What is a Jisaw Puzzle ?

A jigsaw puzzle is a type of tiling puzzle that involves assembling numerous small, interlocking, and tessellating pieces. Each individual piece forms a part of a larger picture, and when all pieces are put together, the jigsaw puzzle reveals a complete image.

The Origins of Jigsaw Puzzles

The origin of jigsaw puzzles dates back to a method where a picture was painted on a flat, rectangular piece of wood, and then cut into small pieces using a jigsaw, which inspired the name. John Spilsbury, a mapmaker and engraver from London, is credited with selling the first jigsaw puzzles around 1760.

Jigsaw puzzles commonly feature various themes, such as nature scenes, buildings, and repetitive designs, with castles and mountains being traditional favorites. However, any picture can be transformed into a jigsaw puzzle, including personal photographs.

How a Jigsaw Puzzle is Made

Modern jigsaw puzzles are predominantly crafted from cardboard due to ease and cost-effectiveness in mass production, departing from the original wooden models. The process involves gluing an enlarged photograph or printed artwork onto the cardboard before cutting. A press with hardened steel blades of the desired shape is then used to cut the board. Laser-cutting technology has also emerged, particularly for wooden jigsaw puzzles, catering to the growing high-end jigsaw puzzle market. Alongside the traditional physical format, puzzles have also ventured into the digital realm. Digital jigsaw puzzle websites (like Daily Jigsaw Puzzles) and apps have gained popularity, allowing people soleve puzzles online from the confort of their house or even on the move (while travelling). Online the jigsaw puzzle are more accessible, they save space (not having to store a physical box and board is something most people appreciate) and they also environmentally friendly ( no materials like paper, cartboard, wood, plastic are used).

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