Letter H Puzzle

The Letter H Puzzle is one of the more attractive letter puzzles. This ingenious letter puzzle, which was made in 1920 by N.K. Atlas, Paris, is built up entirely of triangles. Someone who has not seen the shape of the letter will find this puzzle fairly difficult to solve. The drawing of the letter will give you an idea of the shape which has to be laid.

The letter is formed from eight right-angled isosceles triangles (one angle of 90 degrees and two of 45 degrees).

The dimensions of the isosceles triangle are:

Two triangles with sides of 14 units.

Two triangles with sides of 09 units.

Four triangles with sides of 12 units.

You can choose whatever units you wish, e.g. 14 mm, 14 cm or 14 inches, etc.

How Do You Make This Puzzle?

Draw the eight triangles based on the above units, or if you want to make the puzzle quickly download the figure, load the file obtained into a drawing program and print it. Cut the pieces out and you can solve the H puzzle. Once you have cut the pieces out, you can trace them over onto another type of material. As with any puzzle, the choice of the material used influences the attractiveness of the end result. If you collect puzzles, choose metal or hardwood rather than cardboard. Then you can give free rein to your imagination.

Solution (not for the tenacious)