Category Archives: Current project

This puzzle was inspired by my wife. I was playing around with some scrap wood, practicing different types of cuts. One of the pieces was a swirly piece that she said looked like a dragon tail. The only problem, she … Continue reading →

I had a wild idea to apply shellac to the backsides of puzzles before cutting them. Why shellac? Well, for one, it does not really stink up the basement like other finishes do. The solvent is alcohol. Shellac is made … Continue reading →

Here is the start of my latest project.  I have been enjoying the fall colors.  Our pin oak in the back yard had some beautiful color to it.  I selected one of the leaves and scanned and printed it out on … Continue reading →

Last spring, I was wandering around a community wide yard sale.  I discovered a local artist who makes beautiful watercolor paintings.  She had several that caught my eye.  One in particular jumped off the wall at me as an ideal … Continue reading →

The puzzle is cut and shipped off to its new owner!  This is the most complex and challenging puzzle I have cut to date.  732 pieces total, for an average of 2.15 pieces per square inch.  When I am done … Continue reading →

This post should have come much sooner than this, but I ran into some difficulty.  Actually, through my clumsiness, I broke the first puzzle and had to start over! I had contacted the customer about the color variation between the … Continue reading →

A customer asked for a custom puzzle, but it is not a standard sized puzzle.  The image is in the public domain and is available on Wiki Media Commons.  The artist is Kano Eino and he lived in the last half … Continue reading →

I had my first international sale today!  Until now, I had limited sales to U.S. addresses only.  I was not ready to tackle the shipping process.  It turned out not to be all that bad.  You can accomplish most of … Continue reading →