My Entry for the 2012 Puzzle Parley Cutters' Exchange - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

turtleteasers · 06-11-2012, 04:03 PM

22 cutters have signed up for the Cutters' Exchange at the 2012 Puzzle Parley to be held next month in Salem MA.

So I have just completed my 21 puzzles to exchange with the other cutters.

Each is cut from 1/4" Baltic birch plywood and is 6" in diameter with 151 pieces and comes in a plywood box with sliding lid. The image is cropped from Japanese wrapping paper, and since it is monochrome this will add to the difficulty.

Most of the puzzles have been cut with quite a bit of variety, but a few have very repetitive cuts which will add to the difficulty. The 2nd photo shows the back of an "easy" puzzle, while the 3rd photo shows a harder version.

If the 2010 Cutters' Exchange is anything to go on, some of the cutters will fail to produce their quota, so I should still have a few to sell at the Parley!

wood-n-things · 06-11-2012, 04:17 PM

Very well done. I so wish I could afford to attend this year but just not in the cards for me. Perhaps in 2014...Have a blast and love your puzzle.

Greenfield_Bob · 06-11-2012, 05:11 PM

Very nice and well cut.

Bob

Scrolling Days · 06-11-2012, 06:04 PM

Beautiful puzzle, Ron.

I did receive an invitation to be part of the Cutter's Exchange this year, but unfortunately I opted out. I ambitiously reserved my room in Salem last winter, but we had some sudden life events occur a few months ago, and me attending the Parley at all has been up in the air. In any event, I realized that cutting 21 puzzles was definitely not going to happen. In fact, I have a nice piece of art for the "Whales and Witches" show and tell, but I don't think I'll have time to cut it.

I do think I'll be attending the Parely, however (Bob just sent me a reminder for my registration, so I better get it in!

). I look forward to hopefully seeing you again next month.

Carter-Johnson · 06-11-2012, 08:43 PM

Beautiful, Ron....and a lot of work!

Have phun! Carter

avapilot · 06-12-2012, 12:04 AM

i love it and can't wait to see it at the parley......then you can show me how to make your box.....they are way kool.....

bob

Terry Murphy · 06-12-2012, 01:10 AM

Great job on a cool puzzle.

Powakee · 06-12-2012, 02:45 AM

Ron, why wait? I'll give you a blue ribbon for that one right now! It's a beaut!

John

oldvaxguy · 06-12-2012, 03:44 AM

Great job.

Dee Rogers · 06-12-2012, 09:32 PM

sweet! I have only four of mine cut, I have to work them in and out of orders.
see you at the parley.

06-11-2012, 04:17 PM	#2
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,771 Thanks: 58 Thanked 398 Times in 297 Posts	Very well done. I so wish I could afford to attend this year but just not in the cards for me. Perhaps in 2014...Have a blast and love your puzzle. __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

06-11-2012, 05:11 PM	#3
Greenfield_Bob Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenfield Indiana Posts: 2,860 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Very nice and well cut. Bob __________________ Delta P-20 & Q-3 Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

06-11-2012, 06:04 PM	#4
Scrolling Days Kal-el Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Krypton (for a little while) Posts: 3,324 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 45 Thanked 106 Times in 87 Posts	Beautiful puzzle, Ron. I did receive an invitation to be part of the Cutter's Exchange this year, but unfortunately I opted out. I ambitiously reserved my room in Salem last winter, but we had some sudden life events occur a few months ago, and me attending the Parley at all has been up in the air. In any event, I realized that cutting 21 puzzles was definitely not going to happen. In fact, I have a nice piece of art for the "Whales and Witches" show and tell, but I don't think I'll have time to cut it. I do think I'll be attending the Parely, however (Bob just sent me a reminder for my registration, so I better get it in! ). I look forward to hopefully seeing you again next month. __________________ Shawn Ferguson Come visit at The Ferguson Puzzle Company !

06-12-2012, 12:04 AM	#6
avapilot Silver Fox Puzzles Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: wayne, nj Posts: 1,019 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts	i love it and can't wait to see it at the parley......then you can show me how to make your box.....they are way kool..... bob __________________ "The Journey is the Reward"

06-12-2012, 01:10 AM	#7
Terry Murphy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Coeur d'alene. Idaho Posts: 648 Thanks: 89 Thanked 23 Times in 22 Posts	Great job on a cool puzzle. __________________ It's all fun Terry Craftsman 18"

06-11-2012, 08:43 PM	#5
Carter-Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,587 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 25 Posts	Beautiful, Ron....and a lot of work! Have phun! Carter

06-12-2012, 02:45 AM	#8
Powakee Electronically Neutral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern Edge of the Great Sonoran Desert Posts: 1,641 Thanks: 14 Thanked 35 Times in 27 Posts	Ron, why wait? I'll give you a blue ribbon for that one right now! It's a beaut! John __________________ I've Got A Lot More To Learn About Leaving Battlegrounds Alone ~~ Molly Venter

06-12-2012, 03:44 AM	#9
oldvaxguy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: In West Michigan, USA Posts: 164 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Great job.

06-12-2012, 09:32 PM	#10
Dee Rogers jigsaw puzzle scroller Join Date: May 2008 Location: NH Posts: 104 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	sweet! I have only four of mine cut, I have to work them in and out of orders. see you at the parley.

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