Cutler Cube - Disassembly Puzzle

RELEASED: 2.28.2014 PRODUCED: 38 Copies DESIGNER: Bill Cutler CRAFTSMAN: Eric Fuller MATERIAL: Walnut, Ash, Sapele COMMENTS: This is possibly the best burr puzzle ever invented. Bill designed it by hand when he was 16 years old. (so, a looooong time ago :) Intended as a take-apart puzzle, disassembly is very tricky with many many false starts and dead ends. Reassembly is of course very very difficult. I don't generally include instructions, but I will gladly send the directions to this one should the buyer wish (just email me). Here's how he describes it: The puzzle consists of 3 parts: 1) The 'innards' - 24 pieces in the standard 24-piece burr shape 2) The 'shell' - 41 pieces, mostly surrounding the 'innards', which fill out the cube shape, and also form the locking mechanism to hold everything together 3) The 'key piece' - the cross-section of this piece is rectangular - half as thick as the other pieces which are cut from a square rod. The workings of the puzzle are as follows: a) The 'innards' pieces are irregularly shaped, and must be moved in some particular sequence in order to free the 'key piece' b) The 'key piece' is removed c) This unlocks the 'shell', which then comes a