breadstick Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 On advice from another member here, I bought the Woodimals book. Cut these yesterday. Might work on another base for the giraffe, but they turned out alright. We'll see if they sell. Really fun to cut. Done from 3/4" shelf pine. Debi Shipman, Falcon, Lucky2 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Looking great! I found cutting cutting puzzles almost addictive, hard to cut just a few Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Looking good !....Very nice cutting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Looking very good there Nathan. Thanks for sharing these with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Nathan, your puzzles are amazing, what type of finish are you going to use on them? For them to be good sellers, they should have a finish on them. I could never sell any of them that didn't have some sort of finish on them, either paint or poly/varnish. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Nice cutting Nathan! In my opinion, pine is too soft for stand up puzzles. The wood dents easily and pieces could break off. You need to use a hard wood like Poplar or Maple especially if you plan on selling them. amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 I really like those. Sharp work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Look good, nice work. Good luck on sales. jim penquin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Nice cutting Nathan! In my opinion, pine is too soft for stand up puzzles. The wood dents easily and pieces could break off. You need to use a hard wood like Poplar or Maple especially if you plan on selling them. Love your tips andtricks .I haven 't ha any problems yet but it's best to make it idiot proof to begin with ,thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 They look great! I really love the owl. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 On advice from another member here, I bought the Woodimals book. Cut these yesterday. Might work on another base for the giraffe, but they turned out alright. We'll see if they sell. Really fun to cut. Done from 3/4" shelf pine. You are known now as thee puzzelma man1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankorona Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Wow! Wonderful and amazing work, very well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Hope you have better luck selling them than I did. bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Nicely done and a tremendous amount of work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Those look like they would be fun to do. Very nice job you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Those look great thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) Nathan, your puzzles are amazing, what type of finish are you going to use on them? For them to be good sellers, they should have a finish on them. I could never sell any of them that didn't have some sort of finish on them, either paint or poly/varnish. Len Nice work Nathan. My 2 cents... I use poplar and a butcher block mineral oil finish and that's it and I really like how they look. The oil brings out the wood color and grain. You can see mine at the link below in my signature. Edited August 20, 2016 by Iguanadon breadstick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breadstick Posted August 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 I was going to leave them plain because the grain looked really good on them, but now I'm having second thoughts. The wood is pretty soft. I have some Watco Danish oil in the basement I've only used once. I read somewhere that it hardens wood from the inside out, so that could be a good way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breadstick Posted August 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 Nice work Nathan. My 2 cents... I use poplar and a butcher block mineral oil finish and that's it and I really like how they look. The oil brings out the wood color and grain. You can see mine at the link below in my signature. Looks great. How do you finish it? Just brush on a coat. Do you coat the sides of the individual pieces or just put the puzzle together and brush it on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 Looks great. How do you finish it? Just brush on a coat. Do you coat the sides of the individual pieces or just put the puzzle together and brush it on? I brush on a coat on all surfaces of each piece with a small brush. I usually sit and oil 10 of them at a time and then I let them sit overnight which allows most of the oil to soak in and saves time and effort wiping off excess. Here's the oil I use: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KSV38NC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And these small brushes: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006Z83W4M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Let me know if any other questions, I'm happy to offer my processes as I've tried various things over the past 3 months. Iggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breadstick Posted August 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 Sounds great. Thanks. How far does the conditioner usually go? How many puzzles do you usually do with one? Poplar, expecially the sides, seems to soak up any type of finish I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 Sounds great. Thanks. How far does the conditioner usually go? How many puzzles do you usually do with one? Poplar, expecially the sides, seems to soak up any type of finish I use. Good question, I'm not really sure how many puzzles I get out of each bottle of conditioner but it's a lot... 50-60 or more. The good thing about the poplar soaking up finishes is that in this case you want it to soak up the oil and it continues to look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Nice work. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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