A dissectologist's tips and tricks for putting big puzzles together | ABC Australia

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[russell]

I start by putting together the edges or boarder of the puzzle then working my why in. Once i got a 1500.00 piece puzzle of The Last Supper. Got it almost completed. Then discovered there were 2 pieces missing. I cannot describe how aggravated i was.

[mmalariem]

Wow these puzzles are beautiful. I'm a novice and have just purchased my first 1000 piece puzzle which I hope to frame. I'm determined to do this because I have glaucoma and my eyesight is deteriorating rapidly due to the extensive damage my eyes have sustained over years. I came looking for some tips and was blown away by the puzzles I've seen here. Would love to purchase one and hang it in my livingroom as a source of encouragement. Trying to take in all the beauty I can at this point. God bless all!!

[MindFiend]

What a fascinating and interesting man Gus Wrethman is. He's so knowledgeable about his subject and his passion about it is utterly compelling. The jigsaws he owns are stunningly beautiful. I could listen to him talk about them for hours. All the emotions they bring out is clear in his voice, from the rapt love of attention to detail when he discusses why some pieces seemed to fit where they did not, to the angst he feels over not having room to display all the ones he's glued together already. He's a gentleman and a true ambassador for Dissectologists the world over.

[matiasbenavidesdigitalvisu]

that is an entire museum of art pieces

[scmer]

I have some tips to pass on that makes putting puzzles easier...for me anyway. 1. Lay all the pieces in rows. When your looking for a certain piece you just run your finger along the rows and look for it instead of searching a big blob of puzzle pieces. 2. Some puzzles have a "grain" in the paper. If you hold the piece so the the light reflects on it you will see the grain. (usually up or down or side to side. Then lay all the pieces out so the grain goes the same way. You have just cut out 50% of the guessing that way on multiple same colored pieces or puzzles that have the same small repetitive picture. 3. some pieces fit together but wont lock together. Use a small piece of painters tape to hold them together until you find the locking pieces around it. 4. When you take pieces from your rows, move the outer pieces in to fill their spots. This keeps the area you are searching in tight and smaller each time. 5.I use flat pieces of cardboard to put my color groups on. They stack nicely and the pieces dont move around on them easily. That way when your tired of working a certain color, you grab the next board of colors and put it next to the puzzle and work it for a while. 6 Take a break from a difficult puzzle and do a easy one. You will find when you come back to the hard one you will do much better. Hope this helps.:)

[stijnzoe]

He really got a lot of beautiful puzzles!

[pamelamack]

Very beautiful collection of puzzles. 🙂

[stephm]

You have such an amazing collection of puzzles. I am so jealous! I would love to do a 3000+ piece puzzle but I just don't have the table to do it on, so I do 1000-1500 which only take me a couple of days to do. What I enjoy about putting puzzles together is I can daydream at the same time. I create stories in my head like movies that play out and they tend to be nice happy movies that lift my mood. So it's a great distraction for me to puzzle and also it gives great satisfaction when it's finally put together.

[michelinemorin]

Beautiful. Thank you for making this video.

[vanyadolly]

Ahhh that Mucha puzzle! I've been looking everywhere for that one. It's so beautiful and I wanted it to be my first 2000p puzzle.

[pingman]

Me and my wife have started puzzling again, we have put together around 5 puzzles at 2000 pieces in the last few weeks, we are now going to start looking for the 3000 to 6000 piece puzzles.
I myself find it very easy to put puzzles together, I feel as though I have an eye for locating shapes but, to do what Mr. Wrethman does, I don't know about that. I do enjoy listening to him talk, he is a very interesting man. I would be interested in buying some of his puzzles, if I knew how to get them.

[pamelamack]

You have the most beautiful puzzles I've ever seen. Where did you purchase from and how much did they cost. I would like to purchase some large beautiful unique different puzzles. What type of glue did you use

[LacrimarvmValle]

I've solved 4 puzzles of 500 pieces, 1 of 1000 and I'm currently working on my second 1000 piece one. I'm 22 so if I keep up solving them and move on to bigger ones, I hope to one day have a collection such as his!!

[christineb.]

@guswrethman2156    I'm having same issue, not enough walls to frame them all😁. So i end up keeping (what's not framed) in big folders or putting them back in box (slice my slice as I don't have the heart to distroy back into small pieces what I worked so hard to put together).
Just imagine if there was some Jigsaw museum for us dissectologist, where the most dedicated (such as you) dissectologist would put some of your most important & favourite work.... And then the centerpiece - biggest jigsaw in the world - 60, 000 piece "What a Wonderful World" puzzle, completed by various dissectologist....if there are art galleries, why not jigsaw galleries 😊

[nadersarieddine]

Amazing collection, I can see you have framed an amount of different size of puzzles. I am currently fixing a 9000 pieces with dimensions 193cm x 139cm, I wonder what will be the best way of framing it? Appreciate your advise

[davidgatt]

How do you hold them together like that please for transporting around the house

[mounirjamal]

What Brand is that World Map puzzle i looked up over 6 brands with no luck if anybody can help would be thankful

[belocrno]

aaand what are the tips and tricks? Are they in a bonus video?

[dawnpiccolo]

I have been doing puzzles for years. My largest puzzle was Noah's Ark. I glue puzzles together that I love or ones that I can use for decoration for all holidays. I'm like you I have glued so many I'm not doing that anymore. I'm out of room. I'm still working puzzles and because of the lockdown I've borrowed some from my neighbor. If you are getting rid of some of yours I would be thrilled to take them off your hands. Happy puzzleing!!

[vgjchyz]

I want it done in 5minutes
Let me grab a drink when I get back I want