Saturday, December 31, 2011

Large Walnut Four Person Custom Cribbage Board

This large four person cribbage board was created for a client to make cribbage easier to play for some older folks.

It was created out of Dark Walnut and measures in at 10 inches wide and 30 inches long. The holes were drilled to hold the 2 1/2 inch custom metal pegs for the 1/4 inch holes.  Storage is provided on the back for the pegs.

Custom 4 Person Cribbage Board
Custom 2 1/2 inch metal pegs using 1/4 inch holes
Computer Generated layout

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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Custom 14 x 12 inch Walnut/Mahogany Pizza Peel

Custom 14 x 12 inch mahogany peel with 24 inch walnut handle personalized with the letter B.
Finished personalized peel
Close up of lasered letter






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Custom 18 x 18 inch Walnut/mahogany Pizza Peel

Custom 18 x 18 inch mahogany pizza peel with 24 inch walnut handle.

Finished peel on its way
Personalized lasered letter closeup
Shaping and sanding the handle.

Shaping and sanding the peel


Just out of Glue up

In glue up


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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Custom Ash With Walnut Legs Foot Stool

This custom foot stool was made for a client in Illinois.  It has tapered legs and measures in around 14 inches long, 10 inches wide, 2 inches thick with 8 inch legs.
The top was made out of Ash with the legs out of Dark Walnut.  Several coats of finish were applied to give it a nice protective finish.


The final coat of finish is drying.



Final sanding


Leg and edge shaping



Out of glue up ..different view


Out of glue up



Glue up in progress

Notches for the legs have been cut and now being cleaned up to match leg profile.







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Custom Six Person Large Walnut/Oak Cribbage Board

Comments received from client after opening the package.
Dave,

The Board came yesterday  I just opened it. I am speechless. I really don't know where to begin or what to say except: This exceeded my expectations!!!!!!!!! I've NEVER done anything like this before and beyond a Doubt I found the RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB!
Dave, I guess I'm getting soft but honestly I have tears in my eyes as I am writing this. You, did such a GREAT a job and you waited so long. And that's what means so much to me!!!!!!! Then I saw two decks of cards and I really cried. Thank you.
This has been such a rough year for me and so many people don't know what it has been really like. Things have finally turned the corner. This Board symbolizes a new future much like "The Glory of the Later House will be Be Greater than the former." Haggai 2:9 for me. Thank you!
When my kids and I get together You will get a picture of us all playing on your board!
WHAT A CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
God Bless You
Gratefully yours Grant

Poly/wax finish being applied....
This giant custom six person cribbage board has been delivered to its new home in Pennsylvania in time for their family Christmas gathering.

The three coats of hand rubbed poly/wax finish has been applied and are now in the final drying process.  Once that is completed I will begin the buffing and final finishing steps. This has been a very long process, but one which will pay off in the long run for the client. I am sure he and his family will have many spirited games on this board.

Slots created on back to hole the pegs..

It was requested to create a way of hanging this custom piece on the wall when not in place. So I created this four inch keyhole slot on the back to safely hang the board straight on the wall. I hope they choose their spot well, because this is one heavy board and will need to be hung on a wall stud.
Back slot to hang board when not in use.


The inlays have all been done and we are now into creating the slots on the back to hold the custom pegs. Then I can move on to the sanding and finish stage.

This creation is a combination of other boards, furniture style in their home and the desire to have a board that his whole family can play on.


The walnut has been drilled and the holes for the inlays have been cut,,
Hard maple inlays



This design concept was done in CoralDraw


This is the CoralDraw file I created from the clients ideas.

The size of this board has grown a lot because of everything the client wants on his custom cribbage board.   It will be roughly 20 inches wide by 36 inches long.







The board idea he started with...

Photo sample of Lane furniture that he wants to blend with.
















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Friday, December 16, 2011

Custom Four Person Salmon Shaped Cribbage Board

This Salmon shaped cribbage board is swimming its way to its new home in southern California.

It is a four person board and was made out of maple with a hand rubbed polyurethane finish.

It measured in around 22 inches long and 8 inches wide and has the custom slot on back to store the custom metal pegs. 




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Custom 18 Inch Personalized Pizza Peel

This custom pizza peel is being shipped directly to Virginia as a Christmas present from the client.  Hope it makes it on time, if not Merry Christmas Tom, this peel is for you.

It was created out of birch and has an 18 inch x 18 inch peel with a 18 inch handle and will be used on an outside grill.

The custom lasered initials were done using an Epilog laser system.

Finished oiled peel
Lasering of initials completed, next to cut out shape and sand and finish.

Peel in glue up.



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Custom Cutting Board with Croatia Coat of Arms

 Received these comments from client when package was open:

Dave! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! I was so happy to see the way it turned out! It's so beautiful!! Thanks so much for making my idea into a reality!!!


This request came from Southern California for this large cutting board.  It is on it's way to it's new home.

Made out of Hard Maple this board measures in at 24 inches long , 18 inches wide, and 1 1/2 inches thick.  Rubber feet were put on the bottom to protect whatever it might be sitting on.
The lasered image is the Croatia Coat of Arms and was done using a Epilog laser system.


Sanding has been finished and oil applied.

Coat of Arms lasered




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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Custom Baby Grand Piano Cribbage Board

This board was created to celebrate the love of a father for cribbage and playing his baby grand piano.
This custom cribbage board was made out of Cherry and measures in at 18 inches long and 16 inches wide.
It really turned out nice...




Cut out
Glue up


Layout design for this project.


this is photo I started with



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Monday, December 12, 2011

Custom Signage for Roberts Beagles

This custom sign is being made for a business in Illinois.  It was created using a piece of maple and measures in at around 12 inches wide and 18 inches long...


Finished sign

Keyhole on back to hang sign and shop brand.

Just back from being lasered.




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Custom Vermont shaped Cribbage Board.

The connection to the state of Vermont generated the idea for this custom cribbage board. This four person board was created out of maple and finished with a hand rubbed polyurethane finish.
The personalized lasering of the initials on the bottom was done using an Epilog laser.

Finished board heading to Big Sky Montana

Drawing created using CoraDraw


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Custom Lobster Shaped Cribbage Board.

Catching lobster is this guys job along the East Coast. The design had to be under 16 inches in length because of their space requirements.Therefore I had to create a half track to make this board work.  With a half track one must go around twice in order to peg out the standard 121 peg holes.
This lobster was made out of hard maple and finished with a hand rubbed polyurethane.
The size restriction required that some of the interior lines be taken out to insert the track.

The finished Lobster


just after being cut out


This is the photo I started with.



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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Custom Three Person Walnut Cribbage Board

This personalized three person walnut cribbage was created as a family Christmas present.  It is 17 inches long, 7 inches wide and 2 inches thick.
Storage slot was created on back for the custom metal pegs.

It is hard to tell from this photo, but the family name was laser engraved.


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