Roger Feeley
08-22-2012, 4:20 PM
I want to make chinese checkers games for christmas presents. I want to make the triangular corner pieces out of some contrasting wood. I can go a couple of ways with this:
1. I can start with a maple slab and use a router inlay set to cut the triangles out and then use the same template to cut inlay pieces. This is probably the easiest.
2. I can start with a slab of BB birch plywood and cut 3/16" 'veneer' for all of the pieces: The center hexagon, the 6 triangles and the outer field pieces.
The bit that Rockler sells drills pits about 1/8" deep so whatever I do has to be about 3/16" thick.
Do I have any bad wood movement problems with 3/16" material?
Yes, I am getting an early start but I work slow. Arthritis.
1. I can start with a maple slab and use a router inlay set to cut the triangles out and then use the same template to cut inlay pieces. This is probably the easiest.
2. I can start with a slab of BB birch plywood and cut 3/16" 'veneer' for all of the pieces: The center hexagon, the 6 triangles and the outer field pieces.
The bit that Rockler sells drills pits about 1/8" deep so whatever I do has to be about 3/16" thick.
Do I have any bad wood movement problems with 3/16" material?
Yes, I am getting an early start but I work slow. Arthritis.