"Provides plans and instructions for crafting 18 of the most popular manual puzzles. Projects range from traditional "put together/take apart" games like pentominoes and soma cubes to more sophisticated "unlocking" head-scratchers, such as the Burr and Heart Box puzzles. Readers will also learn specialized cutting, drilling, sanding, gluing, and finishing techniques that make crafting wooden puzzles possible"--Provided by publisher. Introduction 4(2) BASIC TECHNIQUES 6(28) Workshop Safety 8(1) Tools for Crafting Wood Puzzles 9(3) Truing the Table Saw Blade to 90° 12(3) Making Cutting Jigs 15(5) Selecting Wood for Puzzles 20(2) Preparing Wood Stock 22(2) Ripping Boards Into Usable Shapes 24(1) Forming Wood Squares and Rectangles 25(1) Drilling 26(2) Gluing and Clamping 28(4) Sanding 32(1) Finishing 33(1) WOOD PUZZLE PROJECTS 34(80) Two Rings Puzzle 36(4) Dagger Puzzle 40(4) Block and Tackle Puzzle 44(2) Peg Solitaire 46(2) Soma Cube 48(6) Half-hour Puzzle 54(4) Four-piece Interlocking Cube 58(4) The Wooden Knot 62(4) Six-piece Burr Puzzle 66(6) Altekruse Puzzle 72(4) 24-piece Chuck Puzzle 76(4) Notched Packing Puzzle 80(4) Boxed Burr Puzzle 84(6) Pentominoes 90(6) Twin Homes Puzzle 96(6) 18 Sticks 102(4) Tower of Hanoi 106(4) Melting Block 110(4) WOOD PUZZLE SOLUTIONS 114(11) The solutions to the puzzles, with page references 116(9) Reference Charts 125(1) Index 126