Design by Vernon Wood

This puzzle has been designed by Vernon Wood in the first half of the previous century. The puzzle is a variation on the Cross puzzle, but looks also very much on the smallest Pagode Puzzle. The puzzle is made with nine pieces: three rods with a square diameter and six wooden plates. 

Making this puzzle, you need a square stick with a diameter of approximately 2 x 2 cm. The wooden plate must have the same thickness as the square stick and its width is 2.5 times as big as its thickness. In this example the width of the plate is 5 cm. The length of the pieces depends on the width and thickness of the plate. This is twice the width plus one time the thickness of the plate.

With the diagram below, you can make the pieces. Keep in mind that the exact values depends on the size of the plate and stick you buy.