Hidden Wisdom Puzzles

Hidden Wisdom Puzzles HIddenWisdomPuzzles are a NEW twist in puzzles. Hidden Wisdom Puzzles are Heirloom-Quality Jigsaw Puzzles that will tickle your gray cells.

The puzzles my grandfather made are heirlooms to the current generations, and now I'm making puzzles to continue his tradition. Prices for Laminates (available in Maple, Cherry, Walnut, Cedar Baltic Birch, MDF, and more):
4.75" x 10" - "Small" - $35
6" x 12: - "Medium" - $55
12" x 12" - "Large/Round/Hexagonal - $80
19" x 12" - "X Large" - $175

Laminates can be painted on the bottom (makes it easier to assemble the puzzle) or left the same as the topside (VERY difficult). Prices for Dual Laminates of Pine, Cherry, Maple, Oak (all homemade and handmade from local wood)
These are basically SOLID wood, but the dual laminates keep them from being brittle and deforming after they're cut. I make these materials from two different species so the top and bottom of the puzzle are easily identified. Small - $85
Medium - $120
Large - $250

Shipping will be USPS and starts at $10 for a puzzle; I'm happy to combine puzzles in a shipment to keep shipping costs low.

09/14/2026

This weekend I'll be back at the Old Deerfield Craft Fairs. My booth is much more handsome than last year - come check it out!

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A plug from the folks up in Stowe!
09/10/2026

A plug from the folks up in Stowe!

Hidden Wisdom Puzzles creates heirloom-quality jigsaw puzzles with a twist — inspired by Ted Lawrence's grandfather, who made wooden puzzles and carvings and sold them from the trunk of his car during the Great Depression.

Today those pieces are cherished family heirlooms, and Ted carries that tradition forward with a new style. His puzzles aren't built around an image — they're built around an idea, a bit of prose, or a witticism, making them more challenging and more personal than conventional jigsaws.

Made from hardwood laminates or solid Vermont Cherry, Maple, Pine, Walnut, and Ash, the finest pieces feature live-edge borders milled from windfall logs dragged out of the woods and worked by hand until they're ready to become a puzzle. Beautiful enough to display, entertaining enough to reassemble over and over again with the whole family.

Come find the collection at the Stowe Foliage Arts Festival this October.

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I'll be in Troy this weekend - Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Come say "Hi!"
09/10/2026

I'll be in Troy this weekend - Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Come say "Hi!"

I started this puzzle two years ago; it's one of 3 successful puzzlable pieces I gleaned from a log in South Wardsboro. ...
09/01/2026

I started this puzzle two years ago; it's one of 3 successful puzzlable pieces I gleaned from a log in South Wardsboro. Solid Pine - live edge - worm holes and lots of other "character"; it's number 3 of 3, and being offered this weekend! An Exquisite Puzzle:

Here is where I'll be this weekend. Come find my booth, hear a story, and try a puzzle. I'll be unveiling my new "Wisd...
09/01/2026

Here is where I'll be this weekend. Come find my booth, hear a story, and try a puzzle. I'll be unveiling my new "Wisdom of Mark Twain" puzzle... and I may have copies of my new "Wisdom of Dark Humor" puzzle as well (sorry - no pics of either yet).

For over forty years, the Mad River Craft Fair, hosted by the Valley Players Theater, has thrilled guests with over 100 of the region's top artisans and craft people each Labor Day weekend.

Heading to Wolfeboro NH tomorrow for the 3-day weekend Joyce Endee event at Brewster Academy. Swing by!
07/08/2026

Heading to Wolfeboro NH tomorrow for the 3-day weekend Joyce Endee event at Brewster Academy. Swing by!

Don't miss the On The Green 1 Arts & Crafts Festival to be held once again at Brewster Academy on July 10-12, Friday & Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm.

-Wisdom of the Amish - Aging has only 120 pieces and is available in Medium and XL sizes. But my sister says it’s one o...
06/24/2026

-Wisdom of the Amish - Aging has only 120 pieces and is available in Medium and XL sizes. But my sister says it’s one of the most challenging puzzles she’s done (and she’s done all of mine). It’s ScrollSaw-Style, so it’s like the puzzles my grandfather used to make.I don’t think it’s any easier in XL than Medium size, except that it is fun for a group in XL size.
It’s Pennsylvania Dutch and says, “Ve get too soon oldt, und too late schmart”. Here it is in aromatic cedar which I offer so young puzzlers will remember the older puzzlers they’ve done puzzles with long after the old puzzlers have departed…. Whenever I smell the puzzles my grandfather made, it immediately evokes a strong memory with him, and I’m trying to share that cherished experience with others. I refer to my large cedar puzzles as my “Grandparents’ Line.” With fair notice I can make any of my puzzles in cedar.

-The Wisdom of Ben Franklin -Living is another of my favorites, and so there are multiple versions of this as well. It ...
06/24/2026

-The Wisdom of Ben Franklin -Living is another of my favorites, and so there are multiple versions of this as well. It says, “Wish not so much to live long as to live well. - Ben Franklin”
Medium-sized is TweakedTab style have 89 pieces. This is also available in XL size as a Senior Edition.
It is also available in ScrollSaw-style as a 164-piece very fun puzzle with some random whimsyesque pieces. XL only. Here is the 164-piece version in walnut

-Helix’s Happiness is an “Extreme Tweaked Tab” design that took a LONG time to design, but it’s got “Whimsy” pieces and ...
06/24/2026

-Helix’s Happiness is an “Extreme Tweaked Tab” design that took a LONG time to design, but it’s got “Whimsy” pieces and other details that make it entertaining to assemble. It’s an XXL size (about 12” x 22”). It says “Happiness is Homemade” with a pie, some jarred preserves, and a sweater pictured.
251 pieces - great puzzle. Here it is in cherry.

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