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Puzzle Chest: Star
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Hint 1
Make two balanced halves before trying to join the complete star.
Hint 2
Keep each arm at the same angle and avoid tightening early.
Hint 3
Offset the two halves, rotate and slide them together for the final lock.
Video summary
The official video shows the orientation and joining movement used to rebuild the wooden Star puzzle.
The video remains the authoritative visual sequence for this archived page.
Complete Puzzle Chest: Star solution
The official Puzzle Academy video demonstrates the complete reconstruction of the Star puzzle from The Puzzle Chest.
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Source and verification
- Archive source
- Professor Puzzle official Puzzle Academy solution video and discontinued PA1449 collection records — View the official solution video — Search historical manufacturer pages
- Information checked
- 13 June 2026
- Verification status
- Official manufacturer solution video
- Page status
- Added during archive research
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- Externally hosted video — The video remains hosted by its original platform or publisher. Crafty Puzzles does not download or re-upload it; the page embeds or links to the source and adds original commentary. Read the site-wide policy
