The Jigsaw Puzzle Accessories book is a comprehensive discussion around tools and ideas for those who enjoy the jigsaw puzzle hobby. Ideally a person who buys a jigsaw puzzle off the shelf will bring it home, open the box and get ready to assemble the pieces. Then all of a sudden questions may come to their mind. How much space do you need for this? Will I be able to complete this puzzle in one sitting? What will I do with the puzzle when I have completed it? How do I glue it? The list of questions all of sudden can become quite long. So all of a sudden, what started out as a box of cardboard pieces may trigger many thoughts around it.
You may be surprised at how much information there is surrounding jigsaw puzzles however this book just covers the basic needs of the hobby. The Accessories available for jigsaw puzzles are not expensive and the majority of times a Puzzler can become creative with his/her own version or idea. For example, a Puzzler may purchase a jigsaw puzzle scoop or use a large thin flat cooking flipper. Another Puzzler may pay for an expensive puzzle board when they could have easily gotten a heavy box from the furniture store and put 1/2" thick door insulation tape around the edges. In this case, the board could be custom sized to the puzzle but the expensive board would not.
The Jigsaw Puzzle Accessories book covers the questions most likely asked by a beginner. It discusses topics such as lights, lamps, light areas and table lamps. There is information on tables that is combined with boards and drawers. You can read a review on puzzle piece trays, puzzle scoops and the highest quality puzzle mats. Also a discussion on whether to use glue or use a none glue method. Then there is always that dilemma for the puzzle box stand which also shares a template idea. Among other ideas discussed, there is storage and counting pieces.
Ideally you will come away with a few tips and tricks you never thought of whether this is your first jigsaw puzzle or if you have done many puzzles in the past.
