Backgammon Board Prototype

[Blackswanwood]

I'm currently working on a backgammon board. The design needs a couple of tweaks so it's a prototype!

Here's where I am up to on the outside ...

... and on the inside ...

I'm not sure how I should make the stones - turn a single piece and slice them off salami style or cut them individually out of a flat piece of timber with the router and template.

If anyone has done this or something similar before I'd be interested how they tackled it.

Cheers

 

[graham88]

I made a wooden connect 4 toy for my nephew a few years back. I found a flat board and a big plug cutter in a pillar drill the most effective means. I tried slicing a dowel but the grain orientation meant the discs were prone to breaking.

Out of interest, what part of the design are you tweaking? It looks fantastic, especially the outer inlays. Beautiful work.

 

[Blackswanwood]

Thanks Graham. I had the same concern about the “salami” method.

There are a few areas that can be improved. The main thing is that the base of the points all have a small gap as I should have made an allowance for the edge being inlaid. No one will notice other than me

 

[Terrytpot]

Seem to recall someone else had a similar predicament and the suggested solution was take the easy route and hit a craft supply type of place and buy some small counters… a quick trip to another tab found me these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224027907766?_nkw=wood+discs&itmmeta=01J6DFBB4BRS8HMEJK6FYGTDDB&hash=item34291a96b6:g:AxEAAOSwQl1e0WnL&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAAAwHoV3kP08IDx+KZ9MfhVJKnfo31TuQDa4Vk14unKTRqvtdpP7U962HEwvW5shDfnKPIeiP7aUmDq/Yy13/a0WtOovx6CYWv5S8keDQG1ofZ7y+FdnQeuOVL5cD5NNhKH91ufqTg10zERxksPl6+iPtSLv8atbsb25E7S1xajHw0Y1FR+ox32vQHPgVmvBDIhDld+DLfvSTBJshgiCnDqJC70YRURoEWY+fe+E8RXRG62QvXbu9l9X+Fb4YhGeWcgjA==|tkp:Bk9SR7Kyra-zZA

 

[duke]

Very nice! One day I'll give it a go, maybe an inlay on a box lid.
Seems like you need a lot of patience when doing inlays.

 

[gasman]

I made one years ago and made salami type counters which worked out fine. Cut them as I recall on a proxxon bandsaw

 

[Blackswanwood]

Seem to recall someone else had a similar predicament and the suggested solution was take the easy route and hit a craft supply type of place and buy some small counters… a quick trip to another tab found me these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224027907766?_nkw=wood+discs&itmmeta=01J6DFBB4BRS8HMEJK6FYGTDDB&hash=item34291a96b6:g:AxEAAOSwQl1e0WnL&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAAAwHoV3kP08IDx+KZ9MfhVJKnfo31TuQDa4Vk14unKTRqvtdpP7U962HEwvW5shDfnKPIeiP7aUmDq/Yy13/a0WtOovx6CYWv5S8keDQG1ofZ7y+FdnQeuOVL5cD5NNhKH91ufqTg10zERxksPl6+iPtSLv8atbsb25E7S1xajHw0Y1FR+ox32vQHPgVmvBDIhDld+DLfvSTBJshgiCnDqJC70YRURoEWY+fe+E8RXRG62QvXbu9l9X+Fb4YhGeWcgjA==|tkp:Bk9SR7Kyra-zZA

Thanks Terry. I’m intent on making my own but that’s a good fallback if I fail!

 

[Sachakins]

Might help.