The Ultimate Puzzle Board with Drawers

Due to other commitments, I have had to close down my puzzle board shop. Hopefully one day I will be able to start making them again. If you would like to purchase a set of plans (detailed written instructions) to build the board yourself, you can send $10 to me via Paypal (email address – calebcangelosi @ gmail.com). If you don’t have Paypal, you can mail me a check – please let me know through the comment section.

If you like working jigsaw puzzles, then you would love what I just made. It’s a table top puzzle board with four drawers. Not only does it give you a portable surface on which to build your puzzle (nice if you want to work on your puzzle in various locations, or if you work on puzzles on the dining room table – which might often be needed), but the four drawers essentially double your space, and allow you to group pieces by color, section, etc. I saw it at a nursing home in St. Louis, and immediately wanted to make one. So I snapped some pictures with my Iphone. On our vacation a couple of weeks ago, I began working on a 1000 piece puzzle. So when we came home, I got to work. I wanted one that would fit a 3000 piece puzzle I have of Raphael’s painting The School of Athens. The puzzle is nearly 3’x4′ (!!!), so I knew I had to make my board that big. The drawers are about 16″x26″. I made it out of hardwood plywood and some Katrina oak I still have from a tree Hurricane Katrina knocked down back in ’05. Even though I’m biased as the designer/builder, this puzzle board is incredible. It’s huge (takes up about half our dining room table), and certainly fits all the pieces of a 1000 piece puzzle with ease (I’m a bit nervous about the 3000 piece puzzle; it will be tight, but I couldn’t make the board any bigger). Since it’s so big, it’s a bit heavy, and it’s too big to pass through my doorways, which is a downside (I can’t move it upstairs and downstairs); but like I said, I want to do that 3000 piece puzzle that I’ve had for the past 12 or so years (!).

I currently make a 24″x36″ board and a 28″x36″ board.

Here are two pictures of the 3”x4′ board, not the best but you get the idea.

Here are some pictures of a smaller (2’x3′) board:

Anyway, if you’d like one for yourself or a friend, you can buy them here (24×36) or here (28×36).

SDG,
The Farmer