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Firedkm · 01-01-2009, 05:25 PM

This puzzle was made for my five your old daughter. It was cut with a fd#5sr blade on bbply. It took her about 20 minutes to put it together with out any picture to go buy.

Doc249HMCS · 01-01-2009, 05:54 PM

That is really cute. I know she will love it.

JimSawyer · 01-01-2009, 06:19 PM

Isn't it nice when it's something you made them and they get right on it activating those little minds. Great gift!!! I'll bet she brings it in for show and tell...

marshall · 01-02-2009, 12:22 AM

I think that it turned out well , and the picture is niece also .... Marshall

wood-n-things · 01-02-2009, 05:16 AM

Great job...The smile in her eyes must have put a lump in your throat...Congrats!

sawdustus · 01-02-2009, 12:59 PM

Wonderful job. 20 minutes for a five year old is an eternity of time to be concentrating on one thing. Congratulations on stimulating her mind to the point that outside distractions could be ignored. I especially like the freehand cutting. How big was it? I like the dark frame but am curious, why did you stain it dark? As she get faster and better with the puzzles you make for her, try using #2, then #2/0 and finally #2/0 puzzle blades. The sequence will make the pieces fit more tightly with fewer gaps and increase the challenge of putting the puzzle together. My almost 6 year old granddaughter has graduated to 50 piece 12x12" puzzles with very tight pieces, #2/0 puzzle blades, and will work on them for as long as 30 minutes at a time. The tightness and number of pieces were her request, not my decision.

george

iohonnes · 01-02-2009, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sawdustus

I like the dark frame but am curious, why did you stain it dark?

I think that's a table!

Nice job - I second the recommendation to move to thinner blades. For my family, a #3 is about right for 3-4 years olds. Once they get older than that, they can handle the puzzle blades.

John

Firedkm · 01-02-2009, 02:51 PM

I laid the puzzle on a dark table. I thought about using a #3 blade to cut out the puzzle. I went with the #5 for a looser fit to make it easier to put together.

I have a couple of other puzzles that I did with a puzzle blade. I even had a hard time putting that together!

The original size of the picture was 8x11.5 its a little smaller than that now. I did not want straight line edges so I made the edges curvy.

Big_red_S · 01-02-2009, 04:30 PM

That's a good looking puzzle.
Good job.

Haggard3230 · 01-03-2009, 12:16 AM

Very good work Dale. It appears she will really get a lot of fun out of that.
Merle

01-02-2009, 12:22 AM	#4
marshall Just love Being Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jonesboro Arkansas { USA } Posts: 2,664	New Puzzle I think that it turned out well , and the picture is niece also .... Marshall __________________ Usually busier than a cat in a sandbox !!!!!!!!!!! { Dewalt 788 only }

01-02-2009, 12:59 PM	#6
sawdustus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,255	Wonderful job. 20 minutes for a five year old is an eternity of time to be concentrating on one thing. Congratulations on stimulating her mind to the point that outside distractions could be ignored. I especially like the freehand cutting. How big was it? I like the dark frame but am curious, why did you stain it dark? As she get faster and better with the puzzles you make for her, try using #2, then #2/0 and finally #2/0 puzzle blades. The sequence will make the pieces fit more tightly with fewer gaps and increase the challenge of putting the puzzle together. My almost 6 year old granddaughter has graduated to 50 piece 12x12" puzzles with very tight pieces, #2/0 puzzle blades, and will work on them for as long as 30 minutes at a time. The tightness and number of pieces were her request, not my decision. george __________________ A day without sawdust is a day without sunshine. George delta 650, hawk G426 Last edited by sawdustus; 01-02-2009 at 01:04 PM.

01-02-2009, 02:51 PM	#8
Firedkm Puzzle enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 157	I laid the puzzle on a dark table. I thought about using a #3 blade to cut out the puzzle. I went with the #5 for a looser fit to make it easier to put together. I have a couple of other puzzles that I did with a puzzle blade. I even had a hard time putting that together! The original size of the picture was 8x11.5 its a little smaller than that now. I did not want straight line edges so I made the edges curvy. __________________ Dale#2 with a yella saw Dalespuzzles.com

01-02-2009, 04:30 PM	#9
Big_red_S Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: The People's Republic of New Jesey Posts: 881	That's a good looking puzzle. Good job. __________________ Zohar - probably the only one. Living well is the best revenge Visit my gallery

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01-01-2009, 05:54 PM	#2
Doc249HMCS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California Posts: 734	That is really cute. I know she will love it. __________________ Doc249HMCS DeWalt 788 and Dremel 1680

01-01-2009, 06:19 PM	#3
JimSawyer Laying into Inlay Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lincoln, RI Posts: 1,198	Isn't it nice when it's something you made them and they get right on it activating those little minds. Great gift!!! I'll bet she brings it in for show and tell... __________________ Jim The limits of the imagination are imaginary. No task is too tedious for Art. Rock and Scroll My Website Featherwood Woodcrafts

01-02-2009, 05:16 AM	#5
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 6,019 Blog Entries: 1	Great job...The smile in her eyes must have put a lump in your throat...Congrats! __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. I don't make mistakes..I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong. Mike's Wood-n-Things

01-03-2009, 12:16 AM	#10
Haggard3230 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverton, KS on Route 66 Posts: 3,572	Very good work Dale. It appears she will really get a lot of fun out of that. Merle