Contest Entry: Wooden Marble Game Set
Project by
joshua blom
Published On
December 08, 2015
General Information
I have always had this idea rolling in my head about wanting to build some type of marble game to take with me to holiday parties with my family that loves games. There is always the hassle with keeping the marbles with the game and losing them so I found a way to put 3 games and storage into 1 box.
Project License
Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Open in Easel®
Find material in bin to make a beautiful wooden game board
I found a beautiful piece of maple that had some slight curly figure in it for this build. Sandwiched in with a little walnut, this scrap will become a great game set.
Design in Easel
Of all my time at the computer, this is what likely took the longest to get all the spacing the best and fitting within the requirements; but man am I glad I took the time. It turned out great.
http://easel.inventables.com/projects/kPzHudQJW9VxO2UPXBXHpA
Estimated time: 30 minutes
Carve and wait
With the conservative settings that I ran with this, it took quite some time to cut through it, but I am very satisfied with the cut quality and smoothness that the pockets made.
Estimated time: 45 minutes
Everyone's Favorite, Sanding
I must have previously used this board because it was already pretty smooth from my drum sander, so all I needed to do was knock down all the little fuzzies and soften the edges.
Hardware
Line up the blocks with the mancala board to the inside (better area to store the pieces). Be sure to make sure that all the pieces are oriented correctly before drilling!
Estimated time: 10 minutes
Spray Lacquer
I put on 2 light coats of spray finish to give it a nice shine, but also to protect it during play.
Play!
I have attached the rules for Mancala, marble solitaire, and the impossible triangle.
Mancala http://boardgames.about.com/cs/mancala/ht/play_mancala.htm
Marble Solitaire http://board-games.wonderhowto.com/how-to/play-marble-solitaire-326260/
Impossible Triangle (Cracker Barrel Triangle) http://www.madoverlord.com/projects/crackerbarrel.t