Popular Post barb.j.enders Posted July 13, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 I was excited to get the 20 Minute puzzle book. I originally wasn't going to buy it because if exchange and shipping rates. Found it at my local bookstore when I was there with my cousin. She purchased it for me as a thank you gift. She was staying for a family wedding. I got some cutting time today and knocked this one out. It did take me longer than 20 minutes to cut. And much longer to finish. This is 3/4"Aspen, cut using #5 mg blade and finished with Osmos finish (1 coat). RabidAlien, CSull, bobscroll and 22 others 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 Took me a few minutes to figure it out, then the penny dropped .... 3 Lady Birds Looks great barb. I Like the colours barb.j.enders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted July 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 14 hours ago, John B said: Took me a few minutes to figure it out, then the penny dropped .... 3 Lady Birds Looks great barb. I Like the colours Maybe I should take a picture of it apart! Yes, it is three Lady Birds. John B, danny and amazingkevin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted July 14, 2022 Report Share Posted July 14, 2022 very nice barb.j.enders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted July 15, 2022 Report Share Posted July 15, 2022 Can't seem to get my head around it, sorry Barb. But errm, well done. Marg Roberta Moreton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted July 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2022 7 hours ago, wombatie said: Can't seem to get my head around it, sorry Barb. But errm, well done. Marg Marg, Here it is "broken" apart. danny, John B, bobscroll and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted July 15, 2022 Report Share Posted July 15, 2022 Thanks for taking it apart. I couldn’t see it either. barb.j.enders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 GR8 job!!! Cute!!! barb.j.enders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 That’s very cute. Glad you took it apart for us. I was trying to make a roly poly/pill bug out of it. Nicely done! barb.j.enders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 7/15/2022 at 11:10 PM, barb.j.enders said: Marg, Here it is "broken" apart. Ah now I get it. Thanks Barb. Marg barb.j.enders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 That's different Barb but it looks good. to me. barb.j.enders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Very nice Barb, you did well on cutting and finishing! Thanks for showing, Bob barb.j.enders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Nice Job Barbara! The lady Bug is one of my favorites and I like how you colored it. What did you use to color it? I am not familiar with Osmos finish. I finished all of the puzzles with Danish oil, never again I can't stand the smell. My favorite in the book is still the Penguin tower. I had never really cut puzzles until they asked me to cut these for the book. There were actually 57. The 57th was a Noah's ark with all of the individual animals (will do a new post so as not hijack Barbs). That is being sold as a separate printing. I received the patterns in groups of 10, good thing after the first ten I was questioning myself as to what I had gotten myself into. These puzzles are a great exercise in scrolling discipline. After 18 years I still push sideways a bit when I get tired. you can't do that with puzzles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted July 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 52 minutes ago, Rolf said: What did you use to color it? I am not familiar with Osmos finish. I had the spelling wrong - it is Osmo finish. I like that it is eco friendly, developed in Canada, and if I remember correctly here in Manitoba. https://osmo.ca/ It is a wipe on finish. If you want a more opaque finish, just add more coats. I also tend to push a bit at the end or use the blade longer than I should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 I had a man, several years ago, that saw an animal puzzle I had posted and he asked me where I got the pattern. I told him that I had made it and he asked me if I would sell the pattern to him. I replied that he was more than welcome to have it for free. He then told me he was new to scrolling and was looking for more animal puzzles to cut so I made him several and sent them to him. He was very excited about having them. They are so easy to make and cut. I, personally have not been very interested in puzzles so I rarely cut any, unless it is a request for a great grandchild of ours. I am always amazed when I see others cutting projects that I don't bother to cut and often they sell a lot of them. Puzzles are a good example of what I am talking about. It just proves to me that I should not try to second guess about other peoples likes and dislikes and instead I should not judge my likes to be like everyone elses and give more attention to cutting all sorts of items. You have a much better handle on this subject then do I. Keep right on cutting those puzzles and so many other things that I have chosen to ignore and perhaps I will 'wake the hell up', as Jeff Dunham would say. Dick heppnerguy barb.j.enders, amazingkevin and Rolf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 7/18/2022 at 9:51 PM, heppnerguy said: I had a man, several years ago, that saw an animal puzzle I had posted and he asked me where I got the pattern. I told him that I had made it and he asked me if I would sell the pattern to him. I replied that he was more than welcome to have it for free. He then told me he was new to scrolling and was looking for more animal puzzles to cut so I made him several and sent them to him. He was very excited about having them. They are so easy to make and cut. I, personally have not been very interested in puzzles so I rarely cut any, unless it is a request for a great grandchild of ours. I am always amazed when I see others cutting projects that I don't bother to cut and often they sell a lot of them. Puzzles are a good example of what I am talking about. It just proves to me that I should not try to second guess about other peoples likes and dislikes and instead I should not judge my likes to be like everyone elses and give more attention to cutting all sorts of items. You have a much better handle on this subject then do I. Keep right on cutting those puzzles and so many other things that I have chosen to ignore and perhaps I will 'wake the hell up', as Jeff Dunham would say. Dick heppnerguy Some pictures would have been nice to go with the story well told to spruce it up a bit. Rolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted July 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 7/18/2022 at 8:51 PM, heppnerguy said: You have a much better handle on this subject then do I. I wouldn't say I have a better handle on this subject. I can't figure out what sells and doesn't sell in my area!!! That being said, I haven't done a whole lot of shows heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 12 hours ago, amazingkevin said: Some pictures would have been nice to go with the story well told to spruce it up a bit. that was several years ago and because animal puzzles do not excite me much I only made the patterns and sent them to the man. I did not bother to keep them because I knew I was never interested in cutting them, just trying to help someone else. Dick heppnerguy amazingkevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 See said the blind man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted July 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 11 hours ago, amazingkevin said: See said the blind man. Shouldn't that be "I see, said the blind carpenter, who tripped over his hammer and saw!" Gene Howe and amazingkevin 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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