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These works are the special Work-kits.

You can make them at the Workshops for adults.

Not for sale, sorry.

 

 

Work kit DICE

 

 

AW-1

This kit was originally developed for the "International Puzzle Meeting" in Hakone in 2010.
This has almost the exact same device as P-9-4, so you will be able to understand it by making it.

Craftsman : Karakuri Creation Group

Created : 07/2010

Size : 80~80~80 mm

Material : walnut, etc.

 

Work kit New Secret BoxU


AW-2

It was a work kit developed for our first annual "Karakuri Puzzle in Hakone" in 2011.
It has the same device as NS-2. It will open in 12 moves. Ifve used the same marquetry board thatfs on the outside of the work as the body structure.
You can understand the structure and the device by making it.

Craftsman : Karakuri Creation Group

Created : 07/2011

Size : 80~80~80 mm

Material : magnolia, walnut, etc.

 

Work kit Little tree

 

AW-3

It was a work kit developed for the first annual "Karakuri Puzzle in Hakoneh in 2011.
It has the same device as CH-4-2.
You can understand the structure and the device by making it.

Craftsman : Karakuri Creation Group

Created : 07/2011

Size : 74~74~52 mm

Material : oak, keyaki (zelkova), etc.

 

 

Work kit

5-MOVE SECRET BOX

 

 

AW-4

It was a work kit developed for our second annual "Karakuri Puzzle in Hakone" in 2012.
It is a traditional five-move secret box.
We were going to make a four-move secret box at first, but we wanted more participants to understand the secret box.
Therefore we added the device called "the bolt" (bolt).

Craftsman : Karakuri Creation Group

Created : 07/2012

Size : 100~70~53 mm

Material : agathis, yosegi






Work kit INU KUWAE



AW-5

This work kit was developed for our third annual "Karakuri Puzzle in Hakone" in 2013.
"Inu Kuwae" was an extremely popular souvenir from Hakone, so we decided to design it into a workable kit.
In the original souvenir, a cigarette rolls out and is caught in the dogs mouth when the drawer is pulled out.
However, in this work a toothpick appears, not a cigarette.
An interview with the designing craftsman is also included.

Craftsman : Karakuri Creation Group

Created : 06/2013

Size : 84~110~79 mm

Material : katsura








Work kit Sofa



AW-6

This work kit was developed for the 4th annual "Karakuri Puzzle in Hakone" in 2014.
We designed this in keeping with the theme of furniture.
The same mechanism and device used in the life-size version of karakuri sofa was also used in this sofa.
The method to opening this is simple, but the structure is quite complicated.

Craftsman : Karakuri Creation Group

Created : 09/2014

Size : 120~55~83 mm

Material : walnut, magnolia







Work kit Fukiage (Blow Up)



AW-7

This work kit was developed for the 5th annual "Karakuri Puzzle in Hakone" in 2015.
It is formerly a traditional work of the Hakone / Odawara district. It is a cigarette trick. You put the cigarettes inside beforehand. When you lift the inner box up, then down, one cigarette pops up. However, the real cigarette has been substituted with a twig. That is the trick – it blows up (in your face).

Craftsman : Karakuri Creation Group

Created : 07/2015

Size : 124~93~72 mm

Material : amur corktree, mizuki (dogwood)




Work kit Itokomabako
AW-8

This work kit was developed for the 6th annual "Karakuri Puzzle in Hakone" in 2016.
"Itokomabako" was made in Hakone during the Edo period and used by Shamisen players as a box to put strings and bridges in.
We do not know many things about it, so it is a mysterious box.
There are two drawers. When you open the one drawer, the other drawer opens at the same time. When you close the inner drawer, the other drawer closes at the same time.

Craftsman : Karakuri Creation Group

Created : 07/2016

Size : 84~126~36 mm

Material : amur corktree, bamboo, string



Work kit Osaru no Kagoya
AW-9

This work kit was developed for the 7th annual "Karakuri Puzzle in Hakone" in 2017.
You can open the lid when gOsaru(monkey)h brought
gKago(palanquin)hfrom Odawara Castle to
Hakone Check Point well.
The brand of top plate was designed with the image
of a journey to Hakone.

Craftsman : Karakuri Creation Group

Created : 09/2017

Size : 85~114~48 mm

Material : american black cherry, etc.



Work kit Spinning Secret Box
AW-10

This work kit was developed for the 8th annual "Karakuri Puzzle in Hakone" in 2018.
While continuing with the traditional secret box outline, the trick is new.
It is the union of secret box and Karakuri box.
Yosegi on top plate is made by Yoshiyuki Ninomiya.

Craftsman : Karakuri Creation Group

Created : 09/2018

Size : 113~85~53 mm

Material : magnolia, etc.