Springbok Die Cuts: Octagonal Thumbnails

Octagonal Thumbnails
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Each Thumbnail is taken from the center of the puzzle.
Every Octagonal puzzle is about 20-1/4" to 20-3/8" in diameter.
Confirmed Octagonal piece counts: 501, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508.

Basic Cuts

DO501
Pieces: 501
Backing: Green (1966-1967) or Red (1966-1968)
Confirmed Puzzles: 17
Ring Count: 88-86-74-63-56-46-35-27-18-7-1

DO505
Pieces: 505
Backing: Green (1966-1967)
Confirmed Puzzles: 4
Ring Count: 88-87-78-65-60-47-33-28-12-6-1

* Fused Cut Variations:
DO505FP (504 pieces)

* Note the similarity of this thumbnail to several of the Circular cuts.

DO508
Pieces: 508
Backing: Red (1967-1973) or Green (1973)
Confirmed Puzzles: 37
Ring Count: 91-88-79-68-60-44-36-25-13-4

* Fused Cut Variations:
DO508FP (507 pieces)
DO508FP2 (506 pieces)

DO508M
Pieces: 508
Backing: Red (1967-1973) or Green (1973)
Confirmed Puzzles: 11
Ring Count: 91-88-79-68-60-44-36-25-13-4

* This cut is a mirror image of DO508.

Fused Cut Variations

A fused piece occurs when a small piece of a puzzle die breaks.
Each of these cuts is identical to its corresponding Basic Cut above, except for 1 or more fused pieces.

DO505FP
Pieces: 504
Backing: Green (1966-1967) or Red (1967-1968)
Confirmed Puzzles: 15
Ring Count: 88-87-78-65-60-47-33-28-12-5-1

Photo: DO505 vs DO505FP

This cut matches DO505 exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (which can be seen by comparing the top of the thumbnails).

DO508FP
Pieces: 507
Backing: Red (1971-1972)
Confirmed Puzzles: 2
Ring Count: 91-87-79-68-60-44-36-25-13-4

* Discovered by Dottie Fitzwater

Photo: DO508 vs DO508FP

This cut matches DO508 exactly, except for 2 pieces that are fused into 1 (occurs in the 2nd ring from the outside).

Note the fused pieces are Half-Fused.

DO508FP2
Pieces: 506
Backing: Red (1973)
Confirmed Puzzles: 3
Ring Count: 89-88-79-68-60-44-36-25-13-4

* Discovered by Tara Anderson

Photo: DO508 vs DO508FP2

This cut matches DO508 exactly, except for 2 pairs of fused pieces (occurs in the puzzle border).

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Basic Cuts
DO501 Pieces: 501 Backing: Green (1966-1967) or Red (1966-1968) Confirmed Puzzles: 17 Ring Count: 88-86-74-63-56-46-35-27-18-7-1	DO505 Pieces: 505 Backing: Green (1966-1967) Confirmed Puzzles: 4 Ring Count: 88-87-78-65-60-47-33-28-12-6-1 * Fused Cut Variations: DO505FP (504 pieces) * Note the similarity of this thumbnail to several of the Circular cuts.	DO508 Pieces: 508 Backing: Red (1967-1973) or Green (1973) Confirmed Puzzles: 37 Ring Count: 91-88-79-68-60-44-36-25-13-4 * Fused Cut Variations: DO508FP (507 pieces) DO508FP2 (506 pieces)
DO508M Pieces: 508 Backing: Red (1967-1973) or Green (1973) Confirmed Puzzles: 11 Ring Count: 91-88-79-68-60-44-36-25-13-4 * This cut is a mirror image of DO508.