About my ratings

Perhaps because of my day job, I'm a tough rater. Everything 3/5 and above I consider worth the time and money. If I purchase on Etsy or a similar platform and the puzzle is as expected, I will give a top rating on the platform because of how seller ratings work, but here "as expected" is probably a 3/5 in most cases.

Friday, May 30, 2025

Wooden Chess Puzzle

 Nervous System, 378 pieces. Quite difficult because of how the squares are chopped up by all the curved pieces! 4/5





Vintage San Francisco Travel Poster

Peaceful, 259 pieces. Haven't done a bunch of Peacefuls in a while--thanks to the kind puzzler who lent them! Nice wood and curvy pieces; the whimsies don't vary much across puzzles. 3/5





Jonik, Sunny November

 Artifact/Ecru, 369 pieces. Dark, which you would think shows up better against a light background, but somehow I always find lighter puzzles easier. 3/5





Thursday, May 29, 2025

Untitled, Joe Blake

 AuPuzzle, 101 pieces. Nice small hand-cut puzzle, tight fit in the pieces. 3/5




Iceland

 Unknown cutter (possibly Ed?), 305 pieces. A lot of nice unusual shapes in this hand-cut puzzle. Relatively thick wood. 4/5





Ross Dickinson, Valley Farms

 Artifact/Ecru, 154 pieces. Colorful small puzzle. 3/5





Wednesday, May 28, 2025

The Pink Tablecloth, Henri Matisse

 Liberty, 258 pieces. Charming small Liberty. 3/5



color line cut!


lemon pie

lemon wedges

baking

disassembled birdcage

upside down photo of multipiece couch, woman, and cat


Bart push-fit/tray puzzles

René Magritte, The Son of Man, 44 pieces. Laser-cut. Not my usual thing but came in a Hoefnagel box, so I did it! Cute for Magritte fans.



Warm Thanksgiving, 58 pieces.





Owl Town

 Elms, 340 pieces. Love this image! 4/5







two identical owls

rows of tiny houses


Monday, May 26, 2025

Moon Rise

 Dep Qua Puzzles, 80 pieces. Impressive melding of wood here. 3/5




Colorado Autumn, Peter Kunasz

 Artistry, 141 pieces. It's been a while, but Artistry is still well-done. 3/5





Par puzzle

 Par, 26 pieces. Very nice little puzzle. 4/5





Friday, May 23, 2025

David S. Goodsell, Neuron Puzzle

 Nervous System, 423 pieces. Surprisingly difficult given the clear bands of color and different cutting styles--turns out there was so much variation that it actually became more difficult! 4/5





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