I was asked by Smaz to bring in his puzzles. Some big secret thing I guess. We may hear of it later Sadly, not all of them are here because I got the call at 8:30 last night asking for these and many are out in storage.

At any rate, I thought I would snap a shot of some of the puzzles he's made me over the years. Please ignore my very messy desk. I was working for a change yesterday. Enjoy!

Top left of the picture, is that really Nescafe in a can?
Those Lover's Hearts look nice. Got my name written all over them

I'm intrigued by the "big secret thing".

That is Nescafe in a can. I need at least 4 of them to get me going in the morning-no pot in the office and the coffee shop doesn't open until 9.

And yes, It's your name too! I told you he was a great guy.

Smaz is a fantastic puzzle maker.

What is that thing near the "top" of your picture, between a dino cube and a transparent 3x3 (near the bottom left corner of your keyboard)? Any chance we could have a close-up?

Thanks.

EDIT: Oh, wow that was a stupid question. Dino cube with dino stickers! It looked much cooler before I zoomed in. It looked like some sort of overlapping windmill cube. (Which gives me an idea...!)

-pi (Eitan)

What I'd give for a collection like this... and you said there's more in storage too.

i need the find that nes cafe in a can somewhere

eva will melt in happiness

I think it comes in 4 flavors-strong, milky, regular, and cool (not sure what that is though). Great stuff cold in the early morning. Wakes you up right quick! Not as quick as an espresso though.

And Smaz is a fantastic builder-especially when you think of what his workspace looks like. I'm going to attempt to go over there tonight. Maybe my phone will be able to snap a few half decent photos of his work area.

I use my small desk at work to make mods during quiet periods, so yours looks comparatively clean and ordered to me

Back to Smaz......I went over tonight to pick up a puzzle and thought I'd share how remarkable he is. I snapped a few photos of him at work and his work space. It's about a 5' square area. Fully packed as you can see from the photos below. Everything he does/makes is done here!









The puzzle I picked up?



I think it is truly amazing that he can find anything in that mess let alone make such good puzzles in it

hi,
more working photo

I love what you did with those dominoes! I couldn't work out why you were buying them. And here I thought they were for your son.

the first time i saw the first picture i was thinking whoa fancy mousepads three times later after seeing this i realized there magics!
i really like al off these

Ooh! I am now very excited to visit his shop when I go to Hong Kong next month! I can't imagine tryig to do things like sand or paint in such a small area, though, especially when multiple puzzles are being built that need their own space. My mods usually take up a good 5 foot by 6 foot table...

welcome to my shop
all my cube no painting,
cut area and sand area is the same stage, about 1 feet,
I need more more place for storage something.

that miter box must come in real handy

Agreed. I should pick one up. It'd make things so much easier for my next project.

I am glad that if you get inspired from this Posts