Christmas card puzzles - 2009 - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Carter-Johnson · 01-11-2009, 03:23 PM

I suppose I should have put this thread under "Works in Progress".......

As promised, I've started on card puzzles for Christmas, 2009, after completing 89 for last year. This year's cards are less pieces (26) and a bit more intricate. They're great phun to cut!

I will continue to use the interior page from the original card as the cover/message sheet and back up the puzzle with a piece of probably dark green poster board.

It's never to early to start! Carter

SonjaRaquel · 01-11-2009, 07:42 PM

Hi Carter,
Your puzzles always amaze me! I like to sit and study the pieces. It is amazing how you do such a fantastic job. You are truly a "puzzle" man. My best wishes go your way!
Sonja

slappy17 · 01-11-2009, 09:50 PM

What a beautiful card...That one must be fun to cut. I never did get around to trying it but will have to for this Christmas. Just too busy I guess...lol

Brenda

Max · 01-11-2009, 10:46 PM

That is totally cool.

sawdustus · 01-11-2009, 10:48 PM

Fantastic work Carter. I bow to your superior skills. Even after watching your video and using 2/0 puzzle blades I can't get my cuts that small. Are you using an even smaller sized jewelers blade? Thanks for sharing.

george

Carter-Johnson · 01-12-2009, 12:17 AM

George, I use the regular FD Superior Puzzle blades for these. I find them to be most responsive and last long. (I use jewelers' blades only for the little puzzles made from postage stamps.)

The wood is my favorite - 5-ply poplar from Wildwood Designs. It holds up really well, allows for very easy, tight cuts, and is amazingly sturdy when finished.

I had cards bought for this year in mid 08 and then I discovered these in December and couldn't resist getting a new batch and saving the others for the future. I immediately recognized this picture as one that had some great color-line puzzle piece possibilities. I've cut only these two so far but I bet the cuts won't hardly change at all from here on out. I will be keeping a supply of mounted and sprayed cards on hand and, whenever I have 20 to 25 minutes or so and want to accomplish something........

Great phun..... Carter

DBourdon · 01-12-2009, 12:45 PM

"I will continue to use the interior page from the original card as the cover/message sheet and back up the puzzle with a piece of probably dark green poster board. "

Carter,

Great idea.

How does the card go together? Is the inside message glued to the dark green poster board and then folded over the puzzle to make a card?

Thanks for sharing,
Don

Carter-Johnson · 01-12-2009, 12:56 PM

Thanks, Don. They're separate sheets. As you pull the it out of its original envelope, you encounter 1) the second page of the original card (with space for a written message) 2) the puzzle, cut from page one of the original and 3) a colored backing sheet of sturdy paper. That's it.

C

cseymour · 01-12-2009, 01:09 PM

Hi Carter,
Those look incredible. Do you have a tutorial anywhere that explains how you work your magic?

Thanks.

Chris

marshall · 01-12-2009, 01:45 PM

Carter this is another fine looking puzzle

, your the puzzle King for sure > and I mean it . Thanks Carter for showing us .................Marshall

01-11-2009, 03:23 PM	#1
Carter-Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,585 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 25 Posts	Christmas card puzzles - 2009 I suppose I should have put this thread under "Works in Progress"....... As promised, I've started on card puzzles for Christmas, 2009, after completing 89 for last year. This year's cards are less pieces (26) and a bit more intricate. They're great phun to cut! I will continue to use the interior page from the original card as the cover/message sheet and back up the puzzle with a piece of probably dark green poster board. It's never to early to start! Carter

01-11-2009, 10:46 PM	#4
Max Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Independence, Ky Posts: 819 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts	That is totally cool. __________________ Dan ___________________________________ I'm nobody. Nobody is perfect. Therefore, I am perfect.

01-11-2009, 10:48 PM	#5
sawdustus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,944 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Fantastic work Carter. I bow to your superior skills. Even after watching your video and using 2/0 puzzle blades I can't get my cuts that small. Are you using an even smaller sized jewelers blade? Thanks for sharing. george __________________ A day without sawdust is a day without sunshine. George delta 650, hawk G426

01-12-2009, 12:17 AM	#6
Carter-Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,585 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 25 Posts	George, I use the regular FD Superior Puzzle blades for these. I find them to be most responsive and last long. (I use jewelers' blades only for the little puzzles made from postage stamps.) The wood is my favorite - 5-ply poplar from Wildwood Designs. It holds up really well, allows for very easy, tight cuts, and is amazingly sturdy when finished. I had cards bought for this year in mid 08 and then I discovered these in December and couldn't resist getting a new batch and saving the others for the future. I immediately recognized this picture as one that had some great color-line puzzle piece possibilities. I've cut only these two so far but I bet the cuts won't hardly change at all from here on out. I will be keeping a supply of mounted and sprayed cards on hand and, whenever I have 20 to 25 minutes or so and want to accomplish something........ Great phun..... Carter Last edited by Carter-Johnson; 01-12-2009 at 12:19 AM.

01-12-2009, 01:09 PM	#9
cseymour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Newburgh NY Posts: 230 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Carter, Those look incredible. Do you have a tutorial anywhere that explains how you work your magic? Thanks. Chris __________________ loving my DW788

01-11-2009, 07:42 PM	#2
SonjaRaquel Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 161 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Carter, Your puzzles always amaze me! I like to sit and study the pieces. It is amazing how you do such a fantastic job. You are truly a "puzzle" man. My best wishes go your way! Sonja

01-11-2009, 09:50 PM	#3
slappy17 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Douglas, Ontario...Canada Posts: 90 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What a beautiful card...That one must be fun to cut. I never did get around to trying it but will have to for this Christmas. Just too busy I guess...lol Brenda

01-12-2009, 12:45 PM	#7
DBourdon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lenoir, NC Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	"I will continue to use the interior page from the original card as the cover/message sheet and back up the puzzle with a piece of probably dark green poster board. " Carter, Great idea. How does the card go together? Is the inside message glued to the dark green poster board and then folded over the puzzle to make a card? Thanks for sharing, Don

01-12-2009, 12:56 PM	#8
Carter-Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,585 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 25 Posts	Thanks, Don. They're separate sheets. As you pull the it out of its original envelope, you encounter 1) the second page of the original card (with space for a written message) 2) the puzzle, cut from page one of the original and 3) a colored backing sheet of sturdy paper. That's it. C

01-12-2009, 01:45 PM	#10
marshall Just love Being Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jonesboro Arkansas { USA } Posts: 3,254 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Carter this is another fine looking puzzle , your the puzzle King for sure > and I mean it . Thanks Carter for showing us .................Marshall __________________ Usually busier than a cat in a sandbox !!!!!!!!!!! MB { Dewalt 788 only }

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