item 5 of 9 for the state fair

Dan Noren · Jun 23, 2014

i had a little bit of time on my hands last night, so i put it to good use. i glued up the bookmatched panels, the dividers, and the four playing surfaces. now it is just a little bit of fitting and sanding.

Al Launier · Jun 23, 2014

Nice!

Dan Noren · Jun 29, 2014

after all of the fun with cutting the chair parts, i decided to do something a little bit more fun, and turned the dice cups for the backgammon set.

Dan Noren · Jul 6, 2014

more work done on this project. while i was picking up new glue, picked up the hinges and hasp. cleaned up the edges of the playing surfaces, and glued them to the center dividers, and then trimmed the center dividers. then it was on to turning the blanks for the checkers, first the cocobolo, showing detailed steps of how it was done, and then the olivewood checkers blank (couldn't pass it up, what with the nice grain patterns running through the blank). next thing is to make a pair of jigs, one for cutting the checkers on the bandsaw, and the other to hold them so they can be sanded.

larry merlau · Jul 6, 2014

looking forward to seeing it with finish on it Dano :thumb:

Rob Keeble · Jul 6, 2014

Dan this set is going to win at the fair in my opinion. Like the choice of wood going to be a great set to play with.

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Ryan Mooney · Jul 6, 2014

Dang Dan this will be a set for the ages one you're done here!

Dan Noren · Jul 11, 2014

got a little bit more done today (more to do tonight). put together the jig for cutting the cocobolo and olivewood checkers. tonight will be even more fun.

allen levine · Jul 11, 2014

this one is the winner.

Vaughn McMillan · Jul 12, 2014

allen levine said:
this one is the winner.

I agree.

Dan Noren · Jul 12, 2014

did a bit more on this tonight. got the sanding started on the playing surfaces and got them leveled out. then started the sanding of the panels.

Dan Noren · Jul 13, 2014

got the playing surfaces and panels finish sanded today. then it was on to the boiled linseed oil. once they are set up, it is time to start marking off where the playing surfaces and dividers will be laid out.

larry merlau · Jul 13, 2014

why havnt you addressed the knot hole dano? the wood looks purty though

Dan Noren · Jul 13, 2014

i have addressed it ol son, i looked square at it and said howdy! it is more of an inclusion rather than a knot. i left it there for artistic purposes.

Dan Noren · Jul 14, 2014

with a little bit of time on my hands last night, i got a bit more done. first i laid out the lines about 3/8" from 3 of the sides (as the 4th will be used for the checkers and such), checked the playing surfaces against the lines, then glued them to the panels, weighted them down with a few reams of paper, and oh happiness and joy, another step towards finishing this project was done.

larry merlau · Jul 14, 2014

not to be bearer of bad luck dano, but i am not sure that glue will stay flat.. the grain you have on top might be moving in the opposite direction of the bottom.. you can tell better than me but be aware of this possibilty..

Dan Noren · Jul 19, 2014

while taking a couple of breaks from mortising, i got the coat of seal coat, and 2 coats of shellac on both the panels and the playing surfaces. another coat or two will go on tomorrow.

larry merlau · Jul 19, 2014

waiting for the final assembly

Paul Douglass · Jul 19, 2014

No doubt you are going to have some large blue ribbons to hang on your wall! Very beautiful board.

Dan Noren · Jul 19, 2014

verrrrry funny bart, now lets delete it so no one thinks the wrong kind of thing. got a little bit more done today, got the last coats of shellac on the panels and playing surfaces.

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