As it happened (from my Journal archives)

December 14, 2008

Sunday 5:59 pm - Today I printed, mounted and cut #820, currently untitled, the Marriage Proposal puzzle which was requested by the customer as early as February 2007 before finally committing to an order yesterday. The Appleply cut extremely well, not the slightest sign of a chipout on the back. The puzzle is about as fine a puzzle I've cut in this genre. One problem I noted with Appleply is that the moisture associated with the gluing process causes the glue side to expand slightly introducing some warping. I've seen this with other woods but not as pronounced. When the glue fully dries, the wood reverts to normal. I dampened the back side to speed along the process, then sanded it to restore the smoothness. The puzzle is fine, will ship it tomorrow (along with the auction puzzle, Triangles to Infinity). I will have a detailed picture of the back side to show how the wood cut. The puzzle is 12" x 9" with about 75 pieces.

December 15, 2008

Monday 8:54 pm - Misty Love, the Marriage Proposal puzzle, shipped, final piece count 82.