I used a piece of Cabinet Grade Pine plywood 15' x 15' ( I use this for the plywood contest) This would work with any wood species. It's all about having quality time and fun with your family! The Family loved it and I did to, although I didn't win. Last week we played a game of Chinese Checkers on it ( brung back old memories). I couldn't fine any marbles local, so I had to ordered them off EBAY. Now I let the stain dry for 24 hours and sprayed a couple coats of Clear sealer. I put on a coat of Minwax wood conditioner, then a coat of Minwax Ipswich Pine stain, left it on for a few minutes then wiped it off. After the paint dried, I sanded the entire piece with 220 grit sandpaper, I used a electric sander for most, but had to do some hand sanding. It is a strategy game that can be played by two to six players. I painted the Dragon cutout with Black craft paint. Chinese Checkers is a classic board game that has been around for over a century. I also use a 3/8' radius bit to both sides. Remove pegs by jumping over them, just like Checkers, until only one peg remains in the center of the board. I use a 30* Engraving bit to carve the Dragon and then use it to finish the cutout.Īfter cutting the board out, took it to my Table router and use a flush cut bit to clean up the 1/16' lip. Chinese-Checkers-style logic and strategy puzzle. Then I used a 1/4' endmill cutter to cut most of the project out, left about 1/16', so I could flip the board over and Carve the Dragon out.

Then I used a Keyhole cutter to cut the keyhole slot for hanging, had the cutter to use one of the marble holes.

I use a 1/4' endmill to rough cut the pockets, then used a 1/2' Radius cutter to finish the pockets and cut the places for marbles. I found the Crv files on Woodworkers Journal, below is the linkīut I made some changes to the files in Vectric Aspire, added a Keyhole toolpath to hang the board up on the wall.Plus added a Dragon carving on the back side. The first step was to make or use a pattern. I thought it would be great to have a game on one side and a piece of Artwork on the other, this is what I came up with. But I wanted it to be more than just a game, stuck in a drawer until being played. I remember playing Chinese Checkers as a kid. My family and I get together once a week to have family game night, so I wanted to make us a game on my new X-Carve. Hi this is my first Instructable, on How I made a Chinese Checkers Board on my X-Carve CNC Router.

Chinese checkers marble board