{"id":850,"date":"2023-04-15T20:41:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T20:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/?page_id=850"},"modified":"2024-03-03T21:10:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T02:10:19","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/puzzling-resources\/glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">jigsaw piece design:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>whimsies<\/strong> \/ <strong>figurals<\/strong> &#8211; puzzle pieces figured into animals, people, objects; common in wooden puzzles\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>multi-piece whimsy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>anti-whimsy piece &#8211; per Artifact, the pieces that fit to the whimsies &#8230; but aren&#8217;t themselves whimsies. There must be a better term &#8230; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>contour or color line cut<\/strong> &#8211; puzzle pieces cut along the lines of objects in the image.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>tesselations<\/strong> &#8211; repeating shapes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>drop-outs &#8211; blank spaces in the design of wooden puzzles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>types of connectors\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>knob connectors &#8211; the basic innie \/ outie, although there are variations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>earlet connectors &#8211; which I call butt connectors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>identical \/ non-unique connectors &#8211; all the connectors are the same, and all pieces could fit together, so you have to use visual cues to find the right fit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>types of edges\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>irregular edge <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>decorative edge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>straight edge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>V-shaped edge piece &#8211; just a corner hits the edge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>split corner piece &#8211; a corner piece that is split in two, so you can&#8217;t tell from looking at it that it is at the corner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>connecting style\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>interlocking &#8211; the traditional interlocked (with innie\/outie) pieces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>connectorless or push-fit &#8211; no connectors, or minimal, non-interlocking connectors; all pieces have smooth edges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>snuggle fit &#8211; lots of drop-outs; the fit is made from segments or corners of pieces that snuggle against other segments or corners of pieces. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cluster &#8211; Like a snuggle fit, but without drop-outs; may be tesselations &#8212; very similar or same-shaped pieces with visual or engraving variations &#8212; or just a cluster of different figural pieces. Similar fit seen in thick, vertical stacking versions. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>types of puzzle\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>cardboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>wooden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>two-sided<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>multi-layer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>shaped puzzle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">jigsaw cutting methods:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>die cut &#8211; a metal die on cardboard sheets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>laser cut<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>hand-cut<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>scroll saw<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>random cut versus ribbon cut:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>random cut &#8211; irregular shapes, possibly non-interlocking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ribbon \/ strip \/ grid cut &#8211; lines and rows; pieces form a grid or at least a ribbon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Finishes: <\/strong>gloss, matt, linen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Materials:<\/strong> Cardboard, wood, metal, acrylic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>History:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>dissected maps &#8211; the original term for jigsaw puzzles, which were developed as a means to teach geography (cartographer John Spilsbury, 1760)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mystery puzzle &#8211; Puzzles without images. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References and Further Reading:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artifactpuzzles.com\/blogs\/main\/jigsaw-puzzle-lingo-a-dictionary-for-jigsaw-puzzlers\">Artifact Puzzle vocabulary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bluekazoo.games\/blogs\/articles\/jigsaw-puzzle-terminology\">Blue Kazzo Puzzle Terminology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudberries.co.uk\/puzzle-tips-tricks\/jigsaw-puzzle-glossary\/\">Cloudberry Jigsaw Vocabulary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jigsawpuzzleterms.com\/\">JigsawPuzzleTerms.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bob Armstrong, &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oldpuzzles.com\/history-techniques-styles\/jigsaw-puzzle-cutting-styles-new-method-classification\" target=\"_blank\">Jigsaw Putting Styles: A New Method of Classification<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>jigsaw piece design: jigsaw cutting methods: Finishes: gloss, matt, linen Materials: Cardboard, wood, metal, acrylic History: References and Further Reading:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":311,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-850","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=850"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2981,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/850\/revisions\/2981"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/jigsaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}