I've found a most amazing handcrafted wood puzzle maker. His name is John S. Stokes III. He owns Custom Puzzle Craft in San Diego, CA.
I've only had one puzzle made by him so far, but I know I will be having more made. And, I expect that friends of mine will be having puzzles made by him, also, since everyone I showed the puzzle to loved it and was amazed at the quality of workmanship. His passion, quality, and detail about puzzle making are wonderful.
Puzzles Made (just one, so far)
"Walk", puzzle #202
(December 2001), a Christmas present for Erin. This is the first
puzzle I asked John to create. From one of
Erin's own photos, also titled "Walk". She's a
fabulous, professional, fine art photographer.
Her prints can be ordered from her website.
She will even ship an ordered print directly to
Custom Puzzle Craft, so
you, too, can have a
puzzle created from one of her prints.
John also has a
writeup describing this puzzle (some of the text is
taken from
here).