Cribbage Boards

I love cribbage. 15 2, 15 4, and 1 for knobs. Very cool.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan - wurmm47@yahoo.com

Your work is beautiful. The use of Walnut trim really makes the board stand out. I give your project 555J!

-- Brad ~ Puyallup, WA : http://www.box.net/shared/gdqnjv14ds

I think these are cracking i love them

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it SKPE: ANDREW.CARTER69

How dare you speek Cribbage in front of the children LOL great job well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture maker, Riddle Oregon

BEAUTIFUL !!! I don’t even know the game , but I sure want one of yours !

-- When my Grandmother became 60 years old , she started walking 5 miles a day...She's 97 now , and we have no idea where she is ! Ellen Degeneres

Nicely done! If I played cribbage (I know how…just don’t have the time) I would certainly love to have a board like that.

Thanks for sharing it with us….

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

Great designs, well done!!

Beautiful boards, very cool!

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Really nice work. These will be cherished for generations.

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...

I can really appreciate a high quality cribbage board… yours is extremely well done.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

WOW, these are excellent ! Your craftsmanship shows through for sure. Love the wood combination but even the quality more. Well done!

I’ve been playing cribbage for 40 + years and have always enjoyed it. Have wanted to make one and am really looking at your hole drilling jig.

Have you tried any with a curved track? If so, have you made a jig for that?

Thanks so much for sharing

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Very nice Job!! A couple of questions for you. I like the way you store the pins. It looks like it takes a pretty good recess, so I don’t know how the cards fit in the interior of the “box” without interfering with the pin storage area. The dimensions must be deeper than they appear. Would you mind sharing the dimensions, etc? Thanks,

-- Don, San Antonio, TX

Thanks for all the great feedback.

Gene,
I have an Illustrator files for 2 and 3 track curved boards. When I get around to making them I will probably just use the jig for the “straightaways” and free hand the holes on the curves.

Don,
The board with the dovetail peg storage does not have card storage.

Dan

Great looking boards,Also like the wood combination and your hole jig should make them a snap to make.How are the hinges made?Just brass rod?Or are they a boughten hinge?

-- Walnut,Muskies and campfires what more could you ask for. Mike

Looks well done is this a difficult game to play I never tried but have been told it’s difficult/ish? Alistair

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Motoman,

Hinges are made from 3/16” brass rod.

Scotsman,

It is not a hard game, but best learned from someone who knows how to play.

Dan,

Do you mind sharing the actual proceedure of forming and installing the hinges? Thanks,

-- Don, San Antonio, TX

Don,
Not much to forming the pins. I used 3/16” brass rod, cut to about 1” which is a bit shorter than the combined hole depth through the side and into the lid. I chucked the rod in the drill press and rounded the end with a file and then sandpaper. To install I tapped the pins in with a hardwood block.

This link can explain it all better than I can. Boxes with pin hinges

Hope this helps,

Dan

Hey Dkol…I love your cribbage box…I am new to woodworking and on my own in a remote part of canada. I want to teach myself to make such an item with the dovetails and pin hinges etc…but i do not know where to begin to learn…i have my tools…and i have the time…lots of wood…now i need the knowledge….any suggestions?

Canada,

Most everything I know either comes from books or trial and error and/or both. Probably most helpful for this application would be a book on making boxes. I have 2 really good ones by Doug Stowe and David Freedman and have given my a jumping off point.

Hope this helps.

Dan

that is one fine looking crib board… well done…

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