Dikkop

Designer: Alfons Eyckmans

This puzzle measures: 88 mm x 88 mm x 88 mm

Material: Wenge, Padauk, Elm

Kevin Sadler wrote about it:

“I Started with Dikkop – translated from Dutch to mean Tadpole, the reason for which will become apparent later when you see the shape of the pieces. I initially thought that this one was a rather complex 3 piece burr. It is beautifully made from Wenge, Padauk and Acacia and I was very glad that I picked this one to start with. It’s nice and chunky and easy to manipulate the pieces. As soon as I found the first move I realised that what looked like one giant burr piece in each direction was two sticks lying side by side. The “fat heads” prevent the pieces sliding out too easily and do restrict some of the moves. The disassembly takes 15 moves (9.2.2) and is actually a very pleasant exploration. It is a pleasure to work out which move comes next with very few blind ends. It remains stable right to the very last piece being removed which is very gratifying as it means that a beginner puzzler can keep an eye on where pieces are and understand how they lock together all the way through the disassembly.
 
I then scrambled the pieces and from a combination of my very poor memory and logic, I was able to put it completely back together from scratch. As a result, this is a really nice puzzle for beginners to burrs as well as experts. It will also look very impressive on display.”