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 ...

After a drill, the jigsaw is usually the second power tool a DIYer will acquire. These tools are extremely versatile and can be handled by makers of all ages. Jigsaws excel at cutting curves in wood ...

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 ...

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 ...

I am bereft. Each time I pass my kitchen table, emptiness assails me. Flowers, salt, pepper – all the usual clutter are there – but no jigsaw. I am happiest when there is a 1,000-piecer half-done, ...

In 1760, John Spilsbury, apprenticed to a map maker and engraver in Worcester, set about mounting maps of England onto sheets of thin wood and then cutting around the county boundaries with a fretsaw.

Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, advice and interior inspiration Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, and interior inspiration Most jigsaw tools can best be described as ...