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SXRguyinMA
06-05-2010, 10:01 PM
Ok so my wife LOVES to play Cribbage. She's been wanting to go out and get a new board, but there's so many places to go and so many different boards available she was having a hard time deciding. So seeing how her birthday is coming up on the 24th, I decided to make her one :D

I started with 2 layers of red and 3 layers of green. I put 2 layers of green on top (you'll see why later) and glued it all together
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0529002039.jpg

Then I cut a leftover piece of carbon fiber from Rockin Case to the same size as the acrylic parts
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001434.jpg

I got a generic board template online, and traced it onto the acrylic. Then I sanded down the acrylic and carbon to the rough shape
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001458.jpg

The carbon piece I intentionally made about 1/8" narrower all around than the acrylic. I wanted to mill out the acrylic and set the carbon fiber into it (hence the reason for 2 layers of green). Here I traced the outline of the carbon onto the acrylic.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001516.jpg

Then I started the milling process. I used the drill press. It has a lockable depth gauge which works nice. I also used a dremel side cutting bit. I started by doing a small spot to check the depth. You can see here I used a small piece of carbon to check it
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001529.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001530.jpg

And a few action shots :D
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001538.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001539.jpg

And a broken bit. The first of 3 actually lol.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001611.jpg

Back on track
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001634.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001719.jpg

And approximately 3.5 hours and 3 drill bits later, we have this. You'll see in a bit why I left a space at the bottom.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001754.jpg

And after some fine tuning of the edges, the carbon is laid in for a test fit. Fits nicely :D
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001815.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001815a.jpg

I used the 2-part epoxy I had laying around to glue the carbon into the acrylic.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001832.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001836.jpg

Now for the space on the bottom. I decided to mill it out as well and use it to store the pegs.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001935.jpg

First pass
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001941.jpg

All done
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001948.jpg

I then drilled and tapped 2 holes on the sides of the pin box
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531001959.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531002004.jpg

I whipped up a quick acrylic "door", and used 2 aluminum thumb screws I had laying around to secure it
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531002005.jpg

At this time I taped the paper template I printed out over the carbon
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531002055.jpg

And my ShopSmith abruptly decided to seize something inside...grrr So I went and bought this :D
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0601001845.jpg

All setup and ready for drilling
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0601001931.jpg

Drilling away
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0601002001.jpg

397 holes, 4 drill bits, and 2 hours later - its done
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0601002116.jpg

Now unfortunately the drilling left the holes quite rough
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0601002124.jpg

So I used a cone-shaped diamond studded grinding bit to smooth them out
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0601002124a.jpg

A little better
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0601002125.jpg

I ended up using a round one as well. Then I sanded the whole thing with 320 grit to smooth out and loose strands and smooth out the surface of the carbon, and sprayed it with some triple-thick clearcoat glaze
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0603001940.jpg

Then a quick sand and polish of the edges
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0603002031.jpg

Then I cut a piece of black felt roughly to size, and used some 3M spray adhesive to attach it to the backside of the board
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0605002018.jpg

Weights on it to help it adhere well
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0605002022.jpg

Then I trimmed the excess with a hobby knife
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0605002035.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0605002036.jpg

And this board is ready to play!
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0605002040.jpg

Oh...wait...we need pegs to play with :D I decided to make those too. For these I used my dremel as a lathe of sorts. The dremel stand I bought rotates 90º so it worked nicely. I cut 6 1-inch pieces of 1/8" acrylic rod I had leftover from Rockin Case. I made the tips pointed and also used a flathead screwdriver to make some accent marks in the pegs so they didn't look so plain.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0531002046.jpg

And a quick sand and polish to finish them off
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0603001959.jpg

Then I used some Testors model paints and dipped the tops of them. 3 in red and 3 in green
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0605002025.jpg

Now it's ready to play :D
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l11/sportrider12584/Cribbage%20Board/0605002040.jpg

NightrainSrt4
06-06-2010, 09:51 AM
That is sweet. Each and every mod I am getting more and more jealous. =P

I pretty much gave up trying to do anything in this apartment. 1 hour of work for 3 hours of cleaning the place just burns you out. Wish I could find a storage unit that had electricity and let you work in it.

Anyway, that is just sweet. She should love it.

SXRguyinMA
06-06-2010, 08:33 PM
thanks :D

yea I wouldn't be able to do any of this if the apartment my wife and I live in wasn't attached to my parents house, and if my dad didn't have all sorts of cool woodworking tools in the basement :D

bzau
06-13-2011, 06:25 PM
This is an awesome cribbage board. If you are still following this thread shoot me PM or drop a comment at my cribbage board collectors lens at squidoo; Cribbage Board Collecting (http://www.cribbageboardsforsale.com) .I'd like to add some pics and quick description of your board and the process to my lens.

Moderator if he's on board I'll put a link back to this page... this was a great project!

SXRguyinMA
06-13-2011, 07:16 PM
Yea man feel free to link here and put up a few pics! Nice site you've got as well

xr4man
06-15-2011, 02:24 PM
i'm not a cribbage fan, but that's sweetest cribbage board evar!