COFFIN THREE PIECE PUZZLE

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Ref. No.
SC91
Category:
Polycube Assembly
Concept:
Stewart Coffin
Date:
1980
Approx.Size:
30mm "cubes"
Price:
No longer made
No of pieces:
3

The isometric view of the base of the assembled puzzle represents the logo of a large USA corporation.
A very baffling three piece interlocking polycube assembly.
Although Stewart's original is constructed from regular cubes, I chose to fabricate the "cubes" from 15mm square stick (see illustration above). This has resuled in a much stronger construction, with no quarter face glue joints liable to failure.
Read more in Stewart Coffin's "The Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissctions"

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