Scott Peterson presently lives in east San Francisco with his wife and two children. He was born and raised in a small town in Central Wisconsin, and attended both Michigan Technological University and Washington State University to study civil engineering. He currently works full time as an engineer, and makes polyhedral puzzles as a hobby.
Scott first discovered the world of polyhedral puzzles in 2003 when he checked out a book from the library which included a re-print of an article Mr. Stewart T. Coffin had published in a 1984 edition of Fine Woodworking Magazine. A description and directions for making a Pennyhedron puzzle were included in the article, and even before finishing the article he compulsively went to the garage to start making his first attempt at one of Mr. Coffin's fantastic puzzles.
The first Pennyhedron was a shabby attempt made from a re-sawn 2x4 and hardly finished. The puzzle warped badly and soon opened on its own. This led to the exploration into the world of more exotic woods in search of a more dimensionally stable wood to use for puzzles. Many refinements have been made to the puzzle making process over the years that followed, and this has turned into a very interesting and challenging hobby-which includes elements of mathematical recreation wood behavior, and precision machining techniques, as well as handcraftsmanship and fine wood finishing. These are a few of the varied areas which keep Scott challenged and interested in his spare time!
Scott wishes to express his gratitude to Stewart Coffin, Rob Stegmann, and other puzzle designers who have allowed him to reproduce their work.
We, at www.PuzzleBoxWorld.Com wish to also thank Scott also for providing us this information and allowing us to showcase his wonderful puzzles!
Please be aware that these pieces are VERY limited.
Scott describes the "Vega" Puzzle, (designed by Stewart T. Coffin- pictured above) as #46 in Stewart Coffin's serial numbering system. Stewart's book AP-ART shows he probably came up with this puzzle around 1972 and made them until 1975 for sale at craft shows he and his family attended. The puzzle consists of 6 identical pieces and the assembled shape is sort of a middle shape between the second and third stellation of the rhombic and dodecahedron. It is a very pointy and sharp puzzle- kind of like playing with a cactus!
Information on more of Scott Peterson's Puzzles Soon!!
