I finished a lovely puzzle of Nesting Loons, only to find 2 pieces were missing. I am very careful not lose pieces around the house. I talked to the company and they said they didn't have any anymore. I would have to buy a new one from some other source (about $16-22) and just hope the pieces would fit........which was only a 20% chance. But if they didn't fit....I could put the whole puzzle together again. I dont' think so.
So.....I'm making my own pieces. I took pics of things and they didn't match at all. Then I thought......hey....I can cut the image on the box up. So that's what I've been practicing doing. But the pieces are small and have lots of turns. I can use sharp scissors for some of it, but the rest is too small. I have a cheap xacto knife, but it's not strong enough.
Is there anything else that would work better? Maybe there is a stronger Xacto knife/blade out there? haha......I'll probably end up spending more than the cost of a new puzzle......but I sure don't want to put a new one together again.
Any thoughts? I'll have only one chance to get these 2 pieces right, since they'll be the ones that match the best.
Thanks.