Iguanadon Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) As recently mentioned I'm a relative newbie and been exploring and experimenting with various areas of interest and I think I've hit on what may be my "specialty"... which is currently my obsession... dog puzzles... I've always been a dog person and my wife and I rescue all of our furry children from various shelters. We are Australian Cattle Dog nuts with 3 of them. When I saw this series of patterns I knew I had to try them. For those not familiar, Harvey Byler has drawn patterns for approximately 175 dog breeds and many other animals such as cats, cows, birds, sharks, whales, sea turtles, etc. They're available thru Woodenteddybearonline.com I am using Poplar because I like how it cuts, I like the color variations and when coated with butcher block mineral oil/conditioner, I think they look nice. They could of course be cut out of any type of wood. I just received my recent order of 20 patterns and am working my way through them. Each one takes me right at 1 hour to cut and oil. Here are the beginnings of my pack... and to show my wide diversity... a sea critter. ;-) Edited May 19, 2016 by Iguanadon Lucky2, lawson56 and amazingkevin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 That is some mighty fine puzzle making there Scott !......You have found a niche for sure ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Very nice work. Poplar is a great choice for the puzzles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnerb47 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 I like and I have 2 of the greatest mutts rescued of course, one cat. One yellow canary my grand daughter wanted and now a green canary rescued and 2 parrot rescues one yellow orange Connor and one green ring neck. I started doodling the Connor one day and need to dig that back out to finish the pattern. I did some of the dinasor for the grand-kids but those patterns came out of one of the scroll magazine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Very nice cuts, love dog puzzles. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Great work. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Those came out great Scott. There is a whole genre of those kind of puzzles. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Looks like you got that cutting down cold. Good looking work. Thanks for sharing. jim penquin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted May 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Thanks everyone, I appreciate the kind words. Well I dove in and set up a Facebook page... never had one before and will let the word spread (mostly thru my wife) and see who wants to buy dog puzzles... and dinosaur puzzles. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Scott they look Fantastic. Never cut with Poplar,It looks to be a very Nice Looking wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Great collection and nicely done. Have you checked out the patterns of dog puzzles on Scroll Saw Goodies. They look pretty nice also. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Nicely done Scott, that's a dandy bunch of puzzles. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 They look top notch and the Poplar certainly adds to their attraction. I really love the sea turtle and I like that you painted his sea. :thumbs: Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) Scott from one Scott to an another and from one NC resident to another well done. While Poplar is easy to cut it dents easy. That is a draw back. For my puzzles I also like to use Ash, Walnut, and soft Maple. They are pretty easy to cut and do not dent up as easy. You are not very far from Wilmington. You can get all those woods at Anchor Harwoods. http://anchorhardwoods.com/ Edited May 20, 2016 by NC Scroller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Nice cutting thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted May 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Scott from one Scott to an another and from one NC resident to another well done. While Poplar is easy to cut it dents easy. That is a draw back. For my puzzles I also like to use Ash, Walnut, and soft Maple. They are pretty easy to cut and do not dent up as easy. You are not very far from Wilmington. You can get all those woods at Anchor Harwoods. http://anchorhardwoods.com/ Hello Scott squared. Good to hear from you. I actually go to Anchor and go thru their "scrap" bin and pick up nice pieces of various woods for very cheap. I haven't been in a couple of weeks since starting the dog puzzles in poplar though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted May 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 They look top notch and the Poplar certainly adds to their attraction. I really love the sea turtle and I like that you painted his sea. :thumbs: Marg The sea turtle is a favorite of mine as well. I made him a sea critter friend yesterday, a whale and I have a shark and a dolphin still to make. http://screencast.com/t/zkfXvxx6IPQ wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 As recently mentioned I'm a relative newbie and been exploring and experimenting with various areas of interest and I think I've hit on what may be my "specialty"... which is currently my obsession... dog puzzles... I've always been a dog person and my wife and I rescue all of our furry children from various shelters. We are Australian Cattle Dog nuts with 3 of them. When I saw this series of patterns I knew I had to try them. For those not familiar, Harvey Byler has drawn patterns for approximately 175 dog breeds and many other animals such as cats, cows, birds, sharks, whales, sea turtles, etc. They're available thru Woodenteddybearonline.com I am using Poplar because I like how it cuts, I like the color variations and when coated with butcher block mineral oil/conditioner, I think they look nice. They could of course be cut out of any type of wood. I just received my recent order of 20 patterns and am working my way through them. Each one takes me right at 1 hour to cut and oil. Here are the beginnings of my pack... and to show my wide diversity... a sea critter. ;-) 20160519_090942.jpg20160518_144925.jpg20160515_155912 (1).jpg20160415_180342.jpg20160519_091809.jpg with you love of puzzles,and my love useless trivia and am curious as to how many puzzles you've cut to date?Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 I like and I have 2 of the greatest mutts rescued of course, one cat. One yellow canary my grand daughter wanted and now a green canary rescued and 2 parrot rescues one yellow orange Connor and one green ring neck. I started doodling the Connor one day and need to dig that back out to finish the pattern. I did some of the dinasor for the grand-kids but those patterns came out of one of the scroll magazine Show and tell ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted May 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 with you love of puzzles,and my love useless trivia and am curious as to how many puzzles you've cut to date?Nice work That's a good question Kevin and I can only take a stab at a guess... If n = length of time cutting and x is the number of puzzles I made for my grand-daughter before my daughter said she had enough wood in their house and we add y which is the number of dino puzzles I made for the local elementary school and a handful for the local library play area... and z the ones I've made that are in a local shop for sale... and now zz the dog puzzles that I've gone a bit nuts with... Then that is roughly 12 + 40 + 5 + 20 + 15 Somewhere approaching 100 it appears... Now I feel tired... Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry5180 Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Great work on those puzzles, and I think you may be right about finding your niche. Those puzzles all look terrific. Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted May 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Had quite a bit of free time this weekend and took advantage of it with a mix of creations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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