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Although I had previously owned and assembled wooden jigsaw puzzles before, Unidragon's "Fiery Fox," which you kindly gifted to my wife and me two Christmases ago, was my first laser-cut wooden jigsaw puzzle with pieces that fit tightly together. I hadn't even been aware of such laser-cut products, though I had assembled a great many jigsaw puzzles made of cardboard over the course of eight different decades. We were quite delighted by "Fiery Fox," and we felt proud that it seems to have played a role in your burgeoning wooden-jigsaw-puzzle hobby (including your blog) after we happily loaned that puzzle back to you. I also was, and still am, very impressed by the seeming care and sophistication displayed by the Unidragon company.

While assembling "Fiery Fox," we noticed that, even with its moderate total number of pieces (308), the puzzle was satisfyingly challenging, and we spread our enjoyment of assembling it over five days. The shapes of the whimsy pieces visible from the front, plus the "extra" sketches visible on the back once the completed puzzle was flipped over, added to our pleasure. Our talk about our experience with "Fiery Fox" also inspired our daughter and her husband to become interested in a different Unidragon puzzle.

As usual, your posted essay is comprehensive, Bill! My favourite images, after those of "Fiery Fox," are the one of the completed "City Evening Amsterdam" and the one of Zmei Gorynich.

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