Treasure Box w/Key (Secret Hidden Puzzle) 3D Wooden Puzzles for Adults - Wooden Model Kits for Adults Mechanical Models Difficult Puzzle Box Wooden Safe Brain Teaser, Hobby Set

I was so curious about this box. In fact all the Ugears offerings are intriguing. I like to build models and sitting down with an unfinished kit, some tools, and the instructions laid out before me is my idea of a good time. Assembling this box was fun. Also a little scary because I had difficulty visualizing how a wooden box could look so intricate and yet be robust enough enoug to have a mechanism that worked. Well, it does work! Be prepared to spend a few hours with this. It took me 4 hours working straight through. Nothing broke but it is fussy business pushing some of the parts from the board. My hands are already somewhat calloused and I have strong fingernails so I did not experience too much difficult in that regard. However, near the end of the assembly the fingers are getting a bit sore but so close to the end that I had to press ahead. I followed the instructions to a t. Be sure to watch for all the guding symbols and be aware of arrows stamped on some of the pieces. Use wax on the moving parts. A hot air blower like a hair dryer can help you to melt the wax into the pieces and prevent flaky was bits from falling all over your work area. Easy does it with that, you don’t want to scorch anything. My pit worked perfectly. The box looks very nice but it is really, essentially, useless. A thief could just take the entire box. It’s a nice conversaton piece, though, and frankly, it just looks nice. I’m glad I bought it and I’m going to try the horse next. So, yeah, I’m hooked.

I love this little box more than words can describe! It is truly exquisite and the details are extraordinary. Unfortunately, I broke one of the main gears so it does not open via the gears but does open manually. I still give this 5 stars because it was my fault the piece broke. As this was my first wooden puzzle, I learned a few lessons. Be very careful when snapping the parts out. If they crack, be sure to fix them with some super glue because, with the moving parts, a small crack may break once things get moving. The directions say to use a candle to wax the moving parts. Since the gears are so tiny, I am not sure if a candle is realistic. I wish the kit included the wax. I had wax that I use for leather projects and that worked very well. BE SURE TO WAX THE MOVING PARTS! Also, some of the fits are very tight and there is danger of breaking when trying to snap them together. It wasn't until the last few pieces when I realized that if I waxed the tight fits also they would snap together with no problem. Had I thought of that earlier, it would have saved my critical broken piece. I love this so much I bought another one and I plan to paint each piece prior to assembly. These products are great--just take your time and step away if you get frustrated!

So first I'll start by saying that I really like ugears. This is my second product and they're really neat to put together and make great gifts. They're well Engineered. I mentioned I bought one previously and put it together, this one was more difficult and I would definitely say that if building IKEA furniture is your standard for putting things together, this is not your style. You'll need to have some degree of experience putting things together in order to understand what you really need to wax and how to be cautious about punching things out and how to orient things and not get them wrong, because if you get them wrong the first time they're really hard to take apart. Things like that. There are parts of the instructions on this one that aren't really clear until you get four steps in as to why you did a thing the way you did and if you did it right, this one's a bit tough. I give this one four stars because they don't give you wax with the product. I cannot reason why they would make that decision. The product absolutely needs wax, it needs to go all over the place, and other products have it so I don't understand why this one doesn't. Other than that, totally loved it.

I bought this "hidden treasures" box for several reasons. It's beautiful to look at, is incredibly cool, and opening it is a bit of a puzzle. But what I really bought it for was as a gift to someone special in my life. Spending the time and energy to build this beautiful box (about 10 hours for me) was a pleasure, and I plan on putting a ring box (perfect size for this) on the inside and giving it to this "special person" so they can admire the box and its intricacies as they try to solve the puzzle and open it, finding the ring inside. The instructions were easy to follow. You have to be very careful popping the pieces out of the boards as some of the gear teeth came apart slightly. No real damage, but be careful. It is also worth noting that the instructions call for wax for some of the mechanical parts. I didn't know this beforehand, but it wasn't an issue for me. I went to the store and bought a long skinny candle and rubbed it along the gear teeth and other surfaces where wax was called for. Seemed to work perfectly for me! My fingers are a bit sore/raw from working with the box for so long. Some of the pieces are small and require some decent force (but not too much!) to put them into the holes they need to be in. Overall, 9/10. Another thing worth noting, it comes with a small shepherd's hook tool to aid in punching out the smaller pieces, and it also comes with some additional parts which is nice. I managed not to break any of them. This was my very first project like this. Not too difficult.

Fattura e materiale eccellente. Taglio dei pezzi molto preciso, necessità di rifinire con carta vetrata pressoché nullo, prodotto finale funzionante e soddisfacente. Il manuale di istruzioni è abbastanza chiaro, necessità di un giustizia livello di attenzione ai dettagli ed effettivamente la presenza di un adulto (in caso dì bambini) è consigliabile vista la necessità di assemblare alcuni pezzi con la dovuta forza. Regalo fatto a mia figlia di 11 anni, ci ha messo poco più di 3 ore a completare il montaggio, entusiasta del risultato finale oltre che al piacere del montaggio. Decisamente più impegnativo del Lego, ma diversamente appagante. Consigliato

Lo compré para regalárselo a mi pareja. El producto llegó sin problemas y bien protegido. Se tiró varias tardes haciéndolo y disfrutándolo un montón, le hizo muchísima ilusión. -Las piezas se quitan fácilmente de la madera y encajan perfectamente. -Las instrucciones son muy sencillas y viene con todo lo importante muy bien remarcado. -Si por algún casual se te rompe alguna pieza, hay repuestos de las que son más sensibles de romperse. -Sólo necesitarás una vela para engrasar un poco algún engranaje, no todos. El final, como podéis ver, es precioso, adorna mucho y tiene un estilo steam punk genial. Los engranajes, al abrir la caja se mueven y es muy chulo abrirlo y cerrarlo. Ya tiene un tiempo y no se ha roto nada, ni parece desgastado, y eso que se abre y cierra muchas veces a lo largo de la semana. Sin duda volvería a comprarlo. Es un regalo genial. Espero que mi opinión te sirva de ayuda.

Super fun to put together, and very beautiful after completed. I think it took me around 5 hours and this was the first project like this I’ve ever done! I am an adult and I have a lot of patience, so I didn’t have any issues with breaking the small pieces. I just rocked them back and forth in the sheet til they finally released! I did struggle to put the last tiny pieces that hold the top down in all the way (the tiny prongs with locking edges) and one even ended up breaking from the pressure. So maybe sand those down a touch, since they’ll lock from the edges and it is a finishing piece so it does affect the overall aesthetic even though no one notices it, I know it’s there. Also my thumbs and pads of my fingers were ridiculously sore after from pushing all the tiny pieces in... I actually bruised. I wasn’t sure what wax to use or how as it doesn’t really specify, so I went with candles and left them burning so I could dip a toothpick in and spread it over. My cogs are all noticeably waxed but I chose to cover to increase longevity since I won’t be opening it too often.

Sehr schöne Bastelei mit beeindruckendem Ergebnis. Meine Erwartungen wurden übertroffen! Man benötigt keinerlei Vorkenntnisse oder zusätzliches Werkzeug. Die Anleitung ist absolut eindeutig, jeder Schritt wird präzise auf den Bildern dargestellt. Die Bauteile lassen sich mit wenig Mühe aus den Platten drücken und wie beschrieben zusammen setzen. Es werden auch Ersatzteile mitgeliefert, falls doch mal was beim Zusammenbau kaputt gehen sollte. Die fertige Schatulle lässt sich leicht über den Mechanismus öffnen, alle Zahnräder greifen mühelos ineinander, die Maße stimmen genau. Ich selbst habe keinerlei Erfahrung mit Modellbau o.ä. und konnte die Schatulle problemlos nur mit der Anleitung zusammenbauen. Statt des empfohlenen Kerzenwachs habe ich Sportwachs zum Einreiben der Zahnräder verwendet (aus meiner Sicht etwas angenehmer aufzutragen, hat aber keine Auswirkung auf das Endergebnis). Das Wachs ist auch das Einzige, was man zusätzlich zum Lieferumfang benötigt. Die Teile haben wie gesagt perfekt ineinander gepasst und ich habe weder das mitgelieferte Schleifpapier noch die Ersatzteile benötigt. Der Zusammenbau hat wirklich Spaß gemacht und ich finde die fertige Schatulle auch sehr dekorativ. Vermutlich werde ich den Bausatz bei Gelegenheit nochmal zum Verschenken bestellen.

The Treasure Box is accurately made and goes together as expected but is a good challenge. When finished it provides a puzzle of moderate difficulty. My grandson loves the finished box and really enjoyed putting it together. Recommended for anyone who likes a challenge and has some patience.