Inlayed cribbage board

That’s a really cool and beautiful piece! Nice smooth detail inside the card drawer.

-- “In strange and uncertain times such as those we are living in [...] may we trust the inexpressible benevolence of the creative impulse.” ~ Robert Fripp

Looks like that would have been a lengthy process.
Came out great. Love the colors…....................

-- mike...............

Very nice and lot’s of detail…....great build!

-- Jeff .... Minnesota, USA

That’s really a very cool and practical design. Nice craftsmanship!

-- Ron, "Curiosity is a terrible thing to waste."

SUPER!

-- Wood rescue is good for the environment and me! just rjR

Great design and build. I don’t think I have seen anyone alternate the colors of tracks-nice detail. The pull-out drawer turned out great. I have a cribbage board on my to-do list for Christmas for my brother-but that’s a few projects away.

Thanks or sharing.

Bill in MI

Thank you all for the compliments. With a lot of figuring, and hesitation, this still ony took less than a week to make. I’m pretty sure I could build it in 2 1/2 days now that I’ve done it once through.

-- If you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will. Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

I have made some using red oak, but never thought to inlay a color. I kept telling myself a drawer would be too much work and you make it look pretty straightforward. Nice cribbage board.

Steve.

Beautiful wood choices. Nicely done.

-- While teaching a class, a gentlemen once asked me: "When chip carving an intricate design, what do you do when you are almost finished and the wood breaks off?" I replied "Cover the kids ears."

That’s a outstanding job you have done there. Beautiful colors and finish. Love the hideaway drawer too. What type of template did you use? I’ve made a few crib boards using a print out from the computer and spray adhesive.
Cheers!

I was fed up with the $40 “templates” so I bought a cheap board that I liked the pattern of and (double sided) taped plexiglas to the bottom. Then I drilled through to make my template.

-- If you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will. Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

-- If you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will. Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

Very nice, well done

-- Guy,PEI

Nicely done

-- Norman - I never never make a mistake, I just change the design.

Fantastic!
My aging father and I love to play cribbage.
This will be next on my project list.
Any tips?
More pictures would be appreciated as well.