3D Wooden Puzzle Secret Garden DIY Mechanical Music Box

ThinkPuzzle is a very reputable manufacturer of these types of kits. It comes with picture instructions but no words, since it is sold around the world. You will need some mechanical aptitude to understand the diagrams, but some help from an adult will help you. The ORDER of assembly is very important. If you miss a step, you will be taking it back apart. Every thing fits together perfectly, which is amazing. No glue needed. Be careful taking the parts out of the sheets, since some are quite thin and fragile. Pay attention to where you are to sand or wax. These are not that well explained in the pictures. We did have some problems with getting all the parts to rotate with the music box. Don't give up. Just keep adjusting. This is probably the only real troublesome part. Overall, we love it.

Don't give this to a child. And don't give this to someone that has no patience and is not up to a challenge. It is not super hard, but it does take some concentration and care. The quality is very good. Great attention was taken in the scoring for the pieces. Just realize that small skinny parts are going to take careful removal. If you don't, then i hope you have a lot of superglue and toothpicks to apply it with. This is not a plastic bendable injection mold item. If you do it slowly and properly, you will absolutely love the results!

Gave this as a Christmas gift. Assembled myself before gifting. Took a couple of evenings to assemble. Was a little worried about damaging some of the pieces when removing them. I didn't. There were duplicates of some of the more fragile pieces... just in case. Not too difficult to assemble; just follow the directions. Wish the directions had been a little clearer on waxing (lubricating) some of the pieces. I think it would have worked better (smoother) if I had waxed the pieces more. There is plenty of wax. Overall pleasant experience. Fun putting together and the person who received it was happy.

Beautifully designed with great detail. Fit and finish is excellent. This is my forth ThinkPuzzle kit and it was very challenging to assemble. It is very important to sand the gears so they are smooth and to use lots of wax that was supplied. Be sure to test fit and be sure the assembled parts rotate smoothly before continuing on to the next step. Otherwise you will have to disassemble it to find were it is binding. My wife loves it!

It was really fun to put together, and I LOVE that it comes with a few extra pieces cause I definitely accidentally broke a couple of the really tiny/delicate ones. The instructions were super easy to follow and it works perfectly! TIP: wherever it tells you to use wax, apply a lot! Go over it a few times and make sure to get in between all the teeth on the gears. Also..The directions only show to wax one flat surface between the two pieces that are touching, I waxed BOTH Pieces and everything moves and spins perfectly smooth.

This was way more fun to put together than I was even expecting. Just charming, start to finish. I stained mine with watered down paint. Decided to leave out the ballerinas. Added embellishments with a fine chrome pen and a black gel pen. Love the end result. My kids think it's magic.

This was my first time doing a puzzle like this and I’m hooked! The mechanics all work properly, and I only had to sand and wax a couple of the moving parts that touched. I did break two pieces; one came with a replacement and I fixed the other with glue. I think the best part is how satisfying it is knowing that I built something so delicate and beautiful!

Some parts were very difficult. Trying to get everything to function correctly and cohesively was a challenge. Still not right even after Googling a “How to” video. Will be taking it a part for the 4th time this weekend.

I love this! I enjoyed the challenge of assembling this music box. Took me 3hrs because the gears were not lining up properly and had to wax it thoroughly. Great gift for older kids or someone who likes to tinker.

I really loved the quality of the wood. Pieces were sturdy and extras were included for important ones. Well except the one I broke. The directions were simple and clear. I can’t get the gears to run smoothly and continuously. May have to tinker a bit more with it. Took a total of 3 1/2- 4 hours. Enjoyed every minute.

This is not my first wooden piece to put together but it was harder than the rest. This piece was also a harder to read the directions. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get it to play because of mistakes I made I wasn't able to fix after putting together, but it is beautiful.