Creative Cribboards by ramack
Here's the scoop:
· I have a laser engraver, which cuts the shape and the holes in the hardboard
· I have sublimation equipment, which puts a high-gloss, vivid-color image into (not just on) the surface (a very sturdy 1/8" thick).
· I have LOTS of photos and love playing with photo software.
· I grew weary of Basic Brown cribbage boards, and decided to rev the game up
STYLE 1: Lasered Wood ($40 each)
Three 1/8 layers, with storage holes for your pegs on the end.
Standard size is 20 x 4, with 1/8 (0.125) holes
4-lanes of 60 holes on each side, for an up-and-back course.
12 ports on each side, for names or designs of your choosing
SAMPLES:
The Conch Republic: 24 landmarks of Key West
Choose your 24 favorite places and select a center title
The Duval Crawl: 24 bars on (or just off Duval Street)
Play up from Front Street to Angela, then back down to Sunset Pier
Team Board: 24 names and team insignias. Commemorate your favorites.
STYLE 2: High-Gloss Hardboard
These boards are the marriage of art and cribbage. One layer of 1/8 sublimated hardboard (Masonite), with color-matched pegs and a hanging hole so you can hang the art on your wall when youre not skunking someone.
(A heavier 1/4" hardboard available for diamonds only)
Several options. You can provide your own image -- and feel free to be creative! -- or choose from my ever-expanding selection.
Shape:
I have just a few so far:
> Narrow Rectangle, 18.5" x 5.5", 2-lanes -- $25
> Wide Rectangle, 15.5" x 9", 4 lanes -- $33
> Diamond, 10.5" x 10.5", 4 lanes -- $30 [1/4" hardboard -- $35]
> Small Diamond, 8.5" x 8.5", 2 lanes -- $25 [1/4" hardboard -- $30]
Best Image Options:
> Single image (below): one photo covers the whole surface
> Framed design (below): Track has one color/image, "infield" has another
Image for rectangles must be sized properly:
12.5 x 6 for infield of wide rectangle
14 x 4 for infield of narrow rectangle
> Use your photo (JPG is fine, no special format needed)
> Use my photo. Plenty of odd abstracts. Lots of cool nature shots at www.ramack.us/galleries.htm.
If you want to use your own photo, keep in mind that the outer track -- about 1.25" wide -- will have 2-4 lanes of holes running through it.
Below are just a few samples. You can get nature scenes, people pix, bizarre abstracts, whatever you like...
Sand Diamond (15.5" x 9")
Blue Blocks (15.5" x 9")
Mason's Maze (brick archways at Fork Zack SP) -- (15.5" x 9")
Waterbugs, vivid red and blue -- (18.5" x 5.5")
White Sand and Blue Diamonds (18.5" x 5.5")
Black and Blue (18.5" x 5.5")
Fire Eye (18.5 x 5.5")
Icy Deep (15.5" x 9")
Kaboom (15.5" x 9")
Palm Fronds (15.5" x 9")
Blue Squared (10.5 x 10.5)
A Cribwork Orange (10.5" x 10.5")
Swirly Tiles (10.5" x 10.5")
Variety of layer arrangements
Volcano (8.5" x 8.5")
White Sand and Blue Diamonds (8.5" x 8.5")
For a folding board, add $10
For matching cards, add $19 (and 2 weeks production time)
PARTY SETS
Matching Coasters, add $5 each
Matching Koozies, add $8 each
That's it for now! There will be plenty more to come!
Questions? Email Rick at ram626@aol.com
