Essentially that’s how people make jigsaw puzzles, so yes there are lots of people who have done it – myself included. Your method is exactly how I did it. (Though I cut, not engraved. Engraving will work just fine.)
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Continuing my exploration of different ways to decorate mandalas. I’ll give away the secret in a minute, see if you can figure figure out what I did here.
Previous installments here and here and here .
A few notes:
Start with flat materials. Warp is more of a pain to deal with than you might think at first.
Registration pins are also clutch, I use brass rods, but you can use dowels or what have you. I like the 1/16" brass because the holes are really small and easy to cover up.
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This mandala is made of BB plywood with various shades of purple cardstock glued to the face prior to the cut.
Thanks to @arh2 for the idea to try gluing up cardstock to a wood backing, it was a great idea and I think it worked very well.
Notes:
Glue your cardstock evenly and thoroughly. I used plain old elmers PVA glue, applies with a speed ball ink roller.
-use a squeegee or a roller or something to be sure the cardstock is firmly glued to the wood.
let the glue dry, mask your c…
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