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Try a hint before revealing the answer
Open one hint at a time to preserve some of the challenge.
Hint 1
Sort the 15 slotted pieces into matching shapes before starting.
Hint 2
Build the small interlocking centre, then add the five upright sections around it.
Hint 3
Leave the structure slightly loose until the final locking piece is in place.
Written assembly guide
- Sort the 15 pieces into the matching groups shown at the top of the instruction image.
- Interlock the first central pieces to make the compact core.
- Add the longer slotted pieces around the core, one side at a time.
- Fit the five upright sections in a balanced order so the structure does not twist.
- Slide the last locking piece into the remaining channel and gently square the finished pillar.
Use the preserved diagram or video alongside these steps for exact orientation. The written guide is an original summary prepared for this archive.
Complete Pillar 5 solution
The original Crafty Puzzles instruction diagram is preserved below.
Reveal the Pillar 5 solution diagram
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Source and verification
- Archive source
- Original Crafty Puzzles archive material
- Information checked
- 13 June 2026
- Verification status
- Archive-preserved; not independently physically tested
- Page status
- Original Crafty Puzzles URL preserved
- Rights handling
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