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This is a Jenga set I made for My Girlfriend for christmas.
I was annoyed with the lack of Quality of the softwood jenga we were playing with so I thought I would make a luxury one.
The box is from padauk, and the pieces are made of Teak, Maple, and Mahogany (I think its mahogany?) which gives them a nice weight, and you can build Very high towers with it.
The box is a bit strange but I wanted it to easily rebuild the stack, and stack it straight from the box. So I made the front and top removable, you just pull it off because its held in position by rare earth magnets (you can see them in pic 4). Then just flip the box over and remove the remaining part of the box for instant Jenga.
The design has worked very well and has surprisingly stayed square, though the blocks are a little damaged from use. The glue i used was a 2 part epoxy resin, as the joint surface is quite small particularly on the lid section, and my joints were not good enough. I kind of like the white outline it left around the Joints,but thats just me…...
All the wood is from a reclaimed timber yard. Sorry some of the photos are sideways….
-- Ollie, swindon England.
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dustbunny
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posted 169 days ago
The kids and I used to play Jenga. This is a neat idea. I like the use of the magnets to hold the box.
Very creative !!
Lisa
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darryl
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posted 169 days ago
that’s a pretty cool jenga set.
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posted 169 days ago
First I’ve heard of Jenga. looks like a good game for my grandsons when they get a little older.
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posted 169 days ago
Great idea. I have so many scrap pieces I could easily make one for my grandkids. What are the sizes of the pieces you used? Ans how big is your box?
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Ollie
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posted 168 days ago
Hi thanks for comments
To answer cabinetmasters question – The blocks are 100mm long 33.3mm wide and 25 mm high. A little larger than the commercial ones that I have seen. The only critical factor for size was that the length of one piece must equal the width of three. I thought of going much bigger but I was worried about the damage that could occur when they topple. There are 56 blocks in total but some have only 48.
-- Ollie, swindon England.
Spoontaneous
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posted 167 days ago
I had never heard of ‘Jenga’ but that sure is a pretty cool looking project. And great use of the material!