{"id":28475,"date":"2012-11-28T17:59:59","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T23:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artofmanliness.com\/?p=28475"},"modified":"2021-06-02T16:56:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T21:56:58","slug":"how-to-make-a-cribbage-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/featured\/how-to-make-a-cribbage-board\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Cribbage Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Homemade<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: This is a guest post by Ethan Hagan from <\/em>One Project Closer<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I love a good card game, and some of my favorites include Spades, Hearts, Hand and Foot, and Euchre. Poker, however, never quite goes my way. Believe it or not, I’ve never played cribbage before. However, when Brett challenged me to make a cribbage board, I thought it would be a lot of fun.<\/p>\n

I started reading up on Cribbage rules<\/a> and found a lot<\/em> of custom-made boards on the web. I decided on a “classic style” board that follows a design I found on other woodworking sites<\/a>, and it’s perfect for a moderately skilled woodworker like myself. The board has enough holes to play a 61 point game, as opposed to a 121 point game.<\/p>\n

Tools and Materials<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To make my crib board I used some scrap 3\/4″ pine, 1\/4″ plywood, and I purchased some oak from the local DIY center. I printed out a hole template<\/a>, which I modified to meet my needs. The pegs are made from double-headed nails, which you’ll typically see used to make concrete forms. The two magnets and wood stain are leftovers from other projects.<\/p>\n

\"DIY<\/p>\n

Pine is a soft wood so it wouldn’t have been too difficult to cut by hand, and by omitting a few steps, the only necessary power tool is a drill press. I have the tools (so I took advantage of them), and here’s what I used.<\/p>\n