Custom Four Person Cribbage Board for 40 year Retirement.

This custom cribbage board is a retirement gift from the wife to her husband....and will surely become a family heirloom.
It is being made out of Maple and measures in at 8 inches wide and 18 inches long.

The board has been routed with a decorative edge and the custom storage slot placed on the back for the custom pegs.

Once it was finely sanded, a hand rubbed polyurethane finish was applied to protect the wood.  The custom lasering was done by Northern Lights Engraving.

The edge is done and the first coat of poly had been applied..

Slot on back for custom metal pegs storage.

Just back from laser shop..

The layout I created in CoralDraw

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Custom Beer Bottle Shape Four Person Cribbage Board

This custom cribbage board was created for a client in this beer bottle shape with a custom logo being lasered into the board.  It measures in at 19 inches tall and 8 1/4 inches wide.  A slot was added to the back for storage of the custom metal pegs.

Once it was finely sanded, a hand rubbed polyurethane finish was applied to protect the wood.  The custom lasering was done by Northern Lights Engraving.

Finishing is completed and board is ready to ship.

Slot on back for custom metal pegs.

Polyurethane has been applied...

Close up of lasered logo

Back from CNC and laser shop. The edges have been temporarily
left on so I have a straight edge to rout the storage slot
for the custom metal pegs on the back.

Computer generated layout.....

Custom logo provided by the client.

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Happy 2013......

Typically this is a time of trying to catch up on paper work and get ready for tax time. Then there is  maintenance on the shop and equipment.  Not to mention some very needed cleanup.  However everything has been great business wise and I am meeting myself coming and going.... Needless to say.. just because I haven't made any posts in a few weeks doesn't mean I am slacking at all..  I am busy at work at all the above, some matching benches for the bean table created last year,  as well as working on a bunch of designs for new clients.    Stay tuned I will be back very soon with some new projects writeups...

Thanks for all the support everyone has given me here. and for another great year...... Cheers......





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Custom Sensory "Bean Table"

Update:  The Bean Table has been delivered and was a big success with everyone. I now know that this type table is also called a sensory table and is used  to teach shapes, colors, different textures, numbers.....etc.... the list is endless.  It was wonderful to see it in action and learn the true meaning of its function.

Ssssssh........  Artist at work.....

Bean table in action.

Chalkboard table top being put to use..

Note left for Santa...along with his personal reply.  How cool is that?

 This table is being built for a very active two and 1/2 year old who just happens to be my granddaughter .  I have no idea what a bean  table is, I am just building it to the specs I was given.. I was told build it for a two year old to try and tear up... So of course I probably over designed it.     It is around 25 inches x 27 inches wide and 20 inches tall.

It was made out of pine with an MDF table top insert. The top lip was added and is rounded over to provide a smooth surface for anyone playing on it.

It has two layer, the bottom layer is an enclosed space for counting beans or any other thing which might need contained...perhaps a puzzle..

The table top will be painted with a chalk board paint so it can be used for writing or drawing on. The top can be easily removed.

Periwinkle blue paint will be the main coat after a coat of primer to seal the wood.  Once I have several coats of paint on and they are dry, I will add a coat of polyurethane to provide a clear protective surface.  Hopefully this will all happen quickly as this needs to be somewhere by Christmas.... and the sleigh leaves early Friday morning.
 

Basic table gets its coat of Perwinkle

Basic table differrent angle first coat Periwinkle

Removable table top get first coat of periwinkle.

Primer drying..first coat paint tomorrow...

The first coat of chalkboard paint goes on the top.

It has been requested to be painted periwinkle except for the chalk board top.

hmmmm   I think she has good taste.....

Here  is the table completed with table top in place before final sanding and painting.

The table top is completed

table top in glue up

The inside table top for counting "beans" or whatever

Filling the holes and cracks to make a smooth surface.

MDF insert cut to fit the table top.

The table is slowly coming together.

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Custom Cheese Boards for Andaz 5th Avenue

This order for 36 custom cheese boards comes from Andaz at Fifth Avenue in New York City. They will be used as cheese boards in this up scale restaurant.  I feel honored to be making a repeat order of boards for them.
 
They are being created using hard maple and will measure in at 10 inches long x 5 7/8 inches wide and 5/8 inch thick with four 3/8 inch risers on the bottom.

Oiling done and drying for shipping.

Glued up and waiting to be sanded.

Still more gluing and drying.

More gluing and drying

Glued and drying overnight

Setting up to glue risers on.

First board glued and waiting to be sanded.

gluing the risers on first board.

Gluing the risers to the board.

Cutting the 1 inch x 1 inch x 3/8 inch risers

Cutting boards to size

Clients showing sizes

Clients showing sizes

Clients showing sizes

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Custom Cribbage Boards For Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon

This order of 50 custom cribbage boards is being created for Deschutes Brewery in Bend Oregon. The boards measure in at 9 inches long x 7 inches wide.  They are being made of Fir/larch and will be coated with a hand rubbed polyurethane.  There is a metal slot routed in the back to store the custom metal pegs.

Deschutes custom logo was lasered into the center of the track on these custom boards.

Finish coating on the first one.

Being sanded

Awaiting to be sanded

Square corners being cut off on band saw

Back from lasering, now to trim off the corners, sand and apply finish.

Metal slide goes in slot to hold pegs in.

Back slot for pegs

Corners left on to give me a straight edge to rout the back slot for holding the cribbage pegs.

Blanks now have holes drilled and outside perimeter of board cutout.

Blanks waiting to be cut out and processed by CNC machine.

Design created in CorelDraw of the layout for this board.

Official logo for the Deschutes Brewery.

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For more information about ordering your own custom board go to: http://www.splinterswoodworks.com/