Homemade Puzzles
Have you ever wanted to make an Oriental style puzzle box, but don’t know how they actually operate? Can’t figure out how those complicated sliding panels work? Now you can get free plans for those Oriental style puzzle boxes, as well as plans for other puzzles, right here!

Seven Piece Puzzle
This puzzle from The Woodcrafter Page is a Burr style puzzle based on shapes consisting of 1 inch cube combinations. The final assembled puzzle is a three inch cube.

Der Holzknoten - The Wooden Knot
Here are some simple instructions to make a wooden knot puzzle. The puzzle uses only three pieces but makes a pretty neat puzzle! A photo solution is also supplied.

Precision Puzzlemaking Primer -- Volume 1
Lee Krasnow guides you through all of the steps necessary to turn an ordinary table saw into a precision puzzlemaking machine. Join him in this in-depth Instructables primer as he covers all of the key aspects of designing and building your own puzzlemaker's crosscutting sled. He explains how to attach and calibrate special jigs and fixtures which allow you to cut wooden cubes accurate down to one thousandth of an inch!

Wooden Jack Puzzle
This project from Tom Almy builds a 6 piece wooden puzzle that when assembled makes a fully symmetrical jack, commonly called a Six-Piece Burr Puzzle.

The Ring Thing and The Camel and the Needle
From Mother Earth News comes two great puzzle plans! The Camel and the Needle is perplexing but simple enough to give you a chance to sharpen your wits before daring to take on the Ring Thing (known to some as "the world's cussedest puzzle"). You'll find that both games offer plenty of indoor diversion for a winter's evening.

Puzzles from Craftsman Space
This website from Craftsman Space includes excellent plans for over a dozen popular wooden puzzles includiing Burr puzzles and stacking puzzles. The downloadable plans include cutlists, dimensions and more!

World of Wooden Puzzles
This site documents the puzzles we have designed and made ourselves as well as some puzzles from our collection which we just like very much. Where possible we have started adding solutions to the puzzles as well as plans and hints on how to make your own.

How to Make a Double Dovetail Puzzle
The double dovetail puzzle consists of two pieces of wood (usually one dark and the other light) which, upon examination, appear to be dovetailed together from each face. This interlocking arrangement is obviously impossible, and the solution of the puzzle is only apparent on examining closely.

How to Make a Chinese Puzzle
The ingenious puzzle of the Chinese type is probably older than many of us could guess, but it is a puzzle that can be made by any woodworker. The complete article may be called, in form, a six-pointed pyramid.