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My theme for the 2020 beer swap was dominoes. Jeffswildwoods was my recipient. Now hecanl enjoy a cold beer and a game of dominoes at the same time.

Dominoes
The tiles are made from Bubinga, Gombeira, and maple finished with Watco Danish Oil.

Storage Box
The domino storage box is some figured maple I was keeping for the right project and walnut. The pull is Katalox. The box is finished with polyurethane.

Coasters
They are made from Granadillo, with Katalox, African Blackwood, and Maple accent strips. The pips are maple. The finish is Watco Danish Oil, waxed with Behlen's Deluxing Compound.

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Great job on the swap project. I just bought some granadillo at Johnson's Workbench sale for 20% off. From the looks of the wood finished I am going to be happy.
 

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Such a cool package Earl! Love all the woods and how you tied it all together :) But, I don't see any beer…
 

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Looks good job well done Earl.
 

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Such a cool package Earl! Love all the woods and how you tied it all together :) But, I don t see any beer…

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I forgot to take pictures of the beer…...
 

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Earl, what can I say. I was one truly one lucky swapper that you got my name. Love it all. The workmanship is great and I have always been a fan of your segment work. Thanks buddy! Now let me help you out.

Such a cool package Earl! Love all the woods and how you tied it all together :) But, I don t see any beer…

- HokieKen
 

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Thats a fantastic gift. I love the coasters!
 

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Nice work, Earl, and I see you made the head of the not-a-mallet flat so it can be set upright on a bench if needed! Nice!
 

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Nice job Earl. So is the mallet to mash the cans flat?
Confusing if you have to know the BEER export laws, wouldn't it be easier to just drink the beers, and take pics of the empty cans
?? :)

Just kidding Brian…...
 

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Steve - that is not a mallet. It identifies as Dominoes Utility Dohickey (DUD) which is a multipurpose tool to be wielded when playing dominoes.

Its primary purpose is to ensure the opponent considers the consequence of playing a tile. Play the wrong tile and the holder of the DUD may feel the need to mash your hand. Alternatively, it can be used to signal the end of the game with a nice plunk on the table to send the tiles into disarray.

Only on rare occasions should it be used to smash a beer can. After all, many states require the cans to be in pristine condition in order to get the $0.05 recycling fee refunded.
 

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Daily top three, well done sir. I noticed the handle on that mallet. Good call. Wish mine was a solid handle.

Very cool set.
 

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All around super great, Earl. The coasters especially, love those.
 

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Great job Earl! I've been thinking about making a set of dominoes. Do you have any tips?
 

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Dominos were a great idea and those are some snazzy coasters too.
 

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Earl this was over the top! Way to raise the bar! Did you make or buy a set of templates for the dominoes?
 

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JD & Grant - there are several youtube videos out there. I think StumpyNubs has one.

My approach was to cut the strips to width, sand the tops/bottoms, then cut the tiles to length. After setting up the drill press and drilling the pips, I set up a 1/8" straight bit on the router table to make the slot for the spacer. After the glue dried on the spacer, I sanded the sides and eased the edges. The pips are darkened with some black ink (use a sharpie or fine tipped crafting pen). I had to to a bit of sanding after applying the ink to get rid of any bleed out.

My tiles were 1-1/4×2-5/8×3/8. There were a lot of odd fractions that made things interesting. Keep in mind that the tile is 2 squares with a spacer between them. in my case 2×1-1/4 + 1/8 = 2-5/8. I laid out all of the pip locations and then made spacers that would allow me to index from one corner and drill all of the pips without flipping the tile around. I also checked the accuracy using a 1/16 drill bit to check that the bit was centered on the exact spot for each pip. Then I switched over to the round end bit.

There are some templates (Rockler) but they wanted something like $35 for a template and a bit.
 

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Beautiful domino set and box Earl! And the coasters are a nice touch. I think I could make a bunch of double blanks fairly easily :)
 

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Great work as usual Earls,
A Very very nice handcrafted set.
I would be prepared to guarantee that this year's items didn't get the ride up the front of a Boeing 777 though.
Have a good weekend
Kind Regards
Anthony
 

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I have never considered making dominoes; I didn't even know I wanted dominoes, but after seeing this project it's on my list. Such a fantastic job!
 
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