Custom Cribbage Boards For USS San Francisco (SSN-711)

Twenty custom two person cribbage boards were created for a client in San Diego.  He was departing his ship and wanted to give one of these boards to each one of his wardroom mates. I made a larger board for his departing skipper last year.  Returning clients are awesome.

Hard maple was used in creating these boards and they measure in at 5 inches wide and 13 inches long.

Laser engraved with the USS San Francisco (SSN-711) logo and Dolphins fins and their motto:

“The Man in the Arena”

 This tells the story and the folks on the USS San Francisco (SSN-711) live it in real life.

Theodore Roosevelt’s life shows us that hard work, tenacity, and a desire to do the right thing can get you far in life. In the most memorable section of his “Citizenship in a Republic” speech, Roosevelt captured his life philosophy in just a few sentences. “The Man in the Arena” tells us that the man we should praise is the man who’s out there fighting the big battles, even if those battles end in defeat. In our day, when cynicism and aloof detachment are considered hip and cool, he reminds us that glory and honor come to those “who spend themselves in a worthy cause.”

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Final coat of hand rubbed poly drying...

lasered and simple edge routed

Waiting for laser shop

Storage slot cut on back.

Drilled and sized

Cutting to size on table saw...

Drilling the holes...

Boards are cut to approximate size and ready for the CNC machine.

Computer mockup of design

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Custom Tournament Cribbage Boards...

Created two more of these boards for trophy's for a senior center annual cribbage tournament in Burbank, California.

They are made out of hard maple and measure in at 3 inches wide and 21 1/2 inches long.

A slot is routed on the back to hold the custom metal pegs which come with the boards.

Finished boards .. the client will have brass plates engraved to place on bottom section

Back slots compled with metal slide cover.

using router table to cut in storage slots on back of boards.

Drilling the holes

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Large Pizza Peel for Las Vegas

Custom peel in action....

These custom peels are being created for a 24 hour buffet in Las Vegas, so they must be created to withstand heat and continuous use.

 This paddle is 30 x 30 with 24 inch handle and local birch is used to make it.

The reinforcement pieces added to back to provide extra support for its 24 hour use...

Complete and ready for food grade mineral oil

 

Additional back supports being cut and shaped

Ready for scraping, sanding and shaping

  

Glue up

Boards selected

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CNC Shark SlimLine Shop Upgrade

The new addition to Splinters Woodworks is finally setup and running...  It is a CNC Shark Slimline with a 18 inch wide by 48 inch long bed.
I decided to make the investment in my own CNC machine and I am excited to learn all I can about this whole process. It has been a tremendous learning experience to this point and the potential is unlimited.  The best part is it was created right here in the USA. 

I will be using it initially to drill cribbage boards, cut custom shapes, create signs, etc....... my to do list gets longer each second, who knows what I will come up with. Who would have guessed?

Let me hear your ideas...  :-) 

Here is what Next Wave Automation  had to say about their machine:

Sized specifically for the needs of luthiers or for those with limited shop space!
Some of our most dedicated CNC users are luthiers—guitar, mandolin and violin
makers who don't necessarily require a full-sized bed on their CNC machines.
That's why we created the 18" x 48", featuring all of the digital
precision of our other machines, but with a 16'' x 36 x 7''  cutting area that is tailored for the needs of the luthier. Create gracefully carved arch-top guitars, customized electric guitar bodies complete with cut- outs for pickups and electronics, as well as precisely arched and graduated tops and plates for mandolins and violins. You can even integrate ornate carvings and inlays into your electric guitars. The creative potential of the Slimline is virtually limitless.

Slowly but surely I am getting the shop upgrade in place and operational.  It was not too bad to set up and the learning curve is progressively getting easier, but, I won't lie, initially there were a few head scratching moments..to say the least.... :-)

I will post updates as I move along this process.

Enjoy the process so far.

Drilling 20 new cribbage boards for pending order.

Running the first paying project on new machine.  Tournament style cribbage boards for a retirement home in California.

Added the wall to left of screen to keep the dust out of computer. Seems to work well, but will replace it with a clear plexiglass panel so I can see cutting bed better.

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Working through the many videos and learning projects.

Slowly but surely getting it all together..

Backup power surge protector

 

 

  

Boxes opened and all looks to be here and in one piece.

Suppose to be 2-3 weeks.... arrived in 3-4 days.....

Bosch 2-1/4 HP VS Router

CNC Shark SlimLine

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Regular Dust deputy on thickness planer..

Thickness planer is now hooked to a smaller version of the Super dust deputy.

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Super Dust Deputy Two Stage Dust Collection System

I have upgraded my dust collection system to a two stage using the Super dust deputy.  This allows the dust to separate and fall into the large read barrel. It controls dust better and much easier to empty then the plastic bag on the dust collector.

 

An olive shipping container

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Mill house pizza peels

Custom three pizza peels heading to Millhouse pizzeria in South Carolina

 23 1/2 inch paddles with 11 inch handles created using native Montana Birch.

Coated with a food grade mineral oil.

 

 

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Custom Maple with Oak Ends Cutting board

Custom slide out cutting board created using hard maple for center and oak for the breadboard ends.

It measures in at 24 inches square and 3/4 inch thick.

First coat of food grade mineral applied

Ready for sanding and food grade mineral oil finish

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