boxes and Booze 4/27/19 Boxes and Booze 4/27/19

Hemlis Box

The “Hemlis Box” (a way of saying “secret” in Swedish) is the creation of Swedish carpenter and cabinet maker Gustav Nilsson.

Boxes and Booze 4/20/19 Boxes and Booze 4/20/19

The Donkey’s Tail

Haven’t we all felt like we are missing our tail, now and then? I suppose we have a choice in those situations, to see things like Eeyore, where everyone else is to blame, or like Pooh, who approaches life with a sunnier disposition.

Boxes and Booze 3/16/19 Boxes and Booze 3/16/19

Dwemer Construct (Stickman 34)

This is a tale of a puzzle box, however, one that references an ancient lost race of craftspeople who built the most incredible and complex objects.

A spirited journey through the world of collectible artisan puzzles