Wooden puzzle solution

Pillar 2 puzzle solution

Identification, hints and preserved instructions for the Pillar 2 wooden puzzle.

Also known as: Pillar puzzle, wooden column puzzle.

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.

Try a hint before revealing the answer

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.

How to use the preserved instructions

Lay the pieces out in the same orientation as the component key. Work through the numbered stages in order and keep the assembly loose until the final locking movement.

Complete Pillar 2 solution

The original page identifies the Oval Ball instructions as the matching solution.

Use the related instructions

The original page states that this puzzle uses the same assembly method as another archived puzzle.

Open the related solution

Source and verification

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

Puzzle instruction image