Wooden puzzle solution

Small Ball puzzle solution

Identification, hints and preserved instructions for the Small Ball wooden puzzle.

Also known as: Small Ball, 14-piece ball puzzle, wooden ball brain teaser.

This puzzle was formerly sold by Crafty Puzzles and is retained as a free reference item. It is no longer available to purchase from this website.

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Open one hint at a time to preserve some of the challenge.

Hint 1

Study the identification photograph and separate pieces with matching notch patterns.

Hint 2

Look for the key piece: it is often the only piece that can move slightly when the puzzle is complete.

Hint 3

Keep the partly assembled puzzle loose until the final locking piece is fitted.

Video summary

The video demonstrates how the 14 pieces build around a central core to form the Small Ball puzzle.

The video remains the authoritative visual sequence for this archived page.

Complete Small Ball solution

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Small Ball puzzle

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Source and verification

Archive source
Original Crafty Puzzles solution video link
Information checked
13 June 2026
Verification status
Archive-preserved; not independently physically tested
Page status
Original Crafty Puzzles URL preserved

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