Unfortunately, I didn’t have forstner bits at the time (I have since rectified that situation), so I had to use hole saws to cut the jig. I cut a template out of 1/4″ MDF, and then transferred the design to the 2×12 pine.board. (New tool count: 3, and no objections from the wife, yet!). So again, acting on the above principle, I picked up an aftermarket speed governor. After poking around on the forums here at WW, I learned that bits that heavy (a whopping 6-3/4 oz.!) need to be run at slower speeds. The first time I ran up the new 2-1/2 hp plunge router, it vibrated badly. Acting on the principle that “no job is worth doing unless you get a new tool (or tools) out of it”, I picked up a plunge router from Harbor Freight. Of course, that also meant investing in a router that could handle 1/2 inch shank router bits. I settled on a 1-1/4″ bull-nose with bearing from Eagle America. I tried several different ways to make the bowls, but in the end I found that I had to bite the bullet and invest in the biggest bull-nose bit I could afford. The routing process gave me a lot of trouble, at first. My niece was thrilled, and wanted to play it all weekend! It was a fun project and I learned a lot, especially about the importance of a router speed control with heavier bits. I sanded to 120 grit, then applied 2 coats of Danish oil, and three coats of wipe-on polyurethane. There was also a lot of hand sanding involved. The difficult part was sanding inside the dishes, and I had to make a mini sanding disk for my drill to smooth out the bottoms. I routed out the dishes with a 1-1/4″ round nose bit with a bearing, using a jig that I made out of an old piece of 2×12 pine that I had laying around. I had a slab of Michigan black walnut that a friend had given me, and I thought that the color variations in the piece would make for an interesting game board.
#CUSTOM MANCALA BOARD FULL SIZE#
If you’d like to see more options, we have an additional variety of customized mancala games for you to examine.My niece had been begging me for a mancala board for years, so I decided to make her one for her high school graduation.Īfter drawing the board out full size on several pieces of printer paper taped together, I transferred the design to a story stick and then transferred it to the work piece.
#CUSTOM MANCALA BOARD UPGRADE#
For an upgrade fee, colored engraving, greeting cards, gift boxes, and premium graphics are available. Included in the listed price are two lines of engraved text along the top of the box. When folded up and transformed into a carrying case, the dimensions change to 8⅝ inches wide by 5⅛ inches high by 1½ inches deep. When open and ready for action, these personalized engraved mancala sets 17¼ inches wide by 5⅛ inches high by ¾ of an inch deep. Upgrades: Colored Text, Premium Graphics, Gift Box, and Greeting Card for Additional Fee Size: (Open) 17¼” W x 5⅛” H x ¾” D (Closed) 8⅝” W x 5⅛” H x 1½” DĬustom Engraved Mancala Sets: Two Lines of Personalized Text IncludedĬomponents: Folding Board/Carry Case & Two Sets of Colored Marbles
These are custom engraved mancala sets, with the top of the board (the portion that will show when it’s folded and closed) being laser engraved with two lines of personalized text. Every set contains 2 sets of brightly colored marbles so players can keep track of their individual progress. These customized mancala boards are made from birch wood and neatly fold in half to create a carrying case. Our Personalized Engraved Mancala Game Set is a gift that allows recipients to play the game in style. Perhaps that is because of its perfect blend of simplicity and intricacy the components are few, but it’s truly a thinking person’s game. Mancala is one of the oldest board games in the world that is still being played today.
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