Aug 9, 2016 4:58 PM

Gallery: Every Page of This Wooden Book Is a Fiendish Puzzle

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Codex Silenda is a wooden puzzle book.
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Each page of a book is a different mechanical puzzle.

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You can only turn to the next page after you solve the puzzle.
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The book is laser cut from wood and assembled with minimal glue.

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Codex Silenda sketches.
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All of the puzzle's gears and guts are hidden inside the 1 inch-thick pages.

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Most of the puzzles require movements along the x and y axis.
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On a scale of easy to mind-numbing, the book's designer says the puzzles range from moderate to very difficult.

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Even after you've solved all the puzzles, the book will still look great on your shelf.

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