12-Part Galactic Puzzle
George W. Hart
Other Puzzles
This puzzle
is composed of twelve identical laser-cut wood components, which assemble and interlock.
The above view is looking down a 5-fold axis.
Here is the parts template. It is like a five-armed galaxy, so I call this the
Galactic Puzzle.
This photo shows the view along a 3-fold axis.
Above is a computer rendering of that solution.
Cleverly, the same pieces can be assembled into a second, looser arrangement.
Above is a rendering of it.
And here are two photos of it, as constructed by Jason Thwaits.
It is made from laser-cut plywood, using the template above.
And here it is again, viewed along a 3-fold axis.
