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| starting out--I wimped out and did the frame first |
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| finished |
I do wooden jigsaw puzzles and take pictures of them.
Friday, December 30, 2016
Christopher Saxon's Map of England and Wales
Optimago, 600 pieces. The old maps displayed things very differently than we do today. Fun to put together. 4/5
Puzzlewood, Winter
650 pieces. With lots of branch-shaped pieces, this was a nice challenge. 5/5
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| starting out |
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| progress |
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| finished--lots of similar colors in the sky and the water increased the challenge, as did the color line cutting |
Friday, December 23, 2016
Spiral without an edge, Thom Spencer
Whew--not even the shape of a circle to guide me. This was really difficult, but ended up being a blast. 5/5
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| little carving |
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| it's a snail |
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| starting out |
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| Some progress--not too much guide from the colors |
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| moving along |
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| ok, now we're getting somewhere |
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| most of a spiral |
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| finished |
Hedgehog, by David Feather
500 pieces: Pieces on the larger side for Wentworth, except for a few very tiny ones created by intersections. Surprisingly pleasant. 4/5
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| starting out |
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| much progress |
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| everything but the hedgehog |
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| finished |
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Circle au Natural, Thom Spencer
251 pieces. Pure shape matching--tons of fun! Like the Nervous System amoeba puzzle, but hand-cut so there's more variation in the shapes. 5/5
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| cute little guy |
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| you're a kitty! |
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| starting out |
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| lots of doubles and some edge |
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| all teh edge |
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| more progress |
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| shrinking it down |
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| the last piece |
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| all done |
Puzzlewood, The Finding of Moses
472 pieces. Lots of color-line cutting made for extra difficulty here; I didn't quite know how the last mass would fit in until the very end. 4/5
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| starting out |
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| a little bit of progress |
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| halfway? |
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| finished |
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Thom Spencer, Sandy Blue Heart
201 pieces. Nice difficulty with lots of weird shapes. 4/5
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| Little doodle |
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| It's a bird? |
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| starting out |
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| closeup on pieces |
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| A bit of progress |
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| most of the center |
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| further progress on the curve |
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| getting there |
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| so close |
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| finished |
Puzzlewood, Dalmations
261 pieces. Wow, what a challenge! A bit of color line cutting upped it more, but I got there in the end. 5/5
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| starting out |
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| sides and faces |
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| mostly there |
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| finished |
Monday, December 19, 2016
Thom Spencer, Crazy Spotted Turtle
181 pieces. Another challenge, with difficulty coming from both color and cut. 4/5
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| Another mini puzzle |
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| A horse? |
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| starting out |
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| A little progress on the legs |
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| more |
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| most of the outline |
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| so close |
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| done |