I am thinking about making a puzzle for a small child by putting a picture on a maple board then cutting it apart. This would NOT be a jigsaw – much closer to a bunch of squares. My questions are: first, how would you print the picture, that is, what kind of paper? Does it need to be professionally printed? Second, how would you fasten it to the board? Glue? Some kind of epoxy? Third, what kind of finish would you put over it and/ or the back of the board so that it would stay on through a little rough handling? (Maybe in and out of a toddler’s mouth, getting dropped, stepped on, etc.) Not that anything you give a child is permanent but I’d like it to last a while.
Thanks!
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Photo paper is pretty durable so that would be better than doing it with regular paper. What about iron-on tranfers printed on a computer? Shoot it with a couple of coats of clear spray (Krylon ) and let it dry. I had some water spots on a 20"x24" print and took it back to the people who did the enlargement. The guy came back upstairs after about 5 minutes and it looked great. He used matt Krylon since the print has a matt finish too.
Thanks, I'll give it a try on a scrap version. Heck, for as cheap as this gift is, I'll give it a try on the real version and just redo it if it doesn't work. I kind of like a project like this. It's dirt cheap for dollars but totally unique so if I pull it off the recipient - more specifically, the recipient's parents - think its value is beyond calculation.
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