We have similar methodology depending on the size/brand/image. 1. Sort out the edge pieces 2. Sort out piles of pieces by color or feature 3. Sort pieces by shape as you start new section/piles 4. I have several graduating sizes of boxes. A. large tray made from the side of a flat screen TVs box. Very sturdy and perfect for initial sorting of 2000 piece puzzles B. Smaller cardboard tray 3’x 2’ ish C. Smaller white plastic sorting trays bought on Amazon for puzzlers D. Wooden Trays that are part of the puzzle board bought from Amazon 5. Once completed, I put edges into ziplock bag and place it on top of the box of pieces (helps when donating puzzles to nursing homes) and tape it closed 6. I use the poster if included. I made a stand up display from foam board 7. Buy foam core project boards and tape it together to use for 2000 piece puzzles.
I always pull out the border pieces first and work them, then sort all the rest of the pieces by shape and put them all out on the table. And most of the time I will then sort by what color I want to work on next and put all those pieces inside the border. I'm 71 and have been working puzzles all of my life. I found that within the last few years this method of sorting by shape has made it much easier for this old brain to work more efficiently.
Try buying a light that is true color spectrum. It helps bring the full true shades of colors out. I use the Ott brand. I am in my seventies, had cataract surgery and it helps using the lamp tremendously.
First I flip all pieces over and while doing that I claim the edges. Than I scan all my flipped over pieces and collect colors. Once I collect the colors I dump a color on the table and sort those by color tone within that color, if necessary!
I don't know who you are, and I've never seen any of your videos before. Your video just popped up for me after searching for puzzle videos, and I saw you had 999 subscribers and thought why not make it your first thousand. So, congrats on 1K brother!
Sigh. You make it look too easy. And all the trays take up so much space. I should never start with 1000 piece puzzles. I just find them very challenging. Thanks for your video. I wish you lived next door.
Hello #PuzzleDude and thank you for this video. I especially like the use of 'trays' and this is why...I've never done any significant puzzle in my life and am the more 'artistic' type (organization is not my top trait/skill). I bought a beautiful image of 2 wolves in snowy mountains of Yellowstone (1000 piece puzzle) back in 1997 and was immediately overwhelmed when I looked into that box so, I sorted some of the colors out then, closed it right back up. Yesterday, I decided to give it another try and I think your suggestion of trays is going to give me a better chance of completing that puzzle (hopefully, before another 24 years go by)! I have SO MUCH to learn. Liked and Subscribed.
I only do smaller puzzles 500 -1000 pcs. Problem I had with the plastic sorting trays you see on Amazon was not being able to just slide them out of the tray easily. Ultimately I found the best sorting “tray” is the kind of tray you use at a buffet restaurant. Can buy them cheap in restaurant supply stores, Hobby Lobby had colorful ones recently (thats what gave me the idea), and Amazon probably has them. I use about 4 to sort by category. The trays are stackable with or without puzzle pieces, the pieces can be slid around or slid out of the tray without effort.
I really like completing the wooden jigsaw puzzles. The quality is great! I found some great puzzles on Amazon and have not ever been disappointed. Puzzle on!
Me at 0:32 -1:00 If I was you I would start with the two characters in the center, the brown mountain and the gray and tan small mountains (cliffs). Him at 3:57-4:20 Yeah, I’m gonna do the character, the mountain and a small cliffs! Thanks for the video! When did you talk about what you did with the old puzzle pieces?
A tip i might add is the fact that most puzzles and their piece cuts will line up piece to piece, so that the end product will make horizontal and vertical lines in the cut. With that knowledge, sorting by piece shape is made easier. Now, looking at the pieces you've already got together, you can see the ins and outs of the piece shape that should go in that spot. Ins and outs can have a variety of locations including left, center, right and eveeything in between. When you look at a piece that you think might go in a spot, consider where its ins and outs are and whether or not they'd line up with the other piece.
Can someone tell me how I can work out how big a finished jigsaw will be when there are no dimensions on the box its a Haynes Lancaster bomber 1000 piece they are definitely bigger than a normal jigsaw puzzle. No manufacturer on the box or dimensions no one seems to have completed one here in the UK. I have almost sorted the pieces but the outside edge seems mainly white. So I will work on different blocks and do edges last. I have several options where to do it but need dimensions as the dining table is out of bounds.
I "drop" puzzle pieces on the floor, and they somehow "fly" to the moon, lol. So, I am going to place a "thick fluffy" and "large" rug under my table and chair. I can not believe, but I know it for fact, how far and lost a puzzle piece can wander!
@@lilac404 funny thing. 2 months later my wife found the piece in her reading chair. 😮 It must have fallen in her lap and she got up and went to the other side of the room. By then I had scanned the photo on the box and made a new piece. I framed the puzzle. I was so happy to replace with the original 😊
@@lilac404 it took some time. I took a photo of the puzzle box around the area that was missing. Then I made copies on the printer. Scaling up and down the printout until it was the right size. I cut out the puzzle piece from printout. I then cut out a piece of the cardboard puzzle box. It was close to the right thickness of the puzzle piece. Next I used an exacto blade to make it the right size. Lastly I glued the two pieces together. The hard part was getting the right colors to come out when I printed. I kept changing the brightness and color tone until it was close enough.
Needs your help with the jigsaw puzzle 🧩 I am playing on my phone right and the bottom of the board is not working so what can I do for it to work out please 🙏
