How do you store a Crokinole board?
Cathy Weeks
We've always stored it in the box that it was shipped to us in.
However, that means it's a pain in the butt to get it out to play, and
really we rarely get it out to play because it's such a pain to get out
of the box.
Now that we're in our new house, I've been thinking about what to do
with the darn thing to make it more easily accessible for playing. We
don't have enough space to keep it out on a table of it's own. Nor do
I shelves that will accomodate it, nor do I want to leave it on the
floor leaning against the wall or game shelves. It would be in the way,
and I have cats and a toddler.
In the basement where our family room is (and our game shelves) we have
one wall that has two doors - one to the laundry room, and one to the
furnace room. The space between the two doors is easily wider than the
Crokinole board, and I'm thinking about hanging it on the wall between
the two doors. But how to do it without damaging the board?
My first thought was mounting a shelf on the wall and having the board
up on end, leaning against the wall. But shelves are typically flat,
and the board is round. I would hate to have the entire weight of the
board balanced on one edge, on an unforgiving surface. You aren't
supposed to store bikes on their wheels for long periods of time,
because eventually you'll flatten the wheels. I figured the same thing
would happen here. So my next thought was a shelf that had the same
curviture as the board, but *that* will be impossible to find, and I
don't have the time nor interest to build something like that.
My most recent idea is to mount two pieces of wood at 45 degree angles
to the floor, about 2 feet apart, and resting the board between them.
It would split the weight of the board between two points instead of
one. I could also mount a third piece in the middle at the bottom of
the board, so that the board then rested on three pieces of wood. I'd
likely line each with foam or at least felt. Then at the top of the
board, I'd have some sort of pivoting piece of wood that secured the
top of the board, not allowing it to tip out and over.
I'd like to know if this would work, and what other people have done.
Cathy Weeks
James Quick
"Cathy Weeks" <kath...@weeksfamily.net> wrote:
> How do you store your Crokinole board?
Its hanging on the wall of my game room.
> My first thought was mounting a shelf on the wall and having the board
> up on end, leaning against the wall. But shelves are typically flat,
> and the board is round. I would hate to have the entire weight of the
> board balanced on one edge, on an unforgiving surface. You aren't
> supposed to store bikes on their wheels for long periods of time,
> because eventually you'll flatten the wheels. I figured the same thing
> would happen here. So my next thought was a shelf that had the same
> curviture as the board, but *that* will be impossible to find, and I
> don't have the time nor interest to build something like that.
That sounds, well, like it wouldn't work.
> My most recent idea is to mount two pieces of wood at 45 degree angles
> to the floor, about 2 feet apart, and resting the board between them.
> It would split the weight of the board between two points instead of
> one. I could also mount a third piece in the middle at the bottom of
> the board, so that the board then rested on three pieces of wood. I'd
> likely line each with foam or at least felt. Then at the top of the
> board, I'd have some sort of pivoting piece of wood that secured the
> top of the board, not allowing it to tip out and over.
I added some picture mounting hardware to the back, and some rubber
feet. The feet make the board sit flat when played, and the picture
mounting hardware matches up with hooks on the wall. Quite simple,
really.
--
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"I dislike the term Obsessive Compulsive. I prefer to be called
Compulsive-Obsessive."
"Why is that?"
"It's in alphabetical order."
Anthony Simons
> How do you store your Crokinole board?
I don't have a Crokinole board, but my Carroms board is behind the
living room furniture.
If you have furniture which sits low enough, perhaps you could store
your board under it, where feet will not kick it and it won't warp.
Aphrael
> How do you store your Crokinole board?
>
> We've always stored it in the box that it was shipped to us in.
> However, that means it's a pain in the butt to get it out to play, and
> really we rarely get it out to play because it's such a pain to get out
> of the box.
>
[snip] My sister quickly made a big satchel out of rough cloth for the
Carrom Board, and a smaller one for the pieces. Upper side tied with a
kind of small cord, which, when you tighten it, closes the satchel.
So we store it were we find a place (verticaly, behind a shelf usualy)...
Aphrael.
--
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(Thomas Watson, Fondateur d'IBM, 1945)
Christian Killoran
I hang my Heirloom board from a screw in my gameroom wall. It has been
there for over 5 years (except when being played on, of course) without
falling. There are no obvious scratches on the inner surface of the...of
the...the perimeter. If there was a scratch I'd still hang it, though.
Imperfections on the back of the board don't bother me in the least.
New players who come into the gameroom see the croke board right away and
usually ask about it. To me, the supply of new opponents greatly outweighs
the negligible risk of my board being damaged from hanging.
Christian Killoran
Jim Bolland
> How do you store your Crokinole board?
Are you aware of the Crokinole Yahoo group? The URL is
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/crokinole/ . The Crokinole
discussion group would be an excellent place to ask this question.
I'd answer your actual question myself, but I don't own a board - yet! :)
Jim
tmredden
website, and I've seen a couple other boards on various sites that have bags
available. The dimensions are pretty standard, you ought to be able to find
a bag. I'm planning on storing mine in a bag.
- Todd Redden
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