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Chinese Checkers Board With Dragon
by davethewoodworker
Hi this is my rst Instructable, on How I made a Chinese
Checkers Board on my X-Carve CNC Router.
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. I remember playing Chinese Checkers as a kid.
But I wanted it to be more than just a game, stuck in a
drawer until being played. 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.
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the board over and Carve the Dragon out. I use a 30*
Engraving bit to carve the Dragon and then use it to
nish the cutout.
After cutting the board out, took it to my Table router
and use a ush cut bit to clean up the 1/16" lip. I also use
a 3/8" radius bit to both sides. I painted the Dragon
cutout with Black craft paint. 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. I put on a coat of Minwax wood conditioner,
then a coat of Minwax Ipswich Pine stain, left it on for a
 then a coat of Minwax Ipswich Pine stain, left it on for a
The rst step was to make or use a pattern. I found the few minutes then wiped it o . Now I let the stain dry for
Crv les on Woodworkers Journal, below is the link 24 hours and sprayed a couple coats of Clear sealer.

http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/make-chinese- I couldn't ne any marbles local, so I had to ordered

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But I made some changes to the les in Vectric Aspire,
added a Keyhole toolpath to hang the board up on the
wall.Plus added a Dragon carving on the back side.
Click here to see the youtube video
I use a 1/4" endmill to rough cut the pockets, then used a
1/2" Radius cutter to nish the pockets and cut the
places for marbles. Then I used a Keyhole cutter to cut
the keyhole slot for hanging, had the cutter to use one of necessary.
the marble holes. Then I used a 1/4" endmill cutter to cut
most of the project out, left about 1/16", so I could ip
them o EBAY. Last week we played a game of Chinese
Checkers on it ( brung back old memories). The Family
loved it and I did to, although I didn't win. It's all about
having quality time and fun with your family!
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. Thanks for looking
I have included my crv les, please be sure to check all
toolpaths and settings before using, adjust them if

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Step 1: Pockets

Here I am carving out the pockets on the board, using the X-Carve CNC Router

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Step 2: Marble Holes

In this picture I am cutting the marble holes using a 1/2" Radius cutter

Step 3: Keyhole

This is the Keyhole slot that I cut, to hang the Game board up with, note I use one of the marble holes.

BY USING ONE OF THE MARBLE HOLES, IT KINDA HIDES THE KEYHOLE SLOT, MARBLE STILL GOES IN IT FINE

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Step 4: Backside

After i carve the front side of Game board, I ipped the piece over and carve a Dragon on the back side. I use a 30*
Engraving bit, but could be done with a 60* V-bit

I also nish cutting the piece out from the backside, then using a ush trim router bit on the router table. Also cut a 3/8"
radius on both sides with the router.

Step 5: Paint and Sand

I painted the Dragon with Black craft paint, before sanding.

Note I did sand in the vcarve a little before painting

After the paint dried, I sanded the hole piece with 220 grit sandpaper, using a electric sander where possible and then
hand sanded the rest.

Step 6: Wood Conditioner

I applied a coat of wood conditioner, as per instructions on can

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Step 7: Stain

After letting wood conditioner set for recommended time, I applied Minwax Ipswich Pine Stain, Let dry overnight and
then sprayed a coat of Clear sealer on it.

Step 8: Game Time

Now is the time to enjoy your hard work, playing a game of Chinese Checkers bring back old childhood memories.

But when you are not playing, don't put the game in a drawer, hang it up on the wall for decoration.

Thanks for looking, please check out the video on youtube at: https://youtu.be/dw4La_FKISw

https://youtu.be/dw4La_FKISw

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Thanks Dave. Great looking Chinese Checkers board and Dragon. Will have to try one. Just got
my CNC machine on a Black Friday sale.
Great looking chinese checkers board. Do you have any more pictures of the assembly process.

I added a few more pictures

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