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.

Monday, May 8, 2017

CrowPrints, antique plates

272 pieces. I like the colors on these and the pieces are very cleanly cut.  3/5
starting out

progress

all done

Friday, May 5, 2017

Antiphonal Singing, Duige

Liberty, 529 pieces.  Nice colors and whimsies.  4/5
starting out

closeup on some whimsies

mostly done

all done

Paul Klee, Fish Magic

Artifact, 254 pieces.  Dropouts make this harder than it seems at first.  4/5
starting out

closeups

closeups on some assembled bits

getting there

all done

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Bottleneck Dolphin

358 pieces, Black Bear.  Lots of dolphin whimsies in here whose curves made them hard to identify--a good puzzle with deep colors.  4/5
starting out

main body done

all done--the rippled edges worked well

Peacock, Sue Coccia

Liberty, 374 pieces.  I like Coccia's puzzles, which are full of visual interest and harder than the piece count might seem to indicate.  4/5
starting out

some whimsies

all done

Monday, May 1, 2017

Sculpture photo

CrowPrints, 187 pieces.  Nice colors, clean cuts. 3/5
starting out

sculpture complete

all done

Granny Nanny, The Old Prospector III

Found on eBay; most of this cutter's other puzzles I saw have pictures.  This was AMAZING--a variety of cutting styles increased the challenge, as did the huge number of uneven edges.  11/10 on the Stave scale.
starting out

whimsies close up

I've done something ... but what?

close up on whimsy in place

more chunks

now we're getting somewhere

whew