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Croaker · 07-04-2012, 08:21 PM

Puzzle cut on 1/8" baltic ply. 5" x 7 1/2" with 132 pieces.

has saying at bottom

"I can"t decide if I sould give"m away now, or feed"m out and them give"m away.

Think I'll make the next one little bigger.

Comments welcome

Hot as hell here so no time in shop. Maybe an hour this mprning than the cooker started. 97

Carter-Johnson · 07-04-2012, 09:05 PM

Good start, Croaker. A suggestion is to use 1/4" plywood. That's sort of the standard and you'll find, if you use it, that the cuts are easier to control and the puzzle holds together better.

Carter

wood-n-things · 07-04-2012, 09:15 PM

Nicely done. I agree with carter especially since he is our guru.

Croaker · 07-04-2012, 09:31 PM

Thanks for the information I 'll do it next time

Powakee · 07-05-2012, 04:39 AM

Looks like a nice job to me. Keep on going.
John

07-04-2012, 09:05 PM	#2
Carter-Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,585 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 25 Posts	Good start, Croaker. A suggestion is to use 1/4" plywood. That's sort of the standard and you'll find, if you use it, that the cuts are easier to control and the puzzle holds together better. Carter Last edited by Carter-Johnson; 07-05-2012 at 01:16 AM.

07-04-2012, 09:15 PM	#3
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,571 Thanks: 50 Thanked 382 Times in 282 Posts	Nicely done. I agree with carter especially since he is our guru. __________________ "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

07-05-2012, 04:39 AM	#5
Powakee Electronically Neutral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern Edge of the Great Sonoran Desert Posts: 1,633 Thanks: 12 Thanked 33 Times in 25 Posts	Looks like a nice job to me. Keep on going. John __________________ I've Got A Lot More To Learn About Leaving Battlegrounds Alone ~~ Molly Venter

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07-04-2012, 09:31 PM	#4
Croaker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lincoln,Nebraska Posts: 512 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Thanks for the information I 'll do it next time