So, after doing a bunch of online research I was a bit disappointed that I couldn't locate the right set of Goldilocks' pegs for the cribbage board I made; the comments were mixed, "Too big" or "Too small." I decided to make them myself.
I won't bore you with all the things I tried, but I ended up putting standard fluted 1/4" dowels in my drill press (I don't have a lathe) and carefully sanding them down until they were, as Goldilocks would say, "just right" to fit the holes on my board. I then cut them to a common length and did some rough sanding on the end you grasp (I intentionally want these to be "hand made" so slight differences are fine).
Anyway, I got them all done and was thinking later about how I might construct a jig to allow me to replicate the pointy parts in case I ever needed to make more pegs. It occurred to me that what I was contemplating was, essentially, a pencil sharpener. Eureka! I almost shouted.
I headed out to the garage, grabbed a dowel, and put it in my old-school Boston K5 (the kind we all remember from grade school).
I've included a picture of the hand-made peg (on the right) and the unfinished results from the K5 (they just need to be cut to length, but this is about the science).
Experience is what you get right after you need it...
I won't bore you with all the things I tried, but I ended up putting standard fluted 1/4" dowels in my drill press (I don't have a lathe) and carefully sanding them down until they were, as Goldilocks would say, "just right" to fit the holes on my board. I then cut them to a common length and did some rough sanding on the end you grasp (I intentionally want these to be "hand made" so slight differences are fine).
Anyway, I got them all done and was thinking later about how I might construct a jig to allow me to replicate the pointy parts in case I ever needed to make more pegs. It occurred to me that what I was contemplating was, essentially, a pencil sharpener. Eureka! I almost shouted.
I headed out to the garage, grabbed a dowel, and put it in my old-school Boston K5 (the kind we all remember from grade school).
I've included a picture of the hand-made peg (on the right) and the unfinished results from the K5 (they just need to be cut to length, but this is about the science).
Experience is what you get right after you need it...
