Custom Puzzle Box

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Published 2017-06-24

I built this puzzle box from scratch, using open-source software and tools available at my local maker space (tinkermill.org)

All of the design files, software, and documentation can be found on GitHub at github.com/rcalme/puzzle-box

All Comments (21)

@wrecktangles 4 years ago

"Dad, I made you a box for your heart medication."
@Jombo1 6 years ago

I wouldn't even have thought to unscrew the leg. I already lost.
@anonymousmonkey9491 5 years ago

at least put "love you dad" in the puzzle. At this rate he'll just think you hate him and decided to put him through hell.
@MarcTheHat 5 years ago

Thanks for sharing this; it must have taken a VERY long time to complete and your Dad is a lucky man. I salute you, Sir.
@shagyfay 6 years ago

The upside down drawer would have had me beating my skull against the wall
@SeanBennion 6 years ago

Amazing work. I was blown away by the number of levels for opening the box. Great ideas and an awesome gift!
@michaels4340 5 years ago

8:54 oh yes, of course; this is a PERFECTLY rational thing to do
@deejaaywalker2314 5 years ago

I'm floored by the level of workmanship in this box... how perfectly fitted the pieces are, how beautifully crafted it looks. Then to contemplate it's many challenges, each with multiple steps leaving contemplation, guesswork and good old fashioned luck to master. If this was found in a vault 1000 years from now, there would be great interest. I made a connection with the Antikythera mechanism even if each serves a very different purpose.
@usaftrobertson 6 years ago

You should totally start a business designing puzzle boxes and selling them mass produced. Sell 1 design per month for people to figure out. I would gladly be your first buyer.
@MarcoastG 6 years ago

Am i the only one thinking, his dad will never figure this shit out lol
@aspenleef 4 years ago

I actually think it's really sweet how you built this all for your dad. It looks hard as hell, but painstakingly well designed nonetheless. Props to ya' for the most unconventional albeit unique father's day gift in the world.
@jefflewis9880 4 years ago

I would end up using a hammer to open this.
@tomheath8975 5 years ago

Your Dad should be proud. This is fantastic!
@johncage5368 4 years ago

Absolutely brilliant! Great "out of the box thinking" puzzle box. The decoding parts make it much more fun than a typical puzzle box.
@MrJeffinLodi 5 years ago

Incredible mechanics, but fairly convoluted logic.
@jonflannery8984 5 years ago

LOVE IT. GENIUS. Especially like how you have combined the beauty of the organic wood with the tech of the electronics and software. Truly a thing a beauty and anyone trashing you doesn’t appreciate the beauty of a good puzzle. The gain is not what rewards you can fit in the box but the time spent solving the riddle itself. Hope your dad appreciated all your efforts.
@TomKaren94 5 years ago

When I first started the video. I thought it might be cool to build this for my grandkids. Then I watched it. Nope.
@JazzyWaffles 5 years ago

Holy cow, my dude, this is the level of complexity I always wished puzzle boxes had in real life... usually, I only see stuff (slightly above) this level in video games like Fireproof's Room games. This is incredible craftsmanship and ingenuity. Congratulations!
@GermaphobeMusic 5 years ago

Send this to Chris Ramsay.
@brucerulz5297 5 years ago

That sir, is some seriously bad ass work. Genius. As an amateur trick box maker for 40+ years and a student of the same, I have to say this design takes the prize. Latch designs are sweet. Use of magnets … awesome. The incorporation of electronics into the otherwise organic, analogue wooden pieces was brilliant. Further, the craftsmanship, nice tight cuts, joints, attention to detail on the finish are all spectacular . Love it!