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[FrankPotts]

Hi Robert,

Yes I know Peter well, he has a very nice collection, but James Dalgety's is by far the largest I have seen. Been to his museum a number of times, and he still has lots of things I have never seen.

There is quite a good puzzle community in blighty, Peter Hajek, James Dalgety, Laurie Brokenshire, Simon Nightingale, Martin Watson, Steve Nichols, Trever Wood, Robert Reid, Andrea Gilbert, Adrian Fisher etc etc

Eric met up with Laurie in NY - in an Irish bar I seem to remember.

Not too many people making high quality puzzles, although Pentangle do some good work. We do have some good puzzle designers - Simon Nightingale's one piece packing puzzle is still one of my favourite puzzles ever. Martin Watson also has some good ideas, and I used one last year as my exchange puzzle at IPP.

Reading some of the other threads, I bought your snowflake puzzle, and I was at first concerned that mine had a ribbon throught the top!!! But your later post cleared that one up.

Hi John!

[Robert Yarger]

I have not had correspondence with James for years, but I have takled with Peter Hajek from time to time.  I keep looking forward to the time we can be in the same place at the same time, but I have a hard time affording trips to IPP.  My goal is to make it to the one in California next year.

As far as the snowflake, I also realized a bit after my post that the auction pictures I saw in the past could have also shown them from with the ribbon hole in the back.  This is not the first time I have had to eat my shoe after posting something online (ask Mark about my recommendation of using skateboard bearings).

 

[Carl Morris]

I've been making a few puzzles from Stuart Coffin's "Geometric Puzzle Design".  I ran into Lee Krasnow at the Bay Area Maker Faire this weekend, he pointed me to your site and the puzzle contest, so here I am...

    -- Carl

[Canuck]

Welcome Carl, feel free to post any questions/observations you might have!

[GSHuang]

I like puzzle when I was young, but until 2005 I start to collector puzzle, Thank internet let me contect the world and know the great puzzle maker,now I have 99 puzzle, wish I can get more puzzle , and get a lot of puzzle knowledge.

[Eric Fuller]

Hello Mr. GSHuang!  nice to see you 

[Robert Yarger]

Yes!!!  Please tell more about your collection.

[Canuck]

Welcome Jeff, I would also like to hear more about your collection

[GSHuang]

at 2005 I get 64 puzzle
from Cubicdissection     21
     Puzzlewood          18
     Mr Puzzle            9
     Interlocking Puzzle  5
     Davans               4
     Izumiya              3
     Puzzlecraft          3
     Lee Krasnow          1
my collector puzzle photo will be post to my blog, but it's not finish 

[Canuck]

Very nice collection, make sure you post a link to your 'blog' when you have it finished

[Ron Locke]

Hi, My name is Ron Locke. I am just learning about puzzle boxes. I have made a few but had no idea that they were something that someone would pay a lot of money for. I was a cabinet maker for many years and did woodworking for a hobby. I also have been a performing magician for many years and built my own props.
I need to learn more about how to get around within this web site. I would like to know if there is a location on this site that list wherer everbody lives (what state), I there was someone near my home state, I could visit them.
Thank you for interest.
Ron Locke

[Kerry Verne]

Welcome Ron,

I don't think there is a listing by state, but the Members tab up top will show all the forum members. Many of us have opted to put our location in our profile descriptions.

[Canuck]

Welcome aboard Ron, make sure to check out the Puzzlemaker Contest

[Robert Yarger]

Ron,  Show us pictures of your jewelery puzzlebox with the inlays.  Hook up with Phil Tomlinson, as he is a cabinet maker by trade also (I think) and he is just getting into puzzlebox making.

[Matthew Dawson]

Ron,
Welcome!
  Nice to see you found your way here.