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This was a birthday present for my brother who is a Game Fiend. I had this Sapeli sitting around and thought I could make it out of that. It turned out beautiful. I found that the grain really stands out when I stained it with a Red Mahogany stain. I didn’t like the typical piano hinge idea so I thought and I thought and I finally came up with four cables Gorilla glued into a tight fitting hole. The icing on the cake was when I found these miniature wooden skulls at a bead shop that I used for counters. My brother and I get together at the coffee shop and play with it all the time.
-- Steve, Beaverton, OR sgriffin44@yahoo.com
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motthunter
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#1 posted 1851 days ago
looks great.. nice work
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GaryK
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#2 posted 1851 days ago
That’s pretty cool. Nice finish.
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Scott Bryan
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#3 posted 1851 days ago
Hi Steve,
This is a nice project and you did a wonderful job with the finish.
Thanks for the post.
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Lip
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#4 posted 1851 days ago
That’s a pretty cool design … the wire hinges are an excellent choice … and the skull is only fitting … since the kids kill me at that game every time! lol
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SPHinTampa
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#5 posted 1851 days ago
Looks good.
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Freddo
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#6 posted 1833 days ago
NOCE WORK… I love Mancala. How did you make the round and oval cups?
-- God bless! Freddo (Northern - NJ) Our Creator designed us to create - so use WOOD!
RobS
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#7 posted 1432 days ago
yes, I wanna know too, what did you use to make the buttom of the holes cup like that, the worlds largest drill bit?
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choppertoo
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#8 posted 1432 days ago
I like it, so will my daughter. I will have her build us a version of the same. (probably use penguins instead of mini skulls though) lol I would also like to know what you used to make your cups so perfectly.
Thanks!
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