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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the smooth though speedy hands of a surgeon, Loubud’s co-proprietor Paul Hughes recently started hand-cutting jigsaw ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Growing up, Boulder’s Chris Wirth (Law, MBA’97) was inspired by his mother’s antique Falls-brand jigsaw puzzles, which were intricately cut by scroll saw during the Great Depression. He proudly ...

KELLOGG, Minn. — Create with magical thoughts and hum gibberish. It’s the advice one of Santa Claus’ fictional elves shares with a gnome stuck on making useful items rather than the bright, dancing ...