Backgammon Board
Michael Poche
I'm guessing walnut and maple for contrast and some sort of taper jig or
sled to cut the triangles.
Any tips or plans would be greatly appreciated!
tia,
Michael
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The library has plans
Ian Mackay
I had thought that I would cut the triangles using a chop saw. Set the angle
you want for the triangle (say 15 degrees?) and chop, flip it over, chop again
from the 'point' of the triangle. Keep flipping and chopping and you'll get a
set of identical triangles. The hard part is fitting them nicely into the
board itself. You could always cut complementary triangles and fit them all
together with a strip down the middle. (a diagram would make this much more
clear)
Tell us what you finally decide on...
Ross Canant
CWard96624 wrote:
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> >From: Michael Poche <dot...@earthlink.net>
> >Date: 12/2/98 12:58 PM Eastern Standard Time
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> >Anyone have experience making backgammmon boards?
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> >I'm guessing walnut and maple for contrast and some sort of taper jig or
> >sled to cut the triangles.
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> >Any tips or plans would be greatly appreciated!
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> >tia,
> >Michael
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> The library has plans
Kevin Goom
with backgammon on one side, chess on the other). I used contrasting veneers
glues to a particleboard substrate, and solid wood banding around the edge.
This is probably a much easier technique that trying to make the pattern
from solid wood. Also more stable,
bo...@babinga.dms.state.us
>>From: Michael Poche <dot...@earthlink.net>
>>
>>Anyone have experience making backgammmon boards?
>>
> The library has plans
No, YOUR library has plans. MY local library only has what people
felt like donating and has only really been in place for six or
seven years. MY local library is rapidly getting better, however,
it is not to be counted on as a resource.
The internet reaches to many places where the libraries are poor,
don't assume everyone has the same resources you do. You can,
however, assume that, if they can get on the net, they can go
to amazon.com and order a book. I've never seen so much useless
help in usenet as I continuously see on this newsgroup. If you
know of a set of plans then let this individual know, if you can't
be helpful then don't waste the bandwidth.
Roger Books
Dave Mundt
vincible overlord!
Back issue of Fine Woodworking has a really slick plan for gluing
up alternating strips of walnut and Maple, then, cutting angled slices
which are then reglued to produce the triangles. Looks like the
easiest way to do it.
Regards
Dave Mundt
Michael Poche <dot...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>Anyone have experience making backgammmon boards?
>
>I'm guessing walnut and maple for contrast and some sort of taper jig or
>sled to cut the triangles.
>
>Any tips or plans would be greatly appreciated!
>
>tia,
>Michael
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sense not everyone has the money to throw away on a book for 2 pages of
possible pertinent information. True many places dont have libraries
even, and also true people tend to assume its the same everywhere, just
like people tend to assume if they are on internet they may have the spare
cash to buy books. However that like this message is as you put it is"
much useless help " to the original poster.
As far as the Board goes, unlike chess boards you just cant glue
similiar pieces together than shift them, glue them, turn and shift again.
I would think the only way that comes to mind, is to take your time and
make one triangle perfect. Then using a router if you have one, use that
piece as a guide (use a bearing bit) to trim up other pieces to the exact
same size. Perhaps someone else may have a better solution.
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> CWard96624 <cward...@aol.com> wrote:
> >>From: Michael Poche <dot...@earthlink.net>
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> >>Anyone have experience making backgammmon boards?
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BRAVO, WELL SAID!
In article <36669...@news.hcsys.com>, <bo...@babinga.dms.state.us> writes:
>If you know of a set of plans then let this individual know, if you can't be
helpful then don't waste the bandwidth.
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qshick
city Liberia and big city stores and to knock suttee request is DUMB AND
JUST CLUTTERS UP THE BAND WITH I do personally object for all the request
for free plans ect I believe the designer is intitled to be paid for his
services
bo...@babinga.dms.state.us wrote in message <36669...@news.hcsys.com>...
>CWard96624 <cward...@aol.com> wrote:
>>>From: Michael Poche <dot...@earthlink.net>
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>>>Anyone have experience making backgammmon boards?
>>>
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>> The library has plans
>
>No, YOUR library has plans. MY local library only has what people
>felt like donating and has only really been in place for six or
>seven years. MY local library is rapidly getting better, however,
>it is not to be counted on as a resource.
>
>The internet reaches to many places where the libraries are poor,
>don't assume everyone has the same resources you do. You can,
>however, assume that, if they can get on the net, they can go
>to amazon.com and order a book. I've never seen so much useless
>know of a set of plans then let this individual know, if you can't
>be helpful then don't waste the bandwidth.
>
wdr5
CAN AFFORD TO GET ON THE INTERNET DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY CAN AFFORD A...
Look, everybody is trying to help here, most are trying to learn. Some are
on short budgets, some are not. If the quality of help isn't up to your
standards, go somewhere else. Your attitude would get you a very cold
shoulder on most commercial boards. They wouldn't allow you to post a stamp.
Lighten up. Offer help and encouragement. You'll enjoy life more.
A little hint: When you encounter someone who doesn't know his rear end from
third base (As happens all to often on these boards, I admit!), don't kick
him in the rear end, point out third base!!
Buck
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>I hate being arguementative but your response is just as useless, in the
>sense not everyone has the money to throw away on a book for 2 pages of
>possible pertinent information. True many places dont have libraries
>even, and also true people tend to assume its the same everywhere, just
>like people tend to assume if they are on internet they may have the spare
>cash to buy books. However that like this message is as you put it is"
>much useless help " to the original poster.
> As far as the Board goes, unlike chess boards you just cant glue
>similiar pieces together than shift them, glue them, turn and shift again.
> I would think the only way that comes to mind, is to take your time and
>make one triangle perfect. Then using a router if you have one, use that
>piece as a guide (use a bearing bit) to trim up other pieces to the exact
>same size. Perhaps someone else may have a better solution.
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Robert H. Hyerle
1. I used walnut and maple for the "points", oak for the background.
I was told that the oak would darken and not the maple, hence I'd
get good contrast. The board was finished with Watco (clear) oil.
Turned out that the maple darkened and not the oak. Also the grain
in the oak is a little too busy for background.
2. I make patterns out of plexiglass for the points and for the six sided
background pieces. I then traced onto the wood, cut almost to size,
then fit each piece one-by-one using a disk sander to approach (but
not pass!) the perfect shape/size. A long process, but surprizingly
controlable and the result was a perfect fit.
As I remember the Fine Woodworking article, they ended up with
more pieces than I did--more glue joints and a less attractive
grain pattern. But, it did seem easier to build.
3. Then each half of the board was glued up: 12 points and 6 background
pieces per half. Had a few scarry moments here as the pieces were
not thick enough--clamping tended to cause buckling and the points
to slide out. Think about some sort of frame to glue up in.
4. Then, through a planner and a bit of edge triming. Then built the bar
and boarders around the two board halves. I used a plywood backing
under everything except the outer frame (but you would be better
off just using thicker pieces (see above comments on glue-up).
The bar and frame are walnut.
5. Before you start, find the markers that you want. After the board
is built, you are constrained in what sizes you can use.
-- robert
Michael Poche wrote:
> Anyone have experience making backgammmon boards?
>
Craig Patchett
>The library has plans
Your response is the equivalent of asking someone for directions and being
told that maps have directions.
The original poster can find backgammon table/board plans in Popular
Woodworking #34, p 28 and in FWW #33, p 66. Back issues can be ordered from
http://www.popwood.com and http://www.taunton.com/fw or you could check eBay
or, yes, the local library (at least now, however, you know where to
look).
Craig
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P.S. The Web is to a library what a library is to a sentence.
Michael Poche
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> I made one of these some 20 years ago. Here are some data points:
>
Thanks for your post. Do you know approximately when the Fine
Woodworking article ran?
Do you think making a sled or using a taper jig would work for cutting
the triangles 6-1/2" long by 1-7/16" wide. I think you could do it this
way so they would be exact matches, then resaw them to 1/8"
Michael