2nd Game Board

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bainin
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Re: 2nd Game Board

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Oh thats a neat one John_001 !

Carving those hound and jackal heads though....not sure I'm artistic enough for that !
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Re: 2nd Game Board

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Alright- he did 3 polyurethane coats and doesn't want to do more ...but it definitely came out great and we had a good time in the making of it.
These old games have alot more play depth and strategy to them than things like Monopoly and Candyland :)

Back of the board: Red Oak 3/4 Ply + Leopard Wood Border
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Pieces for the board - Mahogany and Maple with press fit permanant magnet
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Front of the board : Red Oak ply + Walnut circles + Wenge lines
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One issue we had and didnt fix was small gaps between wenge lines and red oak where glue didnt fill in fully. I had considered
pressing in some glue with dark sawdust-but was afraid of doing any extra sanding on the ply-you can go thru those veneers pretty quickly.


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Darcibat86
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Re: 2nd Game Board

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I remember having this game in our house when I grew up. The game is called Cowboy Checkers. I can’t remember the rules, though. My father and I played it for a few months until we got bored of it. Most of the time, we finished in a draw. Another board game we used to play was solitaire. It was a round piece of wood with holes and pins. It could be your next project.
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Re: 2nd Game Board

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Darcibat86 wrote: Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:32 am I remember having this game cheats in our house when I grew up. The game is called Cowboy Checkers. I can’t remember the rules, though. My father and I played it for a few months until we got bored of it. Most of the time, we finished in a draw. Another board game we used to play was solitaire. It was a round piece of wood with holes and pins. It could be your next project.
I spent my childhood playing Checkers with beer bottle caps. My father and uncles would play it, and I would sit and learn by watching them. I was ecstatic when I finally understood and defeated them.
Now I just randomly insert the disc and play 2-3 games for the sake of it, haha.
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Re: 2nd Game Board

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Nice and very creative . thanks for sharing I had never heard of leopard wood .
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Re: 2nd Game Board

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Beautiful work!
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