One end of the top is rounded into a half circle, and to cut that I started by making a template.Īfter a lot of tweaking, I had a really good 1/2 circle so I clamped it below my work piece. I also ripped the 1/4″ to match the base. I ran my piece of pine through my table saw and cut the top to 4 x 12″ and the base to 5-1/8 x 13-1/4″. The drill press is practically a necessity because otherwise it would be extremely difficult to accurately drill all the holes. One nice thing about pine is that it’s relatively soft, and that means it wouldn’t be too crazy to make this board using mostly hand tools. I used a lot of different tools for this cribbage board (listed below). The pegs are made from double-headed nails, and I happened to have leftover stain and magnets from other projects. I also found a cribbage hole template which I modified to suit my purposes. My “classic style” cribbage board follows the basic design I found on other woodworking sites, and it’s perfect for a moderately skilled woodworker like myself.įor this project I used some scrap 3/4″ pine, 1/4″ plywood, and I purchased a strip of oak from the local HD.

After reading up about cribbage (did you know people have been playing since the early 17th century) and figuring out the rules, I got to work.

Despite all that, I’ve just finished another woodworking project, and I’m really excited to share it with you.īrett from Art of Manliness challenged me to build a cribbage board, and although I’ve never played, I thought it would be fun. I’ve also been writing articles for other publications. A lot of my time has been tied up with hurricane Sandy and working to complete my shed. It’s been a little quiet around OPC recently however, that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy.

Crib board designs