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I'm looking for a decent tutorial on puzzle cutting - thin and thick. I checked the tutorials and did a keyword search on "puzzles" but didn't find anything. I've made a few jigsaw puzzles using family photos glued to 1/4" plywood. I used a puzzle blade and for the most part they came out fine but I found the cut was super aggressive and it was hard to control the cut. I do have a book "Making Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles" by Charles Ross, but I'm looking or any/all tips I can get. My problems with the jigsaw puzzles are: fuzzy edges, controlling the cuts, visualizing the puzzle shape to cut (right now I'm just freehanding them with no pattern). I'd also like to try some thicker animal puzzles for my young cousin. I see Iguanadon is making some great stuff and he mentioned in a recent post that he uses a #3 blade. I try with a #3 blade and the gap is too big, so they are very loose. Any tips for keeping a better fit on the thicker puzzles? And last, I'd also love to know how to get that consistent rounded edge on all the pieces like on the thick puzzles or the intarisa. I've tried so many types of sanding, filing, routing but haven't found the perfect look yet. Any/all help would be appreciated. thanks
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Hi, I am new to scroll sawing and am trying to find out some information on a few things. First, I made some puzzles that I think they turned out alright. But, I have a little to much space around the puzzle between the frame. I used a #3 spiral blade and the puzzle moves a little in the frame. Any Ideas? Also, if you stain something to dark how do you lighten it? I made this for my Vet. but, the stain just looks so dark now that it dried. Just asking! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so very much! Trollmomjo
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Here are a few puzzles that I have been working on for an upcoming craft show. I still need to sand and finish them but that will be next weekends job. Sand them all one day and finish them the next. You probably noticed that there are a lot of bulldogs, well that is our High school football teams mascot and we are a big football down. So may as well stack the hand in my favor.
