Jigsaws

[Archie_tect]

Accy, maybe start with something a bit easier.. you don;'t want to see that on your kitchen table for weeks.

 

[Dayvo]

Not my cup of char but some of you might be interested!
Puzzles out of this world.

https://1kpuzzles.com/products/spac...bgZrPas4B8BclWODL_pPuC5UtIbldyVBycF4mdRYoDSYE

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Not my cup of char but some of you might be interested!
Puzzles out of this world.

https://1kpuzzles.com/products/spac...bgZrPas4B8BclWODL_pPuC5UtIbldyVBycF4mdRYoDSYE

Superb. Love those and have been looking for a circular puzzle. Unfortunately at 67.5 cm they are too big for my working board, and there's no way SWMBO will let me take over the dining table.

Guess I'll just have to keep looking.

 

[Dayvo]

Superb. Love those and have been looking for a circular puzzle. Unfortunately at 67.5 cm they are too big for my working board, and there's no way SWMBO will let me take over the dining table.

Guess I'll just have to keep looking.

It’s obvious: use the ceiling! 😉

 

[Profpointy]

Have done a few similar
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Mark Rothko paintings no doubt

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

It’s obvious: use the ceiling! 😉

I've been to the Sistene Chapel. My neck never recovered!

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Anyone want a jigsaw for free?
This one.....

Nominally 1,000 pieces. SMALL pieces. Finished size is 16.5 inches by 11.5 inches.
Pieces are smaller than a fingernail...

I say 1,000 pices nominally because there is one piece missing. Look closely and you can see it. It is in an indistinct area, and doesn't really spoil the finished picture, but it upsets my OCD. It is part of a discontinued range and makers cannot, or will not, help.

It's a good puzzle and takes a bit of thought to complete.

If you are happy to pay £2.90 for Myhermes delivery you can have it. If you want Royal Mail that will cost more!

 

[accountantpete]

The mention of circular jigsaws reminded me of an old one I have in the attic - after much searching I have located it and it will do for a dark winter's day (albeit with a couple of pieces missing)

 

[ianrauk]

We've done a few recently. Manage to find a lovely old folk couple where we did a big puzzle swap with them.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

 

[PeteXXX]

Now my grandson has caught the jigsaw bug 👍🏼

🎅🏽

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Starry, starry night

Next up will be Botticelli's Venus.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Botticelli's Birth of Venus.
A fairly routine puzzle, until you look at the pieces. Nothing resembling a standard puzzle. Opposite sides have different numbers of pieces. There are straight edges in the middle. Some pieces do not lock to each other, merely butting against each other - even on the outside edges. Pieces fit at any angle and it is impossible to guess if a space holds one, two or sometimes three pieces.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Botticelli's Birth of Venus.
A fairly routine puzzle, until you look at the pieces. Nothing resembling a standard puzzle. Opposite sides have different numbers of pieces. There are straight edges in the middle. Some pieces do not lock to each other, merely butting against each other - even on the outside edges. Pieces fit at any angle and it is impossible to guess if a space holds one, two or sometimes three pieces.
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Is that a Eurographics puzzle? They seem to feature those really irregular pieces, we did a vintage posters one by them about 10 weeks back and it had that random design of pieces.

 

[gavroche]

The problem is, what do you do with it once you have finished? I just dismantle it , put it back in the box, in a cupboard and forget about it until may be months or years later.
The one I have at the moment is a repro of Molly from a photograph. It is 2000 pieces and I don't think I will ever finish it as the colours are not 100% accurate and there are lots of out of focus flowers behind Molly.