52 pieces of wood in a ring. Impossible object by Mr Puzzle.

As well as a Wotsit? this one's also an Impossible Object. While making the puzzle I also came up with a neat idea to see if I could make a Mobius loop out of the pieces. I did this by adding a few extra pieces to allow the twist. Not sure if this has been done before. 

To our best knowledge, the original of this puzzle was whittled with a pen knife (this version is individually saw cut and routed, not laser cut) and sold as tramp art in the USA during The Great Depression but it was made in Europe much earlier too.

The puzzle is hand machined here at Mr Puzzle, not whittled or laser cut.

Goal:  Can you work out how the item is put together? No glue at all was used in the construction. And yes, in this case, it does mean the item will not come apart without breaking it.
Size: Outside diameter 150mm. Height 50mm.
Materials: Riadiata Pine. Not painted.
Condition: New Puzzle.

General Information:

This is Brian & Sue Young from Mr Puzzle in Australia selling stock left over from when we retired.

If you have questions please email me separately via our Mr Puzzle email address mrpuzzle@mrpuzzle.com.au  

We much prefer payment via Wise or other bank transfer. PayPal is also possible.
Please do not pay when you buy.  Please message me to let me know if you would like standard or express postage then I will send you an invoice for the full amount. 

Cost to ship this puzzle Standard:  Australia AU$15 - NZ AU$25 - US/Canada/Asia  AU$30 - UK/EU/Scandinavia AU$35
Cost to ship this puzzle Express:  Australia AU$18 - NZ AU$40 - US/Canada/Asia AU$45 - UK/EU/Scandinavia AU$50
Other countries please request a quote.

If you buy more than one item I will be happy to combine ship and quote postage based on exact weight. Usually unless a very heavy puzzle is involved it won’t be much different to the single item below.

Import duties/tariffs are not included in the final price. The import duty or tariff rate may be different for every country so please check the rate that applies to your own country. It is usual practice that import duties or tariffs are paid by the buyer at the point of import or delivery in your own country. USA is the exception. The USA government has mandated that the tariff be paid to them from Australia before we can send the parcel. The tariff percentage is currently set at 12.5% for puzzles made in Australia plus a customs clearance fee.