In The Toymakers Shop - Nautical Animals Stacking Puzzle - Coming Soon - To My Etsy Shop

 

Shop Front Page:
https://odinstoyfactory.etsy.com

Puzzles:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/odinstoyfactory?section_id=22461824

Here is one of the puzzles in a collection I am making for my Etsy store. They are all animal family-themed stacking puzzles. Stacking puzzles can be assembled flat, or for an additional challenge, you can assemble them vertically. These puzzles are also useful as decor. My grandson has dragon and unicorn puzzles sitting on his bedroom door frame.

Handmade Lion/Panther Family Stacking Puzzle In The Toymaker's Shop

I have a large project I'm working on making Animal Family Puzzles. This panther/lion family version is fresh off the scroll saw with the pattern still attached. The wood is covered with shelf liner, and the pattern is attached with spray adhesive.

The shelf liner is an experiment looking for a cheaper, easier method to using Blue 3M Painter Tape. I'm not happy with the shelf liner. I find the shelf liner challenging to apply, and it will sometimes leave a residue that I must remove with solvents. If I need to use solvents, then I might as well stick the pattern directly to the wood and use solvent to remove it.

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Handmade Wood Cat Family Stacking Puzzle

 

Cat Family Stacking Puzzle - Sanded and ready to finish.
This puzzle is one of many stacking animal family puzzles I now have in the shop. Made from what I think is a nicely colored piece of poplar.

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Large Custom Order Of Cutouts Completed

 

Custom order is all done, and waiting for the solvent I use to remove the glue evaporates. I make paper patterns using Gimp and Inkscape, then mount them to the wood using spray adhesive. There is some adhesive residue left on the wood that I remove with the appropriate solvent, which needs to dry until the odor is gone before I can pack for shipping.

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Animal Cutouts And A Tray Puzzle I Made In The '80s

 

I made several of the elephant puzzles and a bucket full of animal cutouts. I learned to use my AMT scroll saw, cutting out animal shapes. These are still in use today. Wood toys can last a long time.

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Handmade Wood Animal Cutouts Made From Leftover Cutoffs

Lots of animal cutouts are stored in jars. I make these from cutoffs that are generally too small to use for anything else. Kids love these little animals. My grandson Odin has a collection of them. I have been adding to the pattern collection and plan to post them all in my Etsy shop. There are a few there now. More to come later.

 

Shop Front Page:

https://odinstoyfactory.etsy.com

 

Animals:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/odinstoyfactory...

 

 

 

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Tropical Bird Family Stacking Puzzle In The Shop Waiting For Sanding

 

Shop Front Page:
https://odinstoyfactory.etsy.com 

Puzzles:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/odinstoyfactory?section_id=22461824

I cut these from 1x6 poplar. After sanding, I will finish the puzzle with a shop-made blend of mineral oil and waxes. I'm considering painting the heart red, but I haven't made up my mind yet.