Interlocking - Crowded Cluster

Crowded Cluster
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Crowded Cluster - Partially Apart
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Crowded Cluster - Pieces
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Crowded Cluster
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Crowded Cluster - Partially Apart
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Designer:Lee Krasnow
Craftsman:Lee Krasnow
Category:Interlocking
Material:Bolivian Rosewood (1st, 2nd & 3rd)
Cocobolo (4th & 5th)
Pieces:6

In the spirit of Stewart Coffin, this is one of Lee's first designs. It is sort of variation of the Nova with different shaped pieces and two prism blocks (one right and one left handed) added to the dimple areas. It is also somewhat similar to the Cluster Buster.
 
The complex shapes of the pieces makes this puzzle quite confusing to assemble. With most puzzles that have their origins in the Diagonal Burr, assembly generally requires experimenting by making two halves with three pieces each, trying to slide them together and correcting where blockages occur. With this puzzle, figuring out how to make the halves is confusing!