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Satisfactory puzzles can be made from a variety of woods available at the local lumberyard. The lumber should be well seasoned, planed, and especially not badly warped. Poplar, basswood, fir, and pine are suitable woods for experimental work. Oak or cherry will produce a more finished product. For light and dark woods, as in checkerboards, birch and walnut can be used. For multicolor projects, fancy woods in a great variety of colors are available from specialty cabinet wood suppliers listed in any woodworker's magazine.
Most domestic hardwoods are quite unstable with changes in humidity, and this can be a serious problem with interlocking puzzles. Honduras mahogany and cedar are better in this respect. Some of the so-called exotic tropical woods such as rosewood, tulipwood and ebony are better still; and teak, cocobolo, and padauk are best.
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