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Our family get-togethers typically involve games of the marble game aggravation. Other family members have game boards made of plywood, but I thought a nice walnut board might make a good Christmas present for my wife. It is a reversible board, so has 6 player setup on one side and 4 player on the other, with barrel hinges so that there aren’t unsightly hinges showing on either side. I had some walnut left over, so made a box to hold cards and marbles. The biggest challenge was finding just the right marbles and involved a 4 hour round trip and $50.
Interestingly enough, my wife had been to a craft fair while I was away for the summer working and purchased a backgammon board for me that is almost the same size as this board. The backgammon board is clearly a more mass-produced item, but the finish is an all natural combination of beeswax and oils. I finished my pieces in Tung oil.
-- Kevin - Keep the shiny side up
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502flier
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#1 posted 330 days ago
Forgot to mention the zebrawood inlay on the board and partition in the box.
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#2 posted 330 days ago
Nice game board! A job well done!!................Jim
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502flier
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#3 posted 330 days ago
Thanks Jim! I’m learning as I go!
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TopamaxSurvivor
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#4 posted 330 days ago
Nice work. What is the deal with the over sized marble? We always used 4 of the same size.
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#5 posted 330 days ago
Nice board ! It’s sad that commercial stuff is such a poor second choice . . .
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502flier
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#6 posted 330 days ago
@Topamax – I loved the wood so much that I didn’t want to paint the holes in the board, so I made an extra, bigger hole so that a player could choose their color and place a large marble in the spot to indicate their home area. The trough around the outside helps to contain those errant marbles that would otherwise roll off the board and onto the floor.
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TopamaxSurvivor
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#7 posted 330 days ago
Ok, thanks. Thought there might be a different way to play it ;-) That is a great idea.
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#8 posted 330 days ago
You have some really great features. I like the barrel hinges, reversible 4 and 6 player sides, and especially the marble trough. Using the shooters as markers is a nice touch; it’s much, much nicer than paint. Thanks for posting your beautiful board.
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#9 posted 330 days ago
Kevin, this is very nicely done. Congratulations.
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502flier
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#10 posted 329 days ago
Thanks for your kind words. I guess I’ll have to keep making more stuff.
-- Kevin - Keep the shiny side up
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