Puzzles in Wood: Simple Patterns for Creating 45 Classics (Fox Chapel Publishing) Engaging Designs to Challenge Woodworkers - Puzzles Kids and Adults Love: Links, Cubes, Banks, and More

This ageless reference has been challenging woodworkers and puzzle makers since 1928! Find enduring favorites such as:

• Ball-in-a-Cage
• Wooden Link Chain
• Three Piece Cross
• Locked Links
• The Great Pagoda

If you’re looking for projects that will develop your woodworking skills while engaging your curiosity, this timeless classic is for you. Originally published in 1928, Puzzles in Wood presents more than 40 unique puzzles to challenge the woodworker’s hands and mind.

45 engaging projects include bewitching cubes, caged balls, intricate banks, locked links, ingenious boxes, and perplexing burrs. Keepsake boxes with secret drawers, hidden locks, and mystery keys make wonderful gifts that will provide hours of entertainment for the whole family—adults and children alike!

Essential skills such as squaring stock, mortising, and mitering are developed through projects of various skill levels, each of which includes a detailed diagram to guide you through the construction process. It is the perfect handbook for the craftsman who wants to turn scrap lumber into fun novelty puzzles!

After all this time, Puzzles in Wood continues to delight the woodworking community with creative designs that incorporate fundamental techniques with fun and brain-teasing results. This timeless collection of skill-building and mind-bending projects is a must-have for any workshop and promises to deliver a smile-inducing challenge to every woodworker.