how do you.....

[jab73180]

i have been racking my brain trying to figure out how to cut the groove and compartment on the bottom of a cribbage board. marc with all your wisdom and connections can help i am sure.

[Bombarde16]

Haven't played cribbage in years, so a picture of what you want to achieve would help greatly.

[Mister Pants]

If I remember correctly its basically a stopped mortise with a t-slot at the top of it so you can slide a little cover in (most of them I've seen are tin, but I haven't played cribbage in years so I may be remembering completely wrong).

so it would be something like this (ASCII don't fail me now)

Side view:

------------------------------------ <-- slot for cover

| Piece storage............|

|..........................| <--- mortised compartment

----------------------------

Profile view:

------- <--- slot

|...|

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[Kenny]

Slot cutting bit worked for the ones I used to make...been a long time since I played as well...just great, another project to add to the list{lol}

[jHop]

one option is to rip the edges off your board, cut stopped dadoes on the two sides, resaw the center portion to allow for a center hole (whatever method you choose), and glue the two sides back on.

[jab73180]

I thought of the slot cutting bit method but I havnt seen one small enough. The groove is like 1/32. 1/16 is just to big.

[Guest Trace]

I suggest getting a "ZONA" saw at the local model airplane shop. I have one that is probably 40 yrs. old and still works well. The new ones are about $10-$12 but with care will last a long time. The kerf is just a skoch bigger than 1/32" on the dagger blade. Using it with a plastic straightedge as a guide will produce a very nice, and very thin groove. Good luck.The other blades have a 1/64" kerf, and are mostly for cross cutting.