Wooden Puzzles

Wooden Puzzles
31 Favourite Projects & Patterns

Softcover
215 x 280mm
111pp

Published by Fox Chapel Publishing Co. Inc., East Petersburg PA USA

R.R.P.$23.90

ISBN 978-1-56523-429-1

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Alpha-Snake Puzzle

Pocket-Size Tangram Puzzle

Create: The Word Game

World's Most Difficult Four-Piece Puzzle

Apple Alphabet Puzzle

Paul Bunyan Tray Puzzle

Dairy Delight Puzzle

The Ultimate Puzzle

Climbing Cats

T-Rex Dinosaur Puzzle

Ingenious Animal Family Puzzles

As reviewed in The Australian Woodworker Issue 146

A collection of articles from the Scrollsaw Woodworking & Crafts magazine, Wooden Puzzles deals primarily with projects that have a jigsaw puzzle element and hence are suited to being made on the scrollsaw.

There are 31 puzzles in all. Many, such as the Woodimal Moose and Lion, Kangaroo , Wizard, Star and Motorcycle are identifiable 2D shapes which can be pulled apart like a jigsaw puzzle.

Others such as the Dairy Delight, Apple Alphabet and Paul Bunyan consist of a backing tray and pull-out pieces.

There are a few 3D puzzles. These include the Whale which has a small Jonah figure inside, the Interlocking Lizard and an introduction to layered marquetry puzzles.

The Wooden Puzzle Vault is an interesting and complex project for the router table and drill press, rather than the scrollsaw.

One project that stands out is the World's Most Difficult Four-Piece Puzzle. It might not be the most difficult but it will certainly amuse your friends. It consists of four seemingly identical jigsaw pieces that make up a square. However there is a trick to getting it apart and putting it back together. To successfully produce the puzzle a little trial and error with the cutting on the scrollsaw is required.

All projects are detailed with plans, colour photographs and step-by-step instructions.

Wooden Puzzles will provide hours of fun for anyone with a scrollsaw and represents good value for those interested in wooden puzzles generally.

Photos: Colour

Units of measure: Imperial

Contents

What Can You Make With This Book?
Introduction

Beginner Puzzles
Alpha-Snake Puzzle
Pocket-Size Tangram Puzzle
Create: The Word Game
World's Most Difficult Four-Piece Puzzle
Apple Alphabet Puzzle
Paul Bunyan Tray Puzzle
Dairy Delight Puzzle
The Ultimate Puzzle
Climbing Cats
T-Rex Dinosaur Puzzle
Ingenious Animal Family Puzzles

Intermediate Puzzles
Wizard Puzzle
Star Puzzle
Southwestern Puzzle
Teacher's Puzzle
Noah's Ark Puzzle
F-14 Swingwing Puzzle
Woodimal Lion
Freestanding Animal Puzzles
Jonah and the Whale Puzzle
Woodimal Moose
Kangaroo Puzzle

Master Puzzles
Layered Marquetry Puzzles
Wooden Puzzle Vault
Wooly Mammoth Puzzle
Lateral Locking Lizard Puzzle
Motorcycle Puzzles
Hidden Images Puzzle
Elephant Woodimal
Owl Family Puzzle
The Puzzle Art of Randy Crossman

List of Contributors

Wizard Puzzle