Brucio
Established Member
Yesterday, after years of making puzzle boxes, with their intricate little holes, and internal cuts that MUST be dead straight and square, with no deviation from the lines (otherwise it means lots of filing, or making that piece again), I finally attempted my first jigsaw puzzle.
On a piece of 1/4" plywood, 4" square, I drew some wiggly lines roughly like a jigsaw, and started to cut.
After a few minutes, something strange happened.
My back muscles unclenched; my shoulder muscles eased; my arms became less rigid. My whole body relaxed.
I turned the wood this way and that, back and forth, hither and thither (hither and thither?) and the blade just seemed to flow along the lines.
At times it seemed the wood was finding it's own way, and I was only there to stop it riding the blade up and down, and it didn't matter if I missed the line by a little.
It took about twenty-five minutes, and I felt really pleased.
Was it any good?
What is the measure of how good a jigsaw is?
The picture on it?
The way it's been cut?
How difficult it is to assemble?
If the measure of how good a jigsaw is, is the enjoyment in actually cutting it, I rate this one 10 out of 10!
On a piece of 1/4" plywood, 4" square, I drew some wiggly lines roughly like a jigsaw, and started to cut.
After a few minutes, something strange happened.
My back muscles unclenched; my shoulder muscles eased; my arms became less rigid. My whole body relaxed.
I turned the wood this way and that, back and forth, hither and thither (hither and thither?) and the blade just seemed to flow along the lines.
At times it seemed the wood was finding it's own way, and I was only there to stop it riding the blade up and down, and it didn't matter if I missed the line by a little.
It took about twenty-five minutes, and I felt really pleased.
Was it any good?
What is the measure of how good a jigsaw is?
The picture on it?
The way it's been cut?
How difficult it is to assemble?
If the measure of how good a jigsaw is, is the enjoyment in actually cutting it, I rate this one 10 out of 10!