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confusedone · 10-18-2009, 11:11 AM

Ok thanks again for your help here people, and seem to remember someone saying that now i am obliged to stick up my first attempts (jokingly im sure haha). So here goes, please be gentle as it is my first attempt! I did have some problems along the way and if it is ok, i shall describe what i actually did and hopefully get some pointers of where i went wrong?? many thanks!

first i got some mdf, drew a simple outline of a fish (yes it is a fish!), put sellotape over the board and simply cut. then cut the shapes of the puzzles/joint parts. sanded so smooth, applied some spray primer, left for an hour then hand-painted. left overnight, didnt account for the paint thickness and the parts barely go together! only learning still and it is my first ones so not disheartened, but how do people combat this?? cut a bit more out? heavily sand the joint areas before painting? be more careful with the amount of paint i am putting on? all of the above???

the finish doesnt look great as i have yet to put their eyes and big smiley faces on, but there you go anyway.

many thanks alan.

JohnB · 10-18-2009, 12:58 PM

G'day Alan,
You are of to a great start.
By the colours etc, I'd say the puzzles are intended for nippers.
What size blade did you use???
For these sorts of puzzles, I use a #5 blade.
I also only put one light coat of colour on the inside edges, this still leaves room for the puzzle to fit nicely.
Looking forward to see them with their "Smiley Faces"

Jim McDonald · 10-18-2009, 02:16 PM

Alan:
You did great for a first effort (or second, third, etc.).

As for painting the edges and the pieces not fitting together--everyone makes that judgement error a time or two.

Looking forward to may more brags.

ncsealeveler · 10-18-2009, 02:22 PM

Cool looking fish puzzles there.Tony

Scrolling Days · 10-18-2009, 02:40 PM

Looks fine, Alan, especially for a first attempt.

I think you are doing exactly the right thing to practice. Keep drawing shapes from your mind onto pieces of cheap wood and then try to cut them out. The more you do, the easier if will come.

Enjoy!

marshall · 10-18-2009, 03:25 PM

Niece puzzle comcept.........

bubbantenn · 10-18-2009, 03:40 PM

I haven't even attempted this type of project, so to me this looks great. I haven't found the courage to expand my horizons yet but I'm working on it.

By the way, I've seen this abbreviation many times on this forum but have never asked...what the heck is "mdy?" I know it must be a type of wood but for the life of me I can't figure out what it stand for. I'm sure when someone tells me I'll have to put my dunce cap on and stand in the corner for a while.

Bubba

confusedone · 10-18-2009, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bubbantenn

By the way, I've seen this abbreviation many times on this forum but have never asked...what the heck is "mdy?" I know it must be a type of wood but for the life of me I can't figure out what it stand for. I'm sure when someone tells me I'll have to put my dunce cap on and stand in the corner for a while.

Bubba

hi do you meah mdf? it is a type of wood (someone will probably correct me and say it isnt wood, im not sure, but i mean looks like and cuts and stuff). medium density fibreboard. if that is what you mean?

alan.

tony coleman · 10-18-2009, 03:59 PM

Mdf,.......abreviation for medium density fibreboard.
A man maDE sheet material mainly of sawdust and glue.

Wood Dog · 10-18-2009, 04:43 PM

Way to go confusedon....you are off to a great start. I wouldn't want to be in the water meeting up with that shark.

Now don't forget to date and sign your projects.

10-18-2009, 12:58 PM	#2
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 4,859	G'day Alan, You are of to a great start. By the colours etc, I'd say the puzzles are intended for nippers. What size blade did you use??? For these sorts of puzzles, I use a #5 blade. I also only put one light coat of colour on the inside edges, this still leaves room for the puzzle to fit nicely. Looking forward to see them with their "Smiley Faces" __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" I got holes in both of my shoes Well I'm a walking case of the blues Saw a dollar yesterday But the wind blew it away Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

10-18-2009, 02:16 PM	#3
Jim McDonald Workin' for the Weekend Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: On the Other Side of the Monitor Posts: 944 Blog Entries: 6	Alan: You did great for a first effort (or second, third, etc.). As for painting the edges and the pieces not fitting together--everyone makes that judgement error a time or two. Looking forward to may more brags. __________________ Jim Exuberance can be corrected; dullness is incurable. --E. Deters "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

10-18-2009, 03:25 PM	#6
marshall Just love Being Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jonesboro AR Posts: 2,113	Niece puzzle comcept......... __________________ Usually busier than a cat in a sandbox !!!!!!!!!!! { Dewalt 788 only }

10-18-2009, 03:40 PM	#7
bubbantenn Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Clarksville, Tennessee Posts: 704	I haven't even attempted this type of project, so to me this looks great. I haven't found the courage to expand my horizons yet but I'm working on it. By the way, I've seen this abbreviation many times on this forum but have never asked...what the heck is "mdy?" I know it must be a type of wood but for the life of me I can't figure out what it stand for. I'm sure when someone tells me I'll have to put my dunce cap on and stand in the corner for a while. Bubba __________________ "The worst evil that could be inflicted upon the youth of the land would be to leave them without restraint and completely at the mercy of their own uncontrolled inclinations." ~Calvin Coolidge~

10-18-2009, 03:59 PM	#9
tony coleman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: ireland Posts: 674	Mdf,.......abreviation for medium density fibreboard. A man maDE sheet material mainly of sawdust and glue. __________________ lets make plenty of sawdust and have fun doing it http://www.customcutz4you.webs.com/

10-18-2009, 02:22 PM	#4
ncsealeveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sea Level NC Posts: 266	Cool looking fish puzzles there.Tony

10-18-2009, 02:40 PM	#5
Scrolling Days Jigsaw Puzzle Maker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Along the Lower Niagara River Posts: 1,214 Blog Entries: 5	Looks fine, Alan, especially for a first attempt. I think you are doing exactly the right thing to practice. Keep drawing shapes from your mind onto pieces of cheap wood and then try to cut them out. The more you do, the easier if will come. Enjoy! __________________ Shawn Ferguson Come visit at The Ferguson Puzzle Company !

10-18-2009, 04:43 PM	#10
Wood Dog Senior member--Absolutely Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 3,451	Way to go confusedon....you are off to a great start. I wouldn't want to be in the water meeting up with that shark. Now don't forget to date and sign your projects. __________________ WD

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