JardinPuzzles.com
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Jardin Puzzles - Maker of fine, hand-cut wooden Jigsaw Puzzles
Description
One of my earliest memories, when I was probably 3 or 4, is of helping my Grandmother and big brother put together jigsaw puzzles. I continued to do them as I grew up and as my own children grew up. However, I had never really known the truly wonderful puzzles that were made in the 30's 40's and 50's. Mine were mostly the regular cardboard puzzles with knobs or holes on four sides, or the thick, squiggly-shaped TUCO's. A couple of years ago, I discovered internet auctions and suddenly remembered the old ship puzzles we inadvertently left behind in a move when I was a child. When I checked out old puzzles, I found out what an art jigsaws puzzles can be. I started collecting these lovely and unique wooden puzzles. But, being an engineer at heart, I wanted to create some of my own.
In October of 1999 I bought a saw and began cutting puzzles. My first puzzle was a modest 5x7 with about 100 pieces. There were no figurals, the edges of the puzzles were as straight as I could get them, and since I hadn't really studied cutting styles, it was mostly free form. I was happy I hadn't cut any of the knobs off or made any other typical beginner errors.
By Christmas time, I was putting in figural pieces and experimenting with different cutting styles, creative edges, and all the other features the top cutters put into their puzzles. My son's Christmas present was a 500 piece puzzle with irregular-edged, bellowing clouds at the top and a large fire-breathing dragon hidden in the sky.
Contact
- Melinda Shebell
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- Stow MA
- US 01775
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- +1.9788973499
