Interlocking - Star Of David

Star of David (Stewart Coffin)
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Star Of David (Tom Lensch)
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Star Of David (Lee Krasnow)
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Star Of David (Lee Krasnow)
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Designer:Stewart Coffin
Craftsman:Stewart Coffin (1st)
Tom Lensch (2nd))
Lee Krasnow (3rd & 4th)
Category:Interlocking
Material:Mahogany (1st)
Purpleheart (2nd)
Teak (3rd)
Bubinga (4th)
Pieces:6

The Star of David is in the same family as the Diagonal Burr and its many variations made by Stewart. It uses six dissimilar and non-symmetrical pieces. This unusual puzzle assembles into three different geometrical shapes having an axis of symmetry, as well as other shapes having no apparent symmetry. A difficult puzzle. The 3rd and 4th photographs show the Star of David in one of its alternate symmetrical assemblies. Stewart made 50 from 1981 to 1983 and 10 of a simpler version in 1990. Numbers 37 and 37A in his numbering system.
 
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