In upstate New York, two algorithmic artists make wooden puzzles inspired by natural forms. By Siobhan Roberts PALENVILLE, N.Y. — On a meandering mushroom hunt at North-South Lake in the Catskill ...

Kagen Sound is an artisan of remarkable skill, engineering and constructing incredibly intricate puzzle boxes made entirely of wood. WIRED brings you inside his workshop as he breaks down the design ...

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 ...

“Not only am I making a puzzle for a customer; it’s also a puzzle for me, trying to make it so it works.” We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching ...

Plywood laser-cuts fairly well but has drawbacks when used in serious production runs, as [Marie] explains in a blog post about a quest for the ultimate laser-cutting plywood. One of the things ...

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 ...

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, ...

Jon Saulson’s Snellville basement could be the Southern version of Santa’s Workshop. In a room about the size of a small bedroom, Saulson puts his woodworking skills to use, creating thousands of ...

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 ...