Small scrollsaw puzzle plans

[Cloud of Sawdust Farms]

@Big Ry requested some plans for simple puzzles. I have a bunch, but some were copied from books or online sources, and I don't hold the copyright, so I'm probably not really allowed to distribute them. But I do have several that I came up with myself. Anybody who feels like using these is more than welcome to do so.

All of these started out as designs that I doodled on oddly-shaped scraps of wood that seemed too large just to toss out. I put them together into this handout a few years ago.

 

[Cloud of Sawdust Farms]

And for some reason I can't attach the PDF file. I'll try to fix this later today. Hang tight. . .

 

[Cloud of Sawdust Farms]

@Big Ry requested some plans for simple puzzles. I have a bunch, but some were copied from books or online sources, and I don't hold the copyright, so I'm probably not really allowed to distribute them. But I do have several that I came up with myself. Anybody who feels like using these is more than welcome to do so.

All of these started out as designs that I doodled on oddly-shaped scraps of wood that seemed too large just to toss out. I put them together into this handout a few years ago.

Sorry for the delay -- we just had final exams and grading, and that ate up a lot of my mental bandwidth. These are all mini-puzzles that I designed myself, starting with doodling a plan on an oddly-shaped scrap of wood that didn't fit anything else but seemed too large to throw away. @Big Ry , do with these as you will! (If the kid who's getting these is at the age to put random objects in their mouth, you might want to increase the size of these, so the pieces are too big to go down a kid's trachea.)

 

[Mr. Peet]

Think it would be funny if you did one of a cat that has the same puzzle links as the dog. So that you could take the cat feet and put them on the dog and visa versa. Lets the kids be more creative....ya that's it.

 

[Cloud of Sawdust Farms]

Think it would be funny if you did one of a cat that has the same puzzle links as the dog. So that you could take the cat feet and put them on the dog and visa versa. Lets the kids be more creative....ya that's it.

I've thought about something like that. If you're cutting the puzzles separately, it is really hard for me to cut with such precision that the pieces would fit perfectly. There's always slight deviations from the pattern; even if they're sub-mm in scale, they make it hard for pieces to fit comfortably. That's fixable, but with more sanding than I usually have time for. But I might be able to do something like that by stack cutting. . . we shall see!

 

[Mr. Peet]

I've thought about something like that. If you're cutting the puzzles separately, it is really hard for me to cut with such precision that the pieces would fit perfectly. There's always slight deviations from the pattern; even if they're sub-mm in scale, they make it hard for pieces to fit comfortably. That's fixable, but with more sanding than I usually have time for. But I might be able to do something like that by stack cutting. . . we shall see!

Ya, stacking works when they are the same, however, you would have different leg shapes and sizes. Stacking works well if you do the same. For example, 2 pieces of the same kind of wood allow a mix and match. Implying, the user can see the contrast. Using two different kinds of wood allows a greater contrast. Some guys will use the same tab shape on both ends. This allows the user to flip the piece over and still use it. These items really complicate things. I tend to like the "KISS" method when I do them.

 

[Big Ry]

I like how you made the shape of the pieces sort of fit with the theme of the animal - like longer pieces for the wiener dog and gill-shaped pieces for the fish. Thats very creative.

 

[DLJeffs]

I've thought about something like that. If you're cutting the puzzles separately, it is really hard for me to cut with such precision that the pieces would fit perfectly. There's always slight deviations from the pattern; even if they're sub-mm in scale, they make it hard for pieces to fit comfortably. That's fixable, but with more sanding than I usually have time for. But I might be able to do something like that by stack cutting. . . we shall see!

Kenbo - aka Mr Scrollsaw - could do it.