tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post8906557992988311026..comments2024-03-25T14:53:54.413+00:00Comments on PuzzleMad: Starting the Year With a Winner!Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649523779226834414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post-61139622091620888692023-04-01T06:39:47.467+01:002023-04-01T06:39:47.467+01:00Lucky you! I only have one very small wooden Kosti...Lucky you! I only have one very small wooden Kostick puzzle. Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649523779226834414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post-71187669377588425232023-03-31T21:53:07.333+01:002023-03-31T21:53:07.333+01:00I love my wooden one. Quite the challenge. But oh ...I love my wooden one. Quite the challenge. But oh man I love these new inner pieces! Mine just has 4 rhombic shaped pieces that fill the inside. However I can't complain. Having 4 kosticks in my collection makes me a happy boy! Now to wait for the epic 30 stick insano magnetic assembly cuz who doesnt love magnets!?Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post-73377712729233970892019-01-06T18:25:08.073+00:002019-01-06T18:25:08.073+00:00The Shapeways model works quit well. Though I have...The Shapeways model works quit well. Though I have a wooden one from Jane, I also have a Shapeways one that I dyed the different pieces different iPoly Dye (for polyester) colors in order to see the see placement after an assembly. This made it easy for me to search for symmetrical solutions that appeal to me. I posted a few pictures on Facebook of a couple three-color symmetrical solutions. Once you push in the final slider on the wooden one (or Stefan's) the piece locations disappear. <br /><br />Trapsticks can also be solved with a different handed "slider" piece. There is only one solution for it too, but the assembly is not very stable and fairly easily pulls apart in your hands.John Rauschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283048870764182131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341941751324943000.post-89649781355885400402019-01-06T17:14:38.925+00:002019-01-06T17:14:38.925+00:00Thanks for the great review, Kevin! Design credit...Thanks for the great review, Kevin! Design credit really goes to my husband John Kostick though. I only designed the various jigs so that I could execute the puzzle design in wood, but it was John who came up with the concept of dissecting and reassembling the sticks in both RDS and Trapsticks. Also, there's no need to get my permission to purchase the pieces on Derek's Shapeways shop, so you might want to edit that line out. Glad you enjoyed these puzzles!Jane Kostickhttp://www.kosticks.comnoreply@blogger.com