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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
[attachment=16492]
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).
[attachment=16493]
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).
[attachment=16494]
Experience is what you get right after you need it...
