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Martin's Menace Small | Stewart Coffin #217 Wood Puzzle

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Martin's Menace Small is a handcrafted 4-piece wooden brain teaser, Stewart Coffin Design #217. Originally called "Four Fit" until Martin Gardner, the Father of Recreational Math, spent a week trying to solve it and renamed it. He called it "the finest dissection puzzle of all time."

The 1/4 inch thick pieces are precision laser-cut and set unsolved into a floorboard base. Made in USA by Creative Crafthouse with Stewart Coffin's permission.

  • Dimensions: 5.8 x 3.8 inches.
  • 4 pieces. Ships unsolved.
  • Solution available on request (not included in package).
  • Engrave up to 45 characters on the base.
  • See the fancier larger Martin's Menace Large or browse the Stewart Coffin puzzles collection.

Handcrafted by Creative Crafthouse in Hudson, Florida.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 3 reviews)

Ella V. ★★★★★

I’ve been fiddling with this puzzle on my desk for two days, and the way those four pieces interlock is surprisingly clever. The handcrafted wood feels smooth and satisfying to handle. It’s a solid little challenge that keeps me coming back.

Riley J. ★★★★★

The fit of these four wooden pieces is incredibly precise—they lock together with a satisfying click once you find the solution. It took me a few days of on-and-off puzzling, but that "aha" moment was totally worth the wait.

Robert ★★★★★

Spent a whole evening wrestling with these four little wooden pieces, and the "aha!" moment when they finally locked together was incredibly satisfying. The wood feels smooth and warm in your hands, just right for this kind of puzzle.