Here
are some
puzzles I've made over the past year or so.
My
first mod was
made from an Eastsheen 2x2x2 kit. The design was for a
white cylinder with 4 separate coloured spirals. I couldn't
achieve that. No extra materials were needed as I made the diagonal
covers using the plastic I had cut off. The finish was decidedly
amateurish, but the movement was unaffected.

The stickers on
this Skewb mod were made from one and a half Eastsheen
2x2x2 sticker sets. Opposite edges are the same colour.

While
experimenting with two-colour sticker variations on a Skewb I
came up with this puzzle I called the Battenberg. It has a few nice
parity problems and looks quite confusing when scrambled. Details


With the House
Skewb I experimented with Inkscape vector graphics,
printable vinyl and adhesive photo paper. This first one had printable
vinyl (vinyl with a delicate added printable layer) and was sprayed
with satin clear acrylic varnish to protect it. After a few weeks the
stickers were peeling. Subsequent ones used adhesive photo paper
overpainted with superglue and sprayed with acrylic satin to reduce the
appearance of wrinkles. Details

Next I set
myself a tough challenge - a Square Antiprism Skewb. This
remains unique due to the hours of intense effort involved - it's made
with 1.5mm ABS Sheet. Details
The
two white
centres gives parity to the puzzle.




My next puzzle
used moulding and casting - the Skewb Cylinder. This is
quite weighty. Parity can occur if the diagonal colours aren't
in
the correct sequence. This puzzle looks a bit rough but turns very
nicely. Details


A
simple bandage - three edge pieces carefully glued together and the
joins filled with Milliput.
If
you look
carefully you can see the top join on the blue side. When I assembled
the puzzle this join had broken, but not where I had glued it. The
manufacturer's blanking plate had come unstuck and I was too hasty with
the repair!

This is a
Rubenking stickered cube. I made this because having bought a
mini Rubenking on eBay I was very disappointed with the twisting
movement.
I
restickered a
Rubik's standard 3x3x3 but not before realising that my
mini eBay cube was stickered incorrectly - ie some edge pieces were the
same colour-wise.


Next I tried that popular mod - a Fisher Cube.
This build was a mix of cutting and filling a Rubik's Cube down to
an octagonal barrel and using the offcuts to make the new corners. Details


Next I wanted to do a core related mod and what better start than a
Slim Tower. Made to the nechronius (YouTube tutorial) recipe. The core
and outer pieces were done well but assembly phase of this puzzle was
rushed with this mediocre result. Still I learned a lot in one go. Details.

With a spare 2x2x2 24mm ES cube I made this simple Octagonal Gem, which
I have called Pinkki. Details

I have a couple
of other builds in mind including another Slim Tower.