Large Custom Four Person Hard Maple Cribbage Board

This Custom Cribbage Board will be made out of hard maple and is being made for a specific request of a client in Wisconsin. This is a second request of a  re-creation of the board that has been played on in their family for years.

The board will be 26 inches long and 11 inches wide. It is a four person board and will have a slot on the back to hold the custom metal pegs when not in play.

 I created this based on the input from my client. Using CorelDraw to lay this drawing out and design gives me great freedom to basically create any board design I want to create or re-create.

Once it is formatted  a ShopBot CNC router will be used  to drill the holes, router the guidelines and do the lettering on the board. The edging and the slot on the back for pegs will be done with a basic router. I will apply a hand rubbed polyurethane finish once the final sanding has been completed.

This board is different and actually is something I have heard a lot of comments about at shows,  markets and from web inquiries.  Folks have trouble following their track around the board. This design will have engraved lines between each track and with the groups of five also separated.  In the future I will include this style as both a regular or custom item.  I think it would really add class to inlay a different color wood in as the guidelines.

In addition, the client has requested that triple S's be placed between holes 30 and 35 for triple skunk, double S's be placed between holes 60 and 65 for double skunk, and one S be placed between 90 and 95 for a standard skunk. " Start" has been added after the home pegholes and "I WIN" at the pegout hole.


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Large custom pizza peels for the Caputo's Pizzeria in Philadelphia

This is the beginning of  two large peels to soon be heading to Pennsylvania.

The smaller of the two is a 26 inch peel and the larger one is a 30 inch peel.  They are being made out of birch and will have a thicker handle to support the weight of these monster pizza's......

Here I have laid out some boards i will use to maintain the alignment of the peel.

Each joint is biscuited and glued to give it maximum strength and durability.

The clamps are in place for 24 hours. Once they come off the scraping and shaping  will begin.

The 30 inch peel will be constructed in the same manner, except a lot more clamps are involved.


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Custom Walnut with a strip of bloodwood cribbage board

Here is another custom Cribbage Board that is on its way to Texas. 
It is 6 inches wide and 18 inches long. Created out of Walnut with a bloodwood strip inlayed in the top.

The first photo shows the strip being glued in.

Here is the finished board top

This board was created with a box style and storage for the decks of cards and the custom metal pegs.
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Giant lobster about to invade the Pacific Northwest

 This cribbage board comes as a custom order from the State of Washington for a birthday present between spouses.

This two person board was made out of blue board and is over 20 inches long.  I also cut a exact template of the lobster out of  a piece of nice plywood which will be glued to the back of this board.  With the narrow arms holding the claws I was concerned that they could break off.



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Custom Centennial themed hard maple cutting board

 This special board was done by request for a good friend and has been delivered.
It is made out of hard maple and really turned out well.



The centennial logo and the dates were laser engraved into the board by Northern Lights engraving and was sealed with a poly finish to protect them.  The cutting part of the board was sealed with a food grade mineral oil.

This will be a board she will treasure and use for many years to come.








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Scott Morrison inspired Custom Rocking Chair......final destination ........

The custom rocker was safely delivered as well as my beautiful granddaughter.

Here is an action shot with  the  mom and daughter enjoying a little rocking time.




Comments received:

Last spring I ordered a rocking chair with matching foot stool for our nursery. What I received will become a family heirloom. It is not only beautiful, but it is also very comfortable.

After sending in some key measurements, Dave custom built this piece to fit me perfectly. Special care was taken to make sure the arms were the right height, the back was the right angle, and I can comfortably rock with or without the foot stool. He even contoured the seat so it is surprisingly comfortable without a cushion.

The attention to detail is what sets this piece apart from anything else I have. I have spent the last year rocking my newborn to sleep in it and I can just imagine her doing the same with her daughter some day.

I would highly recommend Splinters Woodworks to anyone looking for a quality piece that will last generations.

The Ericson's - Seattle, Washington

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