Making a Wooden Tangram Puzzle Game

Here's a nice simple woodworking project to try over the weekend.  In this Creative Daddy Bear tutorial I'll show you how I made a tangram puzzle game.

Making a trangram wooden puzzle game

Materials needed; 190 x 190 x 5 mm plywood or hardboard, 190 x 190 x 18 mm MDF, wood glue and seven different colours.

Tools needed; Bandsaw (any kind of saw will work), clamps, disc sander or just sandpaper (120 grit)


Step 1: Print Template

simple-tangram-template

Stick printed template to your 190 x 190 x 18mm MDF board.

Step 2: Cut-out the Design

Wooden MDF puzzle cut-out

Cut out the template lines using a band saw, coping saw or scroll saw.

Step 3: Build Tangram Frame

Making the tangram frame board

Using PVA glue, clamp the outer MDF frame to your plywood base.

Step 4: Painting

Painting the puzzle parts

Select seven bright acrylic colours and paint each individual part of the puzzle.

Step 5: Sanding

Sanding the wooden tangram puzzle

Saning the puzzle parts

Sand the frame and puzzle parts and round the ends.

Step 6: Complete the Puzzle

Complete the tangram puzzle game

Now for the hardest part, complete the wooden tangram puzzle game.

Watch the simple tutorial below

Let us know if you've made one in the comments below.   Feel free to link your videos and images of your wooden tangram puzzle game.