Tornado Burr

Please understand that the number of this puzzle you can purchase is limited to one until 5th January. If you put more than one Tornado Burr puzzles in the shopping cart, you cannot complete the order procedure. Or, if you repeat ordering this item, we will cancel your order except the first one.

This puzzle could be said to perfectly encapsulate Juno's insanity. While there are plenty of puzzles with unusual movements, many people may have never encountered one with movements quite like this.

Tornado Burr was produced in 2008, with 30 units made by Mr Puzzle, and later in 2010, Eric Fuller created 25 units. Juno himself crafted three of these puzzles back in 2007 and had always dreamed of bringing more to the world. However, this puzzle is a nightmare for manufacturers - many pieces are sacrificed during production - so the plan remained unrealized for a long time.

This time, by utilizing a CNC router with a rotary attachment and custom 3D-printed jigs, We were finally able to produce these puzzles in significant quantities.

To learn more about this puzzle, you can refer to the pages of Mr Puzzle or Eric Fuller. Alternatively, you can scroll down to the images below (spoiler alert), where you might get a glimpse of the puzzle’s peculiar nature.

The images at the bottom of the page also reveal the solution. If you want to enjoy the puzzle without any prior knowledge, please refrain from scrolling further.

Size: 117 mm x 117 mm x 117 mm

Number of pieces: 12

Material: Bubinga, PNG Rosewood and Koto

Designer: Junichi Yananose (Juno)

Origin: Made in Australia

Ages: 12+

Spoiler alert!

If you don’t want to uncover the secret of this puzzle before trying it yourself, please refrain from scrolling down any further on this page. The images below reveal the shapes of the pieces, how they move, and how they should be arranged during assembly.

The images below show how each piece should be positioned when assembling the puzzle from its disassembled state.

From this point, the two mirrored sets are combined. The perspective of the puzzle changes between the top and bottom images.

Assembling the puzzle requires a certain level of dexterity. If you’re not confident in your ability to reassemble the puzzle after taking it apart, we recommend stopping at the point shown in the images below and not disassembling it further.

When rotating the pieces, ensure that all four pieces of the same wood type rotate simultaneously. The ease of rotation can vary significantly depending on humidity. If the moves of pieces feel stiff, rotate them gradually and gently.