The ‘1000th’ piece

I find it interesting that “1000 piece” jigsaw puzzles come in various grid combinations:
   » 31 × 34 (1,054 pieces)
   » 27 × 38 (1,026 pieces)
   » 26 × 39 (1,014 pieces)
   » 28 × 36 (1,008 pieces)
   » 40 × 25 (1,000 pieces)
   » 20 × 50 (1,000 pieces)

And then there is this grid: 27 × 37. If you check the multiplication, 27 × 37 = 999. So if you want your puzzle to have this grid, but have the exact 1,000-piece count, you need to cut one of the pieces in two (or make three pieces from two, as in this case).

When we assemble the border, I often count the pieces on the sides to make sure they match. When it’s a 27 × 37 grid, I find it fun to find the “extra” piece, and here it is in the puzzle on which we’re currently working, “A Victorian Christmas Carol” (a Thomas Kinkade image).

This post just summarizes, in part, the type of personality Clare has to tolerate in being married to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Looking back
  1 year ago: “Low winter humidity”
2 years ago: No post
3 years ago: No post
4 years ago: “More old stuff…”
5 years ago: “65th Anniversary”
6 years ago: “Cruisin’ in the water lettuce”
7 years ago: “Lipstick plant”
8 years ago: “Five years later: Much more intricate!”
9 years ago: “Pseudogynoxys cummingii”
10 years ago: “Blue (or ‘Touchdown!’?)”
11 years ago: “Snow routes”

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