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  1. Carter Johnson

    Fitting new blades

    With apologies to Jimi for inadvertently changing the subject of this thread, let me try to answer the questions you kind folks have posed. I have an ordinary DeWalt scroll saw and, as I said, the blades are jewelers' blades. It's hard to tell which way the teeth point until I put the blade in...
  2. Carter Johnson

    Fitting new blades

    Here's why a person uses very, very thin blades. This stamp is cut with 8/0 jewelers' blades. This, I think, is the smallest-sized stamp issued in the U.S. I carry a couple of these puzzles in my pocket at all times and give them out wherever I want to be remembered. Carter
  3. Carter Johnson

    2013 Christmas card puzzles

    It's never too early to get started! I've purchased my cards for the next two years and couldn't resist tackling this one first. I've made two and constructed the following photo featuring the completed card in the center and a few of the pieces around the sides. The wood is 1/4" 5-ply poplar...
  4. Carter Johnson

    FLAGS

    Thanks for your questions and comments. I sit at the saw about a half hour each day. Very seldom do I spend more time. This puzzle took about 7 sessions, so about 3 1/2 hours or a week. Here is a set of basic instructions for freehand puzzle cutting: http://wmyoung.proboards.com/index.cgi? ...
  5. Carter Johnson

    FLAGS

    Hello.... It's been quite awhile since I've posted a jigsaw on this forum, so here is an international one for you. FLAGS is about a foot square, 255 pieces, cut from 1/4" poplar. My wife is starting on it now and I'm urging her to try assembling it without the little photo I always provide. I...
  6. Carter Johnson

    Isle of Wight

    Beautiful picture and puzzle. I must admit that, from the perspective of a pure color-line cutter, I see see all sorts of opportunities for color-line-cut pieces, especially in the triangular shapes on the blue roof.0 Looks good...keep at it..... Carter
  7. Carter Johnson

    Treehouse II

    Hi folks,,, Here;s the second puzzle I've cut from a 14 x 10.5 calendar of unusual treehouses. I know from the first one that it will be tough to assemble, so I cut the pieces a little bigger (254 total). It should keep people frustrated for quite awhile. Carter
  8. Carter Johnson

    goathland

    Nice puzzle, Puzzler. I like the figures and recommend cutting even more pieces along color lines, like the lamp posts, the engine, etc. Also, 2/0 blades are the right size, but the "Superior Puzzle" blades from Mikesworkshop have a narrower kerf and can produce the tightest possible pieces...
  9. Carter Johnson

    jigsaw puzzle

    Beautiful puzzle, but it sure is a baffler - like polar bear in a snowstorm. The blanket of flowers, I think, makes it even harder. I hope your eventual assemblers have a lot of patience. Carter
  10. Carter Johnson

    Polka-Dot Roof

    Decodrew, I have often cut pieces that resemble outer pieces in shape. The link you provided shows a puzzle that's cut by a machine, not a scroll saw by hand. I don't follow any design and have never used a pattern, so my pieces, except for using color lines, are random and varied. Makes the...
  11. Carter Johnson

    Polka-Dot Roof

    I've cut a couple puzzles from these calendar pictures before,. This one I tried to cut through the centers of the heavy black lines between colors. In a couple of spots, it was tricky to put together the 40 or so pieces I had just cut, so we'll see how my wife Jean likes it (she's ahead of me...
  12. Carter Johnson

    Only 64 puzzle pieces, BUT...

    I guess so, Matt. Remember, though, each straight line is only one inch or so long. Cutting a foot-long straight line is difficult, so I usually make it a little wiggly on purpose. Thanks for your comment. Carter
  13. Carter Johnson

    Only 64 puzzle pieces, BUT...

    Chris, thanks..... it's 1/4" Cherry plywood....... C
  14. Carter Johnson

    Only 64 puzzle pieces, BUT...

    I haven't posted a puzzle on this forum for quite awhile, but here's one from a Quilt calendar that took only an hour and a half to cut, but much, much longer to assemble. Your comments are welcome. My wife Jean assembles every one of my puzzles (well over 750 over the past 19 years) and...
  15. Carter Johnson

    Barnwatchers

    Just another puzzle of mine. I usually finish about three per month, but I've had this one mounted on the wood and ready for almost six months and finally got to it. For some reason, I'm really fond of the picture and was hesitating to cut it up.. I keep wondering what the girl is thinking...
  16. Carter Johnson

    Assorted Teas

    I started this puzzle in early July and have been working on it periodically since then - - and it's finally done (about seven total hours of cutting). It came from a "Teapot" calendar which included a sheet of postcards of each calendar picture, held together by perforations. I cut it along...
  17. Carter Johnson

    First post and hooked.

    My advice to a new scroller is always to not get locked in to patterns. Cut some things without them. It'll greatly help with your hand/eye coordination and get your creative juices flowing. Cut a giraffe, an elephant, an arrow, some letters, an umbrella, anything with a distinctive, well-known...
  18. Carter Johnson

    Cutting straight lines

    Sorry for being simplistic, but the easiest answer is to never cut straight lines! I find that a wiggly line works in almost all circumstances - and I can never make a mistake.....Phun! Carter
  19. Carter Johnson

    Just Imagine - and Stars

    Here are my latest two puzzles, totally different from each other but both ideal for families to assemble. Both are around 300 pieces, cut from 5-ply poplar and approximately a foot square. JUST IMAGINE is a whimsical picture from a calendar by Susan Winget. A lot of the locks are what I call...
  20. Carter Johnson

    Goldilocks puzzle

    Great job, Chris. You'll have to change your title from "furniture maker" to "puzzle maker".... Carter
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