In August, I started a puzzle for a customer. It was a print she ordered from a website and sent to me to cut into a puzzle. I started cutting but had some problems with the outer veneers of wood separating from the plywood. I had to order a new print and start over. I ended up ordering a slightly larger print so I could have more freedom with customizing the edge of the puzzle while still keeping close to the goal of 430 pieces.
It is a beautiful print, entitled “Rainbow Heart Kitty” by Laura Iverson. It is quite colorful and seemed to me to beg to be treated as a Halloween related puzzle. So, I did. It has cat figurals as well as some bats, ghosts, and witches. Here is the finished puzzle. I finished cutting it at the end of September and shipped to her in October.
The back of the stained puzzle. I did not stain the signature frog piece and had not yet annotated it when the picture was taken.
Here are some close ups.
Originally, the puzzle shape was going to be different. Here is what it was before the veneer started peeling off.
I like the finished product much better than the first plan.
Here is some of the veneer delamination I experienced.
This issue was a first for me. Hopefully, a last too!
Happy Puzzling!
Bob