On Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 10:24:09 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Sat, 10 Jun 2017 19:08:26 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:
On Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 9:41:07 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
On 6/10/2017 7:39 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I just completed the woodworking part of this cribbage board. The base is
made from Padauk, the top is Maple with some nice figuring. It's a surprise
for my adult son.
http://canadianhomeworkshop.com/2447...cribbage-board
I've seen boards that are labeled with numbers every 5 peg holes plus Start,
Finish, etc. Some have just Start, Finish and an S after hole 90, some have no labeling at all.
I don't know if I want to label this one or not. I'm leaning towards buying
the dry-rub lettering and letting my son decide - and do it ;-) - after I
ship it to him. (Since it's a surprise, I don't know if wants any labels.)
For those that have made Cribbage boards, do you label them?
How about a picture of what YOU built. ;~)
Well, if you insist, but for now, it'll have to be 2 different pictures
since the finish is still drying.
Photoshop? ;-)
The base:
http://i.imgur.com/LR6ztpz.jpg
The Board:
http://i.imgur.com/velaj5J.jpg
Very nice! The contrast will be spectacular.
I added a couple of things to the original plans. I found it a little
difficult to get the cards out of the recess, so I added finger notches.
I also added a ~1/16" chamfer to all exposed edges. The plans called for a
1/4" chamfer only on the base and I thought that repeating the chamfer would
be a good way to soften all the edges. I like the look.
I think the 1/16" chamfer is a good idea.
You know, if you look closely at the picture at the site I linked to, it looks
like they did a chamfer on the board section just like I did. I didn't notice
it before, and they didn't mention it in the plans, so I'm still claiming
the idea as my own. ;-)
http://canadianhomeworkshop.com/2447...cribbage-board
I still need to add the brass pivoting rod to the base and epoxy in the
earth magnets. I gotta tell ya, testing fitting the earth magnets was
quite the adventure. I almost had to keep the base and the board on
opposite sides of the shop. ;-)
;-) Make sure you get them in the right direction! ;-)
Maybe I'll reverse them and let the board float above the base. Of course,
that might make it hard to get into the shipping box.