Cabinet

Designer: Jakub Dvořák

This puzzle measures: 112 mm x 63 mm x 105 mm

Material: Pink Oak/Am. Walnut

Kevin Sadler wrote about it:
“Every now and then Jakub releases a Pelikan in-house design. They are usually boxes with clever mechanisms and you really won’t be disappointed by this. At yesterday’s MPP, one of the topics of consversation that I had was about the Karakuri puzzle boxes and how beautiful they are with simple(ish), short but very elegant solutions. I lamented that I didn’t dare get into Karakuri collecting as it would be the death of my marriage and my bank balance but I agreed with the elegance and simplicity. I have to say that the Cabinet puzzle by the Pelikan team is worthy of this same admiration for the same reasons.
 
It is beautifully made – and wonderfully tactile. There are 2 drawers and one knob. As it arrives, there is a good bit of rattling from inside. The challenge is to open the drawers of the cabinet and find the gold bars and the jewel inside (plus an extra treat). Nothing moves at all at first but it won’t take very many of you long to get the first drawer open to find a treat inside. After that a little exploration will reveal the first of the prizes. Aha! Real care and attention in every part. At this point you have what looks like it can be used as a tool…you will have done it countless times before on other puzzles and been able to manipulate the mechanism. I tried this repeatedly and had no luck. I began to think that maybe the mechanism was stuck. I tried variants of my manipulation many many times with alterations in the orientation of the puzzle and got absolutely nowhere. I tried this again and again and again. Nope! Nuffink! I then had another thought and tried that but still no luck. I tried for a whole week. Eventually, I contacted Ivan Danik to ask for a hint. He didn’t say much but did manage to tell me that my original thought which I had been trying for a whole week had been wrong. Grrrr! I am not very bright. Having abandoned that completely I had a little feel about and had a wonderful Aha! moment. I had actually used the correct move but needed to do it properly. After another try my treasure was all available. 
 
The Cabinet is just like a Karakuri – it is beautifully made with perfect tolerances and a simple but very elegant mechanism. All of you collectors out there will need this.”