In the maker's words
RELEASED: 6.8.2008 PRODUCED: 20 Copies DESIGNER: Tom Jolly CRAFTSMAN: Eric Fuller MATERIAL: Walnut, Wenge, Bloodwood, Paduak, Bocote, Rosewood, Pau Ferro COMMENTS: I'm always excited when Tom contacts me with a new design, and this one turned out to be no exception. The "Noose" in the name refers to the fact that all six pieces are contained by a 4x4 square which constricts them like a noose. A squat rectangle with a unique level 9 solution, it is very solid until you figure out the deceptive first move. After that things get interesting, with lots of movement but only one specific disassembly. Once apart, getting it all back together is even trickier. A solid design which is fun to solve and displays well thanks to the exotic wood stock used in construction. There were three ways to go about making this puzzle - two easy ways and one hard way. The first easy way would have been to simply glue the top and bottom sticks together and then glue a vertical piece to put them together. However, this would result in straight end grain glue joints, which are very weak. The second easy way would have been to make the vertical pieces longer and glue the rest of the puzzle up on the sidegrain
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