“The Rolls Royce of Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles” -Smithsonian Magazine, 1990
“The Rolls Royce of Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles” -Smithsonian Magazine, 1990
If you’re looking for the most ingenious, elegantly tricky, and beautifully handcrafted puzzle, look no further.
Each luxury wooden jigsaw puzzle is meticulously hand-cut by a skilled artisan in our Vermont workshop—no computers, no lasers,
just one saw and one cutter. Every puzzle is thoughtfully designed to offer heirloom-quality craftsmanship that delights and challenges
for years to come. There's no other puzzle in the world quite like a Stave and there's no other experience like solving one.
Discover Our Story
Our History
Why do hundreds of people consider our founder, Steve Richardson, to be their Chief Tormentor?
It’s because Steve—the original mischief-maker behind Stave—has spent decades inventing many new jigsaw puzzle genres exclusive to Stave like Tricks, Teasers, and Troublemakers, to name a few. Since 1974, Steve and his cohorts have been the masterminds behind the most beautiful, most inventive, and without question, most challenging
handmade jigsaw puzzles to be found in the world today—the famous Stave puzzles. These aren’t your average brainteasers—they’re high-quality creations built to last, often passed down as heirloom treasures among
devoted puzzlers.
Hundreds of people have willingly subjected themselves to his devilish designs, we here at Stave Puzzles, are eager
to learn of their misery and to hear their cries of frustration (which only fuels our fire). Does this sound like all fun
and games?
Well, yes. Yes, it is. All that and more! Some even request custom puzzles to make the torment personal.
The Blue Box Experience!
For over fifty years – our commitment to family fun and relentless devotion to puzzle making has transformed the idea of the jigsaw puzzle from a very simple diversion into something far more extraordinary, a highly expressive wooden art form. Stave puzzles are collected and treasured around the world as heirloom puzzles, known for their clever design and unmistakable quality. With a spark of imagination and a pinch of magic, we handcraft each one, piece by piece,
into a unique wooden puzzle that’s as challenging as it is beautiful.
Open the lid of our famous blue box and experience the aroma of the wood. Spill the pieces onto the table and admire the cleverly crafted silhouette pieces, then hear the click as each piece successfully fits into place.
The wit and mischief of Stave inspires letters, calls, gifts, bribes, and pranks way beyond what you would expect from
a normal business. Puzzlers feel free to rant and rave, sing praises, sling insults, beg for more torture, and generally have fits of pain and ecstasy knowing that equally outrageous acts will be the Stave response.
