Binary Burr - Disassembly Puzzle

RELEASED: 7.26.2013 PRODUCED: 39 Copies DESIGNER: Bill Cutler CRAFTSMAN: Eric Fuller MATERIAL: Cherry and Walnut COMMENTS: The Binary Burr is a classic Bill Cutler design. It was awarded a First Prize at the 2003 IPP Puzzle Design Competition, and has been unavailable for several years. Here is what Bill has to say about it: "The Binary Burr is a burr that functions like a 6-ring version of the Chinese Rings. The puzzle consists of 21 pieces. One is equivalent to the 'bar' in a Chinese Rings puzzle, and six others are equivalent to the 'rings'. The other 14 pieces in the puzzle construct a 'cage' or 'box' that holds the other pieces in place. The entire puzzle should perhaps be called a 'boxed burr', and might be more logically constructed with only a solid wooden cage, however Bill chose to dissect this outer shell into smaller burr-like pieces. To disassemble the puzzle, the rings and bar must be manipulated until the bar is freed. After the bar is removed, then the ring