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Stave Puzzles is an American jigsaw puzzle company located in Norwich, Vermont. The company was started in 1974 by Steve Richardson and Dave Tibbetts, the name being a combination of their two first names. They manufacture hand cut jigsaw puzzles made from cherry-backed, 5-layered, wood. Stave produces several different puzzles types ranging from traditional puzzles, teaser puzzles which can have many open areas within the puzzles, trick puzzles in which the puzzles can be put together in two or more ways of which only one is correct. They also create three-dimensional puzzles, limited edition puzzles and complete custom puzzles. Each puzzle is provided in a green and blue rectangular box and does not include a picture of the completed puzzle. Owners of Stave Puzzles include Queen Elizabeth II, Barbara Bush, Stephen King, Julie Andrews, Tom Peters, and Bill Gates. Stave Puzzles is the largest hand-cut jigsaw puzzle company in the USA, and perhaps in the world, but faces growing competition from laser-cutting companies like Liberty Puzzles and Artifact Puzzles that produce similar (but generally judged to be lower-quality) products at roughly a tenth of the cost. == Company history == Steve Richardson moved from New Jersey to Vermont in 1969 and started a game design business with Dave Tibbetts. In 1974, Steve was offered US$300 to make a wooden jigsaw puzzle. He accepted the job and bought a saw to teach himself how to do so. In the same year, Steve and Dave together founded Stave Puzzles, forming the name from a combination of their first names ("STeve" plus "dAVE"). In 1976, Steve bought out Dave's share of the company for US$1 and a jigsaw (of indeterminate value). He built a small shop behind his garage and hired his first employee. In 1983, Stave introduced their first 2-Way Trick Puzzle, called Go Fish. In 1989, Stave Puzzles released an April Fools' Day joke puzzle called ''5 Easy Pieces'', which had no solution. The puzzles first thirty buyers were refunded their purchase price. In 1990, Stave Puzzles was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the most expensive jigsaw puzzle. In 1997, Stave introduced the Monkey Fist trick. The next year, in1998, the Crazy Claws were introduced. In 1998, Stave was invited to show their puzzles at the White House. In 2003, Stave introduced their first 3D Trick Puzzle, "Loop-de-Loop". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stave Puzzles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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