puzzle thickness

[stephenD]

Carter, do you use 1/8" or 1/4" ply for your calendar puzzles
I have been using the quarter inch for the few larger puzzles I made but was thinking of the thinner and wanted your opinion.

[wood-n-things]

I'm not Carter but he taught me to use 1/4" 5 ply poplar plywood for my puzzles. 1/8" is too thin and fragile and difficult to cut that thin.

[avapilot]

1/4 poplar ply as per carter....

bob

[3_M]

Check this tutorial:

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FD Mike

[Carter-Johnson]

Stephen, sorry I missed your post yesterday. I feel that 1/8" is way too thin for exact control of tight corners and turns. Also, that's just too thin for a workable puzzle, in my opinion. If the assembling table is a little warped or uneven, a tight fit is hard.

And last, my ego gets a nice boost when I can demonstrate how tight a puzzle is by picking a completed puzzle up by any edge piece and waving it in the air while I talk about it. You can't do that with wood thinner than 1/4".

1/4" baltic birch is the most popular but I prefer 5-ply poplar. A blade lasts three times longer (about 150 pieces on average).

Have Phun..... Carter

[stephenD]

Thanks everyone for the answers. I cut my Christmas card puzzles from the 1/8" and was just wondering.