Bepuzzled Hanayama Level 6 Cast Puzzle - Quartet: Educational Brainteasers, Fine Motor Development, Metal Material

True bonds are hard to form, yet they are eternal. Inventor Mine Uyematsu has designed a cast puzzle whose bond is truly difficult to unravel. Consider how to go about forming and breaking such a bond. There are two approaches to this Level 6 Hanayama Quartet puzzle; are you good enough to find them both?

Hanayama of Japan, maker of the world's finest cast puzzles, chooses from designs by master puzzle inventors for their challenging line of cast metal brainteaser puzzles. Hanayama are known for their extreme attention to detail, high finish quality, and creative, clever and innovative styles in six degrees of difficulty from easy to expert. Complete the first task of taking the puzzle pieces apart, then try to figure out how to get them back together and return the puzzle to its original state. Can you take it apart? Now try and put it back together!