When puzzles were first invented, they were made out of wood, and carpenters used jigsaws to cut the pieces (which explains how they got their name). Perhaps that’s why it feels so good when you put a ...

Discover the creative journey of building a unique magnetic dice cube! This video guides you step-by-step through the process of transforming beech wood into a one-of-a-kind handmade puzzle. You'll ...

For Press Puzzles owner Marc Tschida, it took several years before the pieces fell into place. “I had casually researched puzzle-making, but I thought I’d need lots of expensive equipment to make my ...

Discover the creative process behind building a two-player cooperative marble maze using simple materials like wood and cardboard. Watch as each step is carefully explained, from designing the ...

EAST HADDAM -- Mark Cappitella claims his jigsaw puzzles have given people goose bumps. The key, he says, is producing the proper "plink," the little sound a puzzler hears when a one-of-a-kind, wooden ...

Chris Danner can’t remember the first time he completed an Elms Puzzle. But he easily recalls the ones that “really blew me away” as a child, like an over 800-piece set he remembers illustrated with a ...

If you are one of the millions of people who suddenly went puzzle-crazy during the pandemic lockdowns of 2020, then you may have heard of Liberty Puzzles, a 19-year-old Boulder company that ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Walking into the factory of Liberty Puzzles in Boulder is like a buffet for the senses. Smells of freshly cut wood waft among the dozens of people operating machines, cleaning, ...

A 5,500 square foot wood building has been constructed in Japan using an unusual engineering premise: jumbo-sized wooden puzzle pieces (think Rubics cube) that interlock through joinery to hold the ...