Puzzle Making
Build mechanical puzzles and boxes that hide a clever mechanism in the woodwork.
~$75Cost to start
ModerateDifficulty
1–3 hrTime / session
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 1–3 hr at a time, $75 to find out whether it sticks.
SpaceSmall corner
The path12 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$75
- Get a scroll saw or a coping saw, and thin ply
- Glue the image down and let it dry fully
Then the quests
- Cut your first jigsaw and check it assembles
- Mount an image so no edge lifts
- Make a simple six-piece burr puzzle
Same shape of evening, different thing to hold at the end. Or follow a tag sideways.
Recreate a ship plank by plank at a fraction of its size.
Invent the rules, balance them, and watch strangers play your game.
Bring tiny figures to life with a fine brush and a steady hand.
Freeze a tiny scene in time, built detail by patient detail.