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Some of the finest jigsaw puzzles on earth come from Vermont, where for four decades the craftsmen at Stave Puzzles have made them by hand. Keeping alive an almost extinct tradition, all of Stave’s ...

NORWICH — Steve Richardson wants to drive you crazy. The cofounder, inventor, and self-appointed "chief tormenter" at Stave Puzzles has been in the business almost 30 years and still delights at the ...

When Steve Richardson was an 8-year-old in Attleboro, Massachusetts, he butchered his fingers trying to make a puzzle with a miniature Dremel saw. He had grown to love the feeling of fitting pieces ...

WEBVTT WE GOT TO GO BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE COMPANY'S OWNER, OR AS HE CALLS HIMSELF, THE CHIEF TORMENTOR. >> PICK UP A PUZZL PIECE AND YOU JUST LOOK AT IT. YOU SAY, IT IS BEAUTIFUL. I WILL DO ONE ...

Diabolically designed, sinfully expensive and marvelously challenging to solve, a Stave jigsaw puzzle is much more than the sum of its parts. Hey, is that a Stave?" the guy asks.A friend and I are ...

Check out Stave Puzzles for the home of the "Chief Tormentor." Each puzzle is made out of Vermont wood and are all hand crafted.The Hood Museum is the only world class art museum for more than 100 ...

They’re billed as “the Rolls-Royce of Puzzles.” No flimsy cardboard. No inkjet-printed images. Stave Puzzles are crafted works of art — with the price tag to match. If you’re looking to invest in a ...

What do you buy for the person who has everything? Steve Richardson has spent the last four decades answering this question, usually with some variation on the following: hours and hours of diabolical ...

This undated photo provided by Stave Puzzles shows one of the company's traditional jigsaw puzzles titled "Ocean Sunset." Jigsaw puzzles are in vogue. There are puzzles left out in offices and at ...

Stave puzzles are made right over the border in Norwich Vermont and are known as the most difficult and expensive wooden jigsaw puzzle in all the world. We meet the Chief Tormentor and see how these ...