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Cribbage Board w/Drawer
I always get asked if I have any cribbage boards at craft shows. I have made a few but had none in stock so I made this one for the fall show. It is a 2 player board and made from Mesquite. It has a drawer that slides on 2 rails and locks in the back with 2 magnets. It is 1/5/8" x 6 1/4" x 11 1/2" and finished with Danish oil and buffed and waxed . It comes with the deck of cards and 6 steel pegs.
Cheers, Jim
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Mr. Mesquite!
Nice one Jim.
Looks like you stack two boards? Certainly would make the tray cutout easier. Is that tray slot wedge shaped?
I'd go crazy drilling all those holes. Do you use a template or just a printout with the marks?
Wonder if the laser would do the drilling, just program in some small circles and a bunch of passes on each one.
Probably take a really long time 🤠
Nice one Jim.
Looks like you stack two boards? Certainly would make the tray cutout easier. Is that tray slot wedge shaped?
I'd go crazy drilling all those holes. Do you use a template or just a printout with the marks?
Wonder if the laser would do the drilling, just program in some small circles and a bunch of passes on each one.
Probably take a really long time 🤠
Nice job Jim! A cribbage board really needs to be able to store pegs and cards.
Nicely done!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
great board jim. love the storage compartment.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Nice work, finely crafted.
Nice board Jim, you had me at turquoise fill. Is having the storage different for one of these? I don't play, so not familiar.
GR8 JOB 😍😎👍
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Nice! Guessing this will be a great item for the craft show.
Thank you all for the nice comments !!
Hi Bruce. It is actually a stack of 3 boards to get the thickness I needed for the drawer. I had a friend burn that pattern is a piece of wood before I had my laser. I transferred it to a 1/8" steel plate and that is my template. The tray slot is straight and the magnets hold the drawer in nice and solid.
Hi George. the storage is nice to keep it all together when you want a game. No hunting for the cards or pegs. It makes a need for a thick board, though!!
Hi Bruce. It is actually a stack of 3 boards to get the thickness I needed for the drawer. I had a friend burn that pattern is a piece of wood before I had my laser. I transferred it to a 1/8" steel plate and that is my template. The tray slot is straight and the magnets hold the drawer in nice and solid.
Hi George. the storage is nice to keep it all together when you want a game. No hunting for the cards or pegs. It makes a need for a thick board, though!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Great Project Jim,
Regards......Cliff.
Regards......Cliff.
Missed this first time. Like that drawer concept and the grabby magnet.
No idea what cribbage is or how it's played... other than what we used to do in my schoolboy days playing marbles, where the cheaters would sneak up a few inches closer to the target.
IF I did play this game, I'd always pick the shorter inside track.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Thanks Cliff and Alex. Hi Alex. Both tracks are the same length.. 120 holes. It is played with cards and it has a crazy way of counting points and the good players are super fast at it. I tried once and they blew me away but I can make the boards for them!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Never played cribbage and not sure I ever will. However like the boards and the pattern of the track. Well done.
Ron
Jim,
Nice cribbage board, every thing in one place.
Nice cribbage board, every thing in one place.
daveg, SW Washington & AZ
Wow Jim! That's a beauty. Love the wood, storage concept, and the size. Good on ya! I was thinking about make one too but haven't played in years. So wondered if it's worth it.
Thanks Ron, Dave and Rick!!
Hi Rick, Years ago I had a friend burn that pattern into wood with his laser. I transferred the wood pattern to 1/8" steel so I have an almost permanent pattern. I sold every other one I made at craft shows.
cheers, Jim
Hi Rick, Years ago I had a friend burn that pattern into wood with his laser. I transferred the wood pattern to 1/8" steel so I have an almost permanent pattern. I sold every other one I made at craft shows.
cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Good project.
Thanks, Gary!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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