Chinese Hand Carved Puzzle Ball Dragons 18 Layers For Sale

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Chinese Hand Carved Puzzle Ball Dragons 18 Layers

Incredibly beautiful and intricate Chinese Puzzle Ball. It has 16 seperate and freely moving layers, each within the other. A fascinating and incredible piece of artistry and workmanship. Alot of work goes into these detailed designs. It comes on it's own teak display stand and is available in different size balls from 6 layers to 18 layers.
Puzzle balls with 8, 10 & 12 layers have Dragons only on them. Puzzle balls with 16 and 18 layers have both dragons and Phoenix birds on them (16 layer 3 Dragons & 3 Phoenix; 18 layer 4 Dragons & 3 Phoenix)

18 layer Puzzle ball approx. 11Cm or 4.25 inches

HOW PUZZLE BALLS AREMADE?
The sphere is turned on a lathe then conical holes are drilled towards
the center. The maker has a set of "L" shaped tools the one with the
longest upright has the shortest cutter and the one with the shortest
upright has the longest cutter. Starting with the longest tool he
lowers it to the narrow bottom of each hole in turn and rotates it to
cut the innermost ball free. Then he gets the second tool which does
not reach so far down the hole but can cut a wider arc and separates
the second ball. He continues working from the innermost to outermost
shell. For obvious reasons, usually only the outermost balls are
elaborately carved.The outer layer is twice as thick as the inner layers. This is because
the two outer layers are fused together. The reason for this is that
the outer layer with the dueling dragons is carved so deeply that if it
were free moving it would be too fragile and shatter, so it has to be
fused to the 2nd layer to make it strong enough to avoid breaking. The
very inner ball at the center is also counted as a layer making up the
total number of layers. Therefore counting the center ball and the
other moveable layers will make up the total layers of the ball minus
two layers, those remaining two layers are the ones fused together
making up the outer shell.For example - an 18 layer ball will have 16 moveable layers (including
the center ball) plus the 2 fused outer layers.

• ThisChinese Puzzle Balldoes not come from elephants, and therefore is perfectly legal to own and sell. It also does not harm any animals or endangered species.
• Ox bone is the most used substance, ground into a fine powder and mixed in with synthetic resins specially formulated to give the look, feel and weight of real ivor*.
• The basic shapes of the finished products are then cast, hand carved to the final design, and then hand painted so each piece is a hand carved unique product.
• Not only does this process protect all endangered animals from harm, but results in a beautiful work of art at very affordable prices.

Everything that is included in the sale is described above. If there is no indication whether something is included, please do not assume it is. Always ask us a question before offerding. Always check pictures for details.

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Shipping Cost:

Item could take about2 to3 business days before shipping, and about 1 to 2 weeks for receiving to your location, depending of the carrier.

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International buyers:

I only accept payment via PayPal. The winning buyer will pay calculated shipping costs for this item based on the weight and dimensions when packaged. Use the Shipping Calculator at the bottom of this sale to receive a shipping total. Item will take about2 to 4 business days before shipping, and about 2 to 8 weeks for receiving to your location, depending of the carrier and your country. Shipping insurance does not cover any scratches, dings, or minor scuffs and is only for total damage or loss of item. Customs and import duties are the responsibility of the customer. Please contact your local customs office for details on how these charges are assessed and applied. Insurance, if desired, must be requested BEFORE shipment leaves and an additional charge will be added to your shipping costs. While we have never lost a shipment in transit we cannot guarantee delivery after it leaves our store unless you request and purchase delivery and damage insurance. Customs can often delay international shipping orders; we appreciate your patience if an item takes longer than usual for delivery.

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Other shipping options can be requested at the time of purchase, I only use two companies USPS, and UPS, we reserve the right tochange the shipping company at the last moment in order to speed up and/or to ensure the safety of the item.

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