People have always been fascinated by my 3D wooden jigsaw puzzles. “Wow! Is that ever cool?” they marvel. “How on Earth did you make this?”
“They are little gems. I dared to unlock a few pieces from one puzzle and was pleasantly surprised to find that they are unexpectedly puzzling! Devilish and nicely done!”
– Jonathan, a recent buyer
Well, I decided to turn on the video camera to record the process of cutting one while making puzzles for Port Moody Art Centre’s current exhibition, Winter Treasures. The process basically involved making a series of cuts, rotating each segment on edge, making another series of cuts, then rotating each segment again to make the final series of cuts. Cutting these puzzles took a fair amount of hand strength, dexterity, stamina and patience. I also needed to be able to put the pieces back together when I was done cutting!
The result was somewhat of a hypnotizing video. The soundtrack I chose was Colin James’ Far Away Like a Radio, one of my favourite tunes to get me in the groove for cutting puzzles. Enjoy. (Duration – 4:27)
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Sculptural Woodwork by Chris Wong 
Whew! I’ll leave the 3D puzzles to you.
Very Cool. I agree with Jim B I’ll leave 3D Puzzles to you. A Scroll saw is definitely getting added to my Christmas list.
Hi Robert,
I think that the scroll saw is to small-scale work what the band saw is to large scale work – a very useful and versatile thing to have!
Chris
Hi Chris, that is a fantastic jigsaw and quite amazing that you can work so well and put it together again. Very well done and best wishes for the New Year.
Malcolm