Pinwheel

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ITEM CO-6-2
Created
Size
(box body)
99×99×66mm
Size
(storage part)
*****
Material maple, walnut, magnolia
It has movement called expansion. The expansion type has good affinitywith a mechanical box, and there are some precedents. On the other hand,there is no box which uses contraction movement. In this work, I changedmy way of thinking and was able to use the contraction movement. Themechanism is simple.
This work was produced by Karakuri Creation Group’s craftsmen, from a selected idea of “6th Karakuri Puzzle Idea Contest”.

Original idea by Yasuhiro Hashimoto
Hand-crafted by Hideaki Kawashima (Karakuri Creation Group)

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