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Crokinole

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1. yifanl ◴[] No.41871751[source]
For interested woodworkers, here's a nice post-mortem of someone's attempt at making a Crokinole board: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/731671/postmortem-on-the-hi... (Complete with creating a set of jigs from scratch)

Really shows how much has gone into a silly flicking game you play at the pub.

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2. fanatic2pope ◴[] No.41871870[source]
It looks like those instructions are from 2011. CNC machines are pretty common these days and could help simplify it quite a bit.

For example: https://hub.shapertools.com/creators/5cfea3909fc9260017675dc...

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3. msoucy ◴[] No.41871954[source]
I, as a fledgling woodworker, was able to make my own board with some guidance from a friend. It's definitely a rewarding and educational project! Plus it makes a nice wall decoration when not in use. I used Purple Heart wood for the edges, which looks gorgeous but was difficult to work with. It took a few days of 3-4 hour blocks, due to a busy schedule, so a more experienced woodworker should be able to do one pretty easily.
4. sleepybrett ◴[] No.41875207[source]
routing or skill sawing a circle is not rocket science that requires the use of a cnc router thingie.