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 ...

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. — It's not that puzzling why Maya Gupta, a former University of Washington electrical engineering professor, started a puzzle business.

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 a woodworker and artist who gives a great behind-the-scenes look at his amazingly high-quality puzzle boxes (video). Not only do his varied puzzle box designs show his math background ...

BARNARD, Vt. (WCAX) - From a humble shed in Barnard, a unique business is emerging with the goal of baffling puzzle enthusiasts. “[Are] you a big puzzle guy?” asked reporter Elissa Borden. “I’m ...

It's hard to walk by a card table full of puzzle pieces and not try to fit even one into place. It's just that pull toward a mental challenge, and the way puzzles bring people together, that Fred ...