Rocco Chiaro didn’t start making his famous puzzles in brass until he “retired”, after a long and distinguished career as a machinist. All of his ideas start with solutions, and he creates the rest from there. His happiness and goodwill are infectious. In his own words: “Be Good, Have Fun. Always Puzzling, Rocky”.
I’m about to shake things up here at Boxes and Booze – figuratively, literally and otherwise.
Things are afoot here at Boxes and Booze, and there’s no time to loaf(er) around. Fresh off the heels of the brass beer stein from Rocky Chiaro comes the next step in this series, surely a shoe-in for a favorite.
“Beer, if drunk in moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit and promotes health.” – Thomas Jefferson
Rocco Chiaro, best known as “Rocky”, is well known for his home made puzzles of solid brass which he hand mills in his Colorado workshop. His cleverly named interlocking puzzles, take apart bolts, and key puzzles each provide a new and unique challenge.
I’m thrilled to welcome another designer to these pages, Phil Wigfield. He has recently dipped his toes into the world of trick boxes, with a phenomenal debut he promises is just the first of many.