{"id":4963,"date":"2025-06-22T16:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T16:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/?p=4963"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:23:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:23:28","slug":"5-layer-pentahedron-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/archives\/4963","title":{"rendered":"4-Layer Pentahedron Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This guide is for the 4-Layer Pentahedron, but it works for the 5-layer version as well.  <\/p>\n<p>Some of these instructions are wrong or incomplete.  <\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2<\/b>: This is a three cycle, not a swap as shown below.  <\/p>\n<p><b>Step 4<\/b>: The same, this is a three cycle.  I was stuck here as I had clockwise\/ccw backwards.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step1-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"317\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step1-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step1-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step1-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step1-2048x1442.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step2-1001x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"460\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step2-1001x1024.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step2-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step2-768x786.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step2-1501x1536.jpg 1501w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step2-2002x2048.jpg 2002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step3-959x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"481\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step3-959x1024.jpg 959w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step3-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step3-768x820.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step3-1438x1536.jpg 1438w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step3-1917x2048.jpg 1917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step4-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step4-773x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"596\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step4-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step4-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step4-768x1017.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step4-1160x1536.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step4-1547x2048.jpg 1547w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step4-scaled.jpg 1933w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step5-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step5-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"266\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step5-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step5-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step5-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step5-1536x909.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step5-2048x1212.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step6-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step6-1024x633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"278\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step6-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step6-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step6-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step6-1536x950.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step6-2048x1266.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step7-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step7-1024x613.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"269\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step7-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step7-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step7-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step7-1536x920.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step7-2048x1227.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step8-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step8-539x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"855\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step8-539x1024.jpg 539w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step8-158x300.jpg 158w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step8-768x1459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step8-808x1536.jpg 808w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step8-1078x2048.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5-layer-pentahedron-step8-scaled.jpg 1347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide is for the 4-Layer Pentahedron, but it works for the 5-layer version as well. Some of these instructions are wrong or incomplete. Step 2: This is a three cycle, not a swap as shown below. Step 4: The same, this is a three cycle. I was stuck here as I had clockwise\/ccw backwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[147,15,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-algorithms","category-blog","category-cubing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4963"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5368,"href":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4963\/revisions\/5368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slateman.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}