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Description
TAMATE Box – Beginner Trick Opening Puzzle Box
TAMATE Box is a keyaki-wood puzzle box with a string component and a concealed opening. Designed and produced by Karakuri Creation Group.
Work out how the box opens by examining the object and considering the role of the string. The aim is a thoughtful discovery, not a forceful opening.
The maker developed this finished box from a work-kit design with the same opening principle. Its interior is sized to accommodate playing cards.
Specifications:
- Designer: Karakuri Creation Group
- Producer: Karakuri Creation Group
- Difficulty Level: Beginner
- Puzzle Type: Trick Opening Puzzle Box
- Dimensions: 93 × 120 × 58 mm
- Material: Keyaki (Japanese zelkova), string and other components
- Model: CH-11
- Interior: 68 × 95 × 34 mm
- Objective: Discover the concealed opening
Features:
- Keyaki exterior: Japanese zelkova gives the box a naturally varied wood grain.
- String component: The visible string belongs to the design's opening challenge.
- Work-kit lineage: The finished version shares its opening principle with the maker's kit.
- Card-sized interior: The maker confirms that playing cards fit within the box.
Why You'll Enjoy It:
TAMATE offers an approachable concealed-opening challenge built around a familiar-looking box and one conspicuous detail. It suits a first encounter with Karakuri boxes or a lighter puzzle between more demanding solves, with the wood and string keeping the experience tactile.
Playing cards are not included. Natural wood grain and color vary between individual examples.
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Retired — won’t be restocked
This puzzle is part of our archive and is no longer available to purchase. Its photos and details are preserved here for puzzle lovers and collectors.