How to Make a Wooden Puzzle
A personalized wooden puzzle can serve as a creative and affordable gift hearkening back to the toys of yesteryear. If you have a little creative vision and access to a coping saw, you can make an elaborate wooden puzzle to hand down for generations. Read on to learn more.
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Things You'll Need
- Printed image, or paint and brushes to make your own
- 1/4-inch piece of plywood
- Sandpaper
- Glue
- Vise
- Coping saw
- Varnish
Instructions
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Decide on the picture you want to use for the wooden puzzle. You can use any printed image, or you can paint directly on the wood if you prefer. If you use an image, make sure it's the same size that you want your puzzle to be.
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Cut the plywood down to the appropriate size and shape for your puzzle. Sand the plywood on all edges and both sides to avoid splinters.
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Paint the image on the plywood if you're not using a printed image or if some of the wood is going to show behind the printed image. If you use a printed image, spread glue thinly across the wood and apply the picture. Allow the glue to dry fully before proceeding.
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Flip the wood over, picture-side down, and draw your desired puzzle pieces in varying shapes and sizes. If you're good with a saw, you can create the puzzle pieces freehand.
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Place the wood in a vise and cut the pieces out using a coping saw.
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Sand the edges of the wooden puzzle pieces and then varnish them to protect the image. Paint the back of the pieces before you varnish if you don't want the natural wood to show on the back.
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