Pattern for United States Tray Puzzle - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter · 05-01-2009, 04:26 PM

Need some help locating a pattern to make a tray puzzle of the United States for my Grand Kids. I have searched and all I found was patterns for displaying all of the state quarters. I know that I could modify this pattern for a tray puzzle, but I saw one cut on the ssw&c site with in the last year that was really neat with info on the pattern. Of course, now that I want to cut one, I can not find the info.

Any and all help would really be appreciated.

wood-n-things · 05-01-2009, 04:30 PM

darrell,
does this help at all?

Blank Outline State Maps

Blank US Map

Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter · 05-01-2009, 04:44 PM

Thanks, this should work quite nicely and my wife also says that "I never listen to a thing she says" and like you, I'm not to sure exactly, what she did say. lolol

wood-n-things · 05-01-2009, 05:31 PM

I'm glad it was of some use...I know there are some patterns available as well, but this is what I use for banks, signs etc.

I'm pulling for you ...we're all in this together...to quote Red Green.
Or
If she doesn't find you handsome...she ought to find you handy.

LOL

Carter-Johnson · 05-01-2009, 07:37 PM

Darrell, do you really need a pattern? How 'bout a colored map of the states that you can usually find in the school supplies section of a major store or at specialized educational stores, Just mount it and cut along state lines.

Carter

Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter · 05-01-2009, 08:58 PM

Carter, you are so right. Thanks for simplifying this project. I'm very famous for over thinking and turning a simple project into a multi-layer complex project with multiple spread sheets. ROTFLMBO The previous statement is a tad overstated, but my wife would probably tell you that I do tend to over complicate things.

Thanks for putting me back on course.

Jim McDonald · 05-02-2009, 12:47 AM

When you're up to your buttocks in alligators, it's hard to remember the primary objective was to drain the swamp.

Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter · 05-02-2009, 01:17 AM

Jim, you sound as if you and I both have been lost in the same swamp once upon a time. LMBO

sawdustus · 05-02-2009, 12:21 PM

Darrell, I have cut several of these for various kids, granddaughter included. Try to remember the following.

Alaska really has twice the area of Texas.
You will probably have to merge the following sets of states into one piece to be able to cut them cleanly since they are so small. CN,, MA, & RI; VT, and NH; and MD and DE
Use as small a blade as possible ( I used a 2/0 puzzle blade on my last one) cut in Jan., search my posts for the U.S. Puzzle thread to see a picture, since the kerf is cumulative as you cut more and more states out of the piece. The only change I would make to that puzzle is to move the main pattern closer to the bottom of the wood and move Alaska to the top left corner where it belongs.
My wife wanted to know why I did not include the state capitols on the piece. I told her I can't print that small.

Have fun.

george

wood-n-things · 05-02-2009, 03:53 PM

George where did you acquire your pattern?

Why not mark the states with a gold stick on star? Prior to clear coating, I would think it will stay just fine..or dip the eraser on a pencil in acrylic paint and the round dot turns out petty good too once again prior to clear coating. I have tried both methods and they work for me.

05-01-2009, 04:26 PM	#1
Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: SouthWest Arkansas Posts: 518	Pattern for United States Tray Puzzle Need some help locating a pattern to make a tray puzzle of the United States for my Grand Kids. I have searched and all I found was patterns for displaying all of the state quarters. I know that I could modify this pattern for a tray puzzle, but I saw one cut on the ssw&c site with in the last year that was really neat with info on the pattern. Of course, now that I want to cut one, I can not find the info. Any and all help would really be appreciated. __________________ You can take the boy out of the hill country, but you can not take the hill country out of the boy. Okie's Cuttings and Patterns http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/okiearkie/ darrell, the okiearkie

05-01-2009, 04:30 PM	#2
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 6,037 Blog Entries: 1	darrell, does this help at all? Blank Outline State Maps Blank US Map __________________ 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

05-01-2009, 04:44 PM	#3
Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: SouthWest Arkansas Posts: 518	Thanks, this should work quite nicely and my wife also says that "I never listen to a thing she says" and like you, I'm not to sure exactly, what she did say. lolol __________________ You can take the boy out of the hill country, but you can not take the hill country out of the boy. Okie's Cuttings and Patterns http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/okiearkie/ darrell, the okiearkie

05-01-2009, 05:31 PM	#4
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 6,037 Blog Entries: 1	I'm glad it was of some use...I know there are some patterns available as well, but this is what I use for banks, signs etc. I'm pulling for you ...we're all in this together...to quote Red Green. Or If she doesn't find you handsome...she ought to find you handy. LOL __________________ 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

05-01-2009, 08:58 PM	#6
Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: SouthWest Arkansas Posts: 518	Carter, you are so right. Thanks for simplifying this project. I'm very famous for over thinking and turning a simple project into a multi-layer complex project with multiple spread sheets. ROTFLMBO The previous statement is a tad overstated, but my wife would probably tell you that I do tend to over complicate things. Thanks for putting me back on course. __________________ You can take the boy out of the hill country, but you can not take the hill country out of the boy. Okie's Cuttings and Patterns http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/okiearkie/ darrell, the okiearkie Last edited by Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter; 05-01-2009 at 09:16 PM. Reason: wording

05-01-2009, 07:37 PM	#5
Carter-Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 901	Darrell, do you really need a pattern? How 'bout a colored map of the states that you can usually find in the school supplies section of a major store or at specialized educational stores, Just mount it and cut along state lines. Carter

05-02-2009, 12:47 AM	#7
Jim McDonald Sawdust Maker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Muncie, IN USA Posts: 1,128 Blog Entries: 9	When you're up to your buttocks in alligators, it's hard to remember the primary objective was to drain the swamp. __________________ Jim If it cannot be fixed with a hammer--must be an electrical problem. "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." Last edited by Jim McDonald; 05-02-2009 at 12:28 PM.

05-02-2009, 01:17 AM	#8
Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: SouthWest Arkansas Posts: 518	Jim, you sound as if you and I both have been lost in the same swamp once upon a time. LMBO __________________ You can take the boy out of the hill country, but you can not take the hill country out of the boy. Okie's Cuttings and Patterns http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/okiearkie/ darrell, the okiearkie

05-02-2009, 12:21 PM	#9
sawdustus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,257	Darrell, I have cut several of these for various kids, granddaughter included. Try to remember the following. Alaska really has twice the area of Texas. You will probably have to merge the following sets of states into one piece to be able to cut them cleanly since they are so small. CN,, MA, & RI; VT, and NH; and MD and DE Use as small a blade as possible ( I used a 2/0 puzzle blade on my last one) cut in Jan., search my posts for the U.S. Puzzle thread to see a picture, since the kerf is cumulative as you cut more and more states out of the piece. The only change I would make to that puzzle is to move the main pattern closer to the bottom of the wood and move Alaska to the top left corner where it belongs. My wife wanted to know why I did not include the state capitols on the piece. I told her I can't print that small. Have fun. george __________________ A day without sawdust is a day without sunshine. George delta 650, hawk G426

05-02-2009, 03:53 PM	#10
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 6,037 Blog Entries: 1	George where did you acquire your pattern? Why not mark the states with a gold stick on star? Prior to clear coating, I would think it will stay just fine..or dip the eraser on a pencil in acrylic paint and the round dot turns out petty good too once again prior to clear coating. I have tried both methods and they work for me. __________________ 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

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