Wonders in Wood: 46 Puzzles and Other Novelties to Make and Solve

Good for the price, not too many variations in the puzzle designs.

iteresting book

Not a fan of this book. It is more of a picture book than anything. The diagrams show some measurements and give you a little info on the project but there is no step-by-step directions if that is what you are looking for. Some neat little wood puzzles are in the book but most of them are the puzzles where you take the thing apart and wonder how you get it back together or look at it an wonder how it was made.

I was looking for something for hand-carving puzzles, but the majority of puzzles in this book were created in the workshop. There were a couple puzzles for handcarving but the majority of the book were projects that would be made with power tools. As usual Amazon was great in accepting my return for other materials.

I know it, but it's mine today :-) Great!

These are clever and complex puzzles that require great precision to make. Unique puzzles.

Good

Not much use without scale or useful diagrams

This is a compilation of puzzles sent in to the author, as well as his own. It's a good introduction to several interesting puzzles, but I have two gripes with it. Firstly, the measurements are in fractions of an inch, and I am having to convert them to mm - rounded up to convenient whole units, which is a lot of hassle. Secondly, some of the diagrams have dimensions on them that are not very clear - they are too big to fit in the space available.However, it is an interesting book for those wishing to get started in the making of puzzles. But if you want a better one, go for  Crafting Wood Logic Projects: 18 Three-dimensional Games for the Hands and Mind  instead. It's still in inches, but much clearer photos (not drawings) and instructions. Crafting Wood Logic Projects: 18 Three-dimensional Games for the Hands and Mind

Some wonderful ideas and clear instructions have left me excited about tackling some of the projects in this book. Very satisfied.