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Title: Cool Puzzles
Post by: IKnowWood on April 04, 2007, 05:53:50 PM
All

Yes, today's my birthday.  I am still young.  (Thanks Cajun for the note)

But I wanted to let all of you know the great thing my wife got me.  I am big on games (as many of you have heard from the chats) but I am even more so into Puzzles.  Always have been, its what as a young kid got me so into math, physics, and so much more.  Possibly what drove me to where I am today in career. 

Well, we saw a special this weekend on one of them morning news shows of Stave Puzzles.  And she knew, she just had to get me one.  Her and my son had already planned to get me a puzzle, she did not want to get me yet another woodworking tool (which is cool) but this was so much more.

check them out.

http://www.stavepuzzles.com/

She got me the "Jonah and the Whale" as a first puzzle.  This was the best puzzle for me since 3-D puzzles came out.  Puzzle came in small box, no picture just a name and hand written card from the maker.  The maker signed a single piece.  the pieces are made of wood, cherry wood back.  And hand cut on a band saw.  No puzzle is alike. 

(http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL372/1901264/15940833/243232631.jpg)

This is the puzzle, 40 pieces after I finished getting it together, took me 1.5 to 2 hours.  yes, serious concentration.  Can't wait to get more.  But at these prices, that will be some time.  But oh so cool. and yes, those are gaps in the puzzle, by design. 
Title: Re: Cool Puzzles
Post by: NePaSmoKer on April 04, 2007, 06:02:06 PM
Happy Birthday IKW
Cool puzzle, wife is into puzzles i will check the site out.


nepas
Title: Re: Cool Puzzles
Post by: Mr Walleye on April 04, 2007, 09:43:30 PM
Happy B'Day IKW!

Hope ya have a couple cools ones today! Awww... He11, anyday for that matter!  ;D

Mike
Title: Re: Cool Puzzles
Post by: coyote on April 04, 2007, 09:56:44 PM
Happy birthday our Brother of the big smoke :)
                                                   Coyote
Title: Re: Cool Puzzles
Post by: Wildcat on April 05, 2007, 06:53:26 AM
Happy Birthday IKW!
Title: Re: Cool Puzzles
Post by: Tiny Tim on April 05, 2007, 07:41:04 AM
Happy b-day IKW.  I like puzzles too, but really don't have a place to put 'em together (I'm a bit of a slob), so I usually do 'em on Yahoo.com games, and do a lot of crosswords and Sudoku puzzles (anything to keep the mind active).
Title: Re: Cool Puzzles
Post by: hillbillysmoker on April 05, 2007, 09:01:45 AM
Happy birthday and many more to come IKW.
Title: Re: Cool Puzzles
Post by: Oldman on April 05, 2007, 09:16:06 AM
The best on your young Birthday....
Title: Re: Cool Puzzles
Post by: icerat4 on April 05, 2007, 09:30:26 AM
 ;DNow you know puzzles ;D and wood good going. ;D
Title: Re: Cool Puzzles
Post by: LilSmoker on April 05, 2007, 11:24:14 AM
Happy birthday IKW(http://www.emotipad.com/newemoticons/Party2.gif) , nice gift also (http://www.emotipad.com/newemoticons/Big-Thumbs-Up.gif)

(http://www.emotipad.com/newemoticons/Beer-Chug.gif)....LilSmoker
Title: Re: Cool Puzzles
Post by: iceman on April 06, 2007, 02:50:13 PM
Happy B day IKW. ;) ;D