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

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 ...

“The original idea for Liberty Puzzles was jigsaw puzzle as social vehicle,” Chris Wirth said. “So it's not just a puzzle ...

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 ...

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 ...

Growing up, J. B. Manning spent many weekends at his family’s deer lease in South Texas or on another parcel of land they owned outside of Georgetown. He’d sit in the blind for hours, peering through ...

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 ...

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, ...

The puzzles were to engage elementary students and included esti-mysteries, an activity based on the newest math course.

Not all puzzles are created equal. We found the top options for adults and kids ideal for gifts or to pass the winter months ...