Converting photos into puzzles - Process ?
May 28, 2019 07:38:45 #
My late uncle had as a hobby taking vacation photos and making puzzles out of them. I have never seen them but family speaks highly about them and I just bought a scroll saw on impulse and thought I would try and learn to make them for the grandchildren. I want to use wood rather than paper and while I think I can dive in and do it, I thought that many of you may know a good process or have tips on types of wood, glue etc. that will save me lots of trials and errors.
I would appreciate any tips anyone can offer. Thanks!
I would appreciate any tips anyone can offer. Thanks!
May 28, 2019 07:43:34 #
Country Boy wrote:
My late uncle had as a hobby taking vacation photo... (show quote)
Have you seen this?
https://www.wwgoa.com/video/how-to-make-a-wood-jigsaw-puzzle-001473/
May 28, 2019 08:03:31 #
Gene51 wrote:
Wow! He's good with that saw. My puzzle would have lots of red spilled onto it.
May 28, 2019 08:08:00 #
You have several options, aside from DIY.
https://www.shutterfly.com/photo-gifts/puzzles
https://www.collage.com/custom-photo-puzzles
https://puzzlesprint.com/
Simple DIY -
https://www.wikihow.com/Turn-a-Photo-Into-a-Puzzle
And -
https://www.google.com/search?q=make+a+photo+into+a+puzzle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS716US717&oq=make+a+photo+into+a+puzzle&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.7382j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://www.shutterfly.com/photo-gifts/puzzles
https://www.collage.com/custom-photo-puzzles
https://puzzlesprint.com/
Simple DIY -
https://www.wikihow.com/Turn-a-Photo-Into-a-Puzzle
And -
https://www.google.com/search?q=make+a+photo+into+a+puzzle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS716US717&oq=make+a+photo+into+a+puzzle&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.7382j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
May 28, 2019 08:17:36 #
The MASTER of scroll saw work with thousands of patterns, and knows all about puzzle making is Steve Good.
Contact him at stevedgood.com or http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com
Contact him at stevedgood.com or http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com
May 28, 2019 11:27:10 #
Country Boy wrote:
My late uncle had as a hobby taking vacation photo... (show quote)
A many firms offer that service, all you do is send the pictiure of your choice and they return a finished puzzle to you (most have different variations of them as well)!
May 28, 2019 11:55:59 #
Gene51 wrote:
No, I did not see that. I will surely save that link. I found lots of examples of doing it on a paper surface and was not sure about the glue and basic steps. Thanks, this outlines it very well!
May 28, 2019 11:59:31 #
woodworkerman wrote:
The MASTER of scroll saw work with thousands of patterns, and knows all about puzzle making is Steve Good.
Contact him at stevedgood.com or http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com
Contact him at stevedgood.com or http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com
Thanks, I will be looking into some of his patterns - makes it look soooo easy!
May 28, 2019 12:01:13 #
speters wrote:
A many firms offer that service, all you do is send the pictiure of your choice and they return a finished puzzle to you (most have different variations of them as well)!
Thanks, yes I found them on my searches but I am looking for a DIY project just to kill time. Kind of an add on to my photography!
May 28, 2019 13:37:28 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Wow! He's good with that saw. My puzzle would have lots of red spilled onto it.
Mine too, which is why I don't have a jigsaw. I just lost the top piece of my right thumb to a jointer due to a extremely brief lapse of attention. I won't be doing that again any time soon. Back button focus has been interesting.
May 29, 2019 07:30:01 #
Country Boy wrote:
My late uncle had as a hobby taking vacation photo... (show quote)
My suggestion from long past experience is to use the finest toothed blades you can, My dad and I did some back in the 1950s as I recall he used a very hard cardboard and very thin elmers glue. We did do some on 1/8" hard Masonite and 1/8" plywood while they worked pretty good the didn't lock together very tightly due to the kerf being a bit wide. He did have some of the cardboard one press cut don't remember where or how much it cost, but knowing dad he probably had a friend do it.
Trial and Error is "The Best Teacher" if your dedicated !!
May 29, 2019 07:32:52 #
May 29, 2019 08:00:31 #
Country Boy wrote:
My late uncle had as a hobby taking vacation photo... (show quote)
Check to see if there are good videos (or an actual person who can tutor you) for best operation of a scroll saw. I attended a woodworking show many years ago and a guy gave a class on scroll saws. I learned a ton about how to guide the wood, blades to use, etc. If you can meet someone like that, they can save you years of learning the hard way (and maybe prevent injuries, too).
There are limitations on how big a puzzle you can make with the scroll saw. The throat depth will be the main concern, but reaching over a 12 inch puzzle to guide the blade through it can be difficult and is a point where injury can result.
May 29, 2019 09:21:27 #
Phil Martin
Loc: New Hampshire
I use a 1/4" underlayment called TechPly. It's 5-ply plywood with no voids and is very inexpensive. I adhere the photo with 3M's Super 77 spray adhesive. I use Superior Puzzle blades from www.mikesworkshop.com.
Check out my website www.phil-martin.info.
Check out my website www.phil-martin.info.
May 29, 2019 11:11:52 #
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