Cribbage Boards

Those are pretty nice Greg!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Almost makes me want to start playing Cribbage! Nice work.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

I really like how the cards are held in the storage area. “Just pick it up and go”.
Rick would really love this—I can see the ol’ boys green with envy as he unfolded his personal cribbage set.
Very nice.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very nice Greg. Burned logo on the top? Great touch. If you get a chance I would really like to see a detail of those hinges. Beautiful work and thanks for sharing it with us.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Great gifts that is for sure. I need to make a cribbage board now!

Corey

-- http://woodshop51503.tripod.com/index.html

Nice boards for your first try, Greg! Are the hinges handmade? How does it stay shut – is there any danger of picking it up wrong and having the cards and pegs fall out?

-- Jeff, www.doodler.com

Yes the hinges are except for the plug that goes in (I bought those). As far as the staying shut goes, I gave that some thought and almost put a hasp on them but decided against it. They might flop open, but that was a choice I was willing to live with.

-- Greg

Very nice board!

Greg,
Have you considered using neodymium magnets? It’s really quite easy, especially if you can find the cylinder magnets. All you’d have to do is drill corresponding holes with a bit that matches the exact diameter of the magnets, add a drop of CA glue, and then push them in. I always drill my holes a bit deeper than the magnet’s length, because I don’t want it to bottom out. I want the magnet to sit flush with the surface of the wood.

That’s the technique I used on my ring box (third picture) – you can see the small silver circles on the inside of the lid and the base. You’d definitely want to have larger magnets for your cribbage boxes.

Here’s a great source for neodymium magnets:

K J Magnetics

They have a huge selection, good prices, and super-fast shipping.

This technique would also work well on sliding lid boxes if your lids are a little loose and slide open too easily.

-- Ethan, http://www.merganserwoodworks.com, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

Really cool!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Red,

Thanks for the tip.. I’ll check into that.

-- Greg

Really nice go of it and I’m sure all will love receiving them. I think I’ll make some of those for presents too !

-- Forget the health food, I need all the preservatives I can get !