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Jigsaw Puzzles

Post by jdl » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:11 am

Recently I've been doing some puzzles in my spare time. The first one is called "Crescent Moon Bay" by Darrell Bush (300 pieces, 21.25 in. x 15 in.) and the second one is just a Bear (100 pieces, 12.5 in. x 15 in.) and they were glued to a foam board. :D

I have also ordered a puzzle with a custom image on it for something special, and if it doesn't make it in what I'm going to enter it in, then I will post it here. Anyone want to guess what it is? It's going to be 11 in. x 14 in. with 252 pieces. :wink:

Also, I have recently discovered this AMAZING puzzle. It measures 14 FEET by 6 FEET, with 24,000 pieces. It's called "LIFE: The Great Challenge" by Royce B. McClure. It costs around $300 depending on where you buy it at. In the future, my family plans on buying it so we can all put it together. The puzzle comes in 4 bags inside a pretty big box, and each bag contains a section of the puzzle (which means that all the pieces in one bag are sorted so that they will go together with one another, how neat!). For more details, you can visit their website:
http://worldslargestpuzzle.com/

And now, on to the pictures!
I will make more picture posts as I do more puzzles.

Click here to view the competed Crescent Moon Bay Puzzle.
Click here to view the completed Bear Puzzle.
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Post by Technos72 » Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:05 am

When I saw the size compared to the lady I was thinking. OH GOD THIS THING IS HUGE

There was a website called Jigzone I used to use where you can upload pictures and turn them into jigsaw puzzles. I think you can buy them too.
http://www.jigzone.com/
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Post by jdl » Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:01 pm

It really is quite big! There's not a wall in our house that will even be long enough to hold it. :lol:

Also I actually use Jigzone everyday when I do their daily puzzles. They have many different shapes you can use for the pieces too.
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Post by jdl » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:13 am

I just got my special puzzle in the mail today, but I'm not going to post anything about it just yet though. :wink:

Tomorrow I plan on buying this one if they still have it in stock:

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I'm hoping that all that sky won't give me a headache when putting it together! :lol:
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Post by Technos72 » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:43 am

I did a 200-piece puzzle and it's still sitting here in my room.

Good luck with those spartan puzzle pieces
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Post by maxnick » Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:32 am

I'm not too into doing these, but that daily puzzel thing you mentioned is very fun! :)
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JDL's jigsaws

Post by VirtLands » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:21 pm

Hi jdl, this is another great topic, I saw your Crescent Moon Bay puzzle (preview), it's a scenic one.
The only jigsaws that I can find are online, since I don't personally own any.


Examples:
http://www.jigzone.com/ &&&& http://www.jigsawplanet.com/ &&&& http://thejigsawpuzzles.com/
http://www.onlinejigsawpuzzle.net/ &&&& http://www.crazy4jigsaws.com/ &&&& http://www.shockwave.com/online/jigsaw-games.jsp
http://www.jigidi.com/ &&&& http://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=7HNEXE2X

JigSaw Makers -- Create your own and share with others:
http://www.portraitpuzzles.com/?gclid=C ... KgodbRcAow &&&& http://bighugelabs.com/jigsaw.php/
http://jigsaw-maker.en.softonic.com/ { -- Softonic downlaod }
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Re: JDL's jigsaws

Post by jdl » Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:49 pm

VirtLands wrote:Hi jdl, this is another great topic, I saw your Crescent Moon Bay puzzle (preview), it's a scenic one.
The only jigsaws that I can find are online, since I don't personally own any.


Examples:
http://www.jigzone.com/ &&&& http://www.jigsawplanet.com/ &&&& http://thejigsawpuzzles.com/
http://www.onlinejigsawpuzzle.net/ &&&& http://www.crazy4jigsaws.com/ &&&& http://www.shockwave.com/online/jigsaw-games.jsp
http://www.jigidi.com/ &&&& http://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=7HNEXE2X

JigSaw Makers -- Create your own and share with others:
http://www.portraitpuzzles.com/?gclid=C ... KgodbRcAow &&&& http://bighugelabs.com/jigsaw.php/
http://jigsaw-maker.en.softonic.com/ { -- Softonic downlaod }
Thanks for all these thinks, I'll be sure to check them out! :)

I just want to say that I have purchased the Eagle puzzle today and will begin to work on it shortly! I also bought some "Save-a-Puzzle" glue. Hopefully it will be easier to work with than the glue-stick I was using (even though it did a great job).
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Post by jdl » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:44 pm

Here's the finished puzzle:

"Soaring Eagle" by Joseph Hautman
300 Pieces, 21.25 in. x 15 in.

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This was taken before it was glued.
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Post by jdl » Sun Aug 12, 2012 12:51 pm

I've checked my email today, and I have my secret puzzle entered into something special! :mrgreen: It might be awhile before you get to see it though.

Also, yesterday my mother has bought 3 1,000 piece puzzles for me at a yardsale. There's a few bunches of pieces put together in each box already (the previous owner didn't scramble them too well it seems), so I think that will help me out a bit. Hopefully this won't take me months to do. :lol:
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