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Kumiki Japanese Wooden Puzzles
Kumiki is a Japanese word which means "to join wood together". In Japan, the term "kumiki" refers to several different varieties of woodcraft, especially figural wooden interlocking puzzles or, in a broader sense, any wooden construction toy. They are also known as "burr puzzles." Each puzzle is handcrafted, and each is displayed as a small work of art, created in precision as is evident in how exact the puzzle pieces together.
These puzzles may have been used by master woodworkers as they tutored their apprentices in the art of constructing wooden buildings using interlocking pieces in the absence of metal parts or fasteners.
Tsunetaro Yamanaka (1874-1954) was the first craftsman to design and construct puzzles that resembled building and vehicles as well as abstract shapes like spheres and cubes. His descendants continued this kumiki tradition, still creating new puzzles including animal shapes. Today, Tadaaki Yamanaka, great grandson of Tsunetaro, continues his work.
Posted: 2012-01-29 16:43:00 Secret Base 2 Puzzle Box by Hiroshi Iwahara "The 2011 Secret Base Box 2 by Hiroshi Iwahara, was a remake of the VERY popular Secret Base Box released to Karakuri members in 2007. Having owned a number of variations of the original puzzle, we were very excited to see that Hiroshi decided to create an adaption of this wonderful puzzle.
The Secret Base Box 2 measures an approximate 3.54 x 3.54 x 2.95 inches (sli..." Read more
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