Jigsaws

BlueBelle

I am never without a jigsaw I love doing them, I only do 1000 piece ones and buy them from charity shops at £2 a pop As soon as I finish one I take a photo and start another I have an edged board my dad made me many years ago.

Taking a photo is a great idea. I must remember to start doing that to prevent further embarrassment!

I bought a charity shop jigsaw a month ago, not realising until I started doing it that I had actually done that exact same jigsaw (well, same picture anyway) at some time in the last five or so years.

What is really embarrassing that that after picking my next jigsaw, I suddenly realized after starting it that I had made the same mistake again - it was another jigsaw that I'd done before.

I admitted my first mistake to OH, but Im not telling him that I've done it again

Luckygirl3

Do you use a board? I would need to do it on my lap as so much surface space is taken up with my art materials.

I bought DH a puzzle felt mat. You're supposed to be able to roll it up and it keeps the partially completed puzzle intact.
He didn't get on with it so it was a waste of money.

Some puzzle boards are on a tilt so there would be room for other things underneath.

DH and I usually eat in the kitchen. The ,empty large dining table is excellent for undisturbed jigsaws

I do them on the floor and can easily slide the board behind the sofa if anyone is coming

I am never without a jigsaw I love doing them, I only do 1000 piece ones and buy them from charity shops at £2 a pop As soon as I finish one I take a photo and start another I have an edged board my dad made me many years ago.

I'm a puzzle addict and love both wooden and cardboard puzzles. I tend to stick to the cardboard puzzles as I go for the image, not the material, and the wooden puzzles aren't cheap.

If you're really interested in wooden puzzles, take a look at The Benevolent Confraternity of Dissectologists (don't be put off by the name). They have meet-ups, face-to-face and online, they research puzzles and have many puzzles for sale at their 'conference', some not so expensive at all.

I use a board with edges my OH made, which holds a standard 1000 piece puzzle. Also have smaller board for smaller jigsaws. I can put on coffee table and sometimes pull forward so half on knees (have to be careful!)

I love jigsaw puzzles. Just finished the latest one. Buy most on eBay. If you use that would be worth doing a search for Wentworth Puzzles, they are wood. Only ever done a very small one, really weirdly shaped pieces.
I use a board on a camping table. Wouldn’t be able to do them on my lap, my back would totally give up the ghost.

Do you use a board? I would need to do it on my lap as so much surface space is taken up with my art materials.

I love jigsaws- mostly good quality board ones. The only wooden ones I've done are Wentworth- quite expensive and also difficult as pieces are funny shapes.
Just got a present in post from daughter, who bought one using Vinted. I've also found nice jigsaws in charity shops or parish sales.

We did a lot in lockdown. Our most difficult was one of Hokusai’s The Great Wave . Took both of use nearly three weeks

Figured 'Art do wooden jigsaws for adults. My daughter has one which she has kept on display. It seems very good quality and she said they were quite reasonable compared to other companies.

There are some if you look online but they're very expensive in comparison to those made of board. They don't seem to have many pieces either, usually 250 or 500.
Wentworth, Victory, there are others.

Ones from British firms on good board are fine, but beware cheaper ones from Amazon etc as they can be very flimsy, as I found when I gave one to DH one Christmas.