Walnut Cribbage Board with Maple, Cherry, and Padauk CNC Inlay

[@eldonrollins162]

Now, if you're going to go to the trouble to make a nice cribbage board...THAT'S how you do it. Been looking all day for a cribbage board build video that was special, and this was very special. Very nice work sir!

[@ARBWoodwork]

Thank you. Appreciate it!

[@jerkypat8296]

I really like your press idea! Going to steal that idea

[@ARBWoodwork]

Thank you

[@kennySE65]

@@ARBWoodwork Would you have a link to the screw you used for your press?

[@shanefairchild5114]

Amazing work, had to have taken quite a few hours of painstaking toolpath work for this one! Inlay after inlay, simply amazing. Love this Seattle Kraken themed board!

[@ARBWoodwork]

Thank you. I think there were 32 different tool paths in this one.

[@kbgb1024]

What a masterpiece!! Just beautiful!

[@ARBWoodwork]

Thank you

[@RickSwartwood]

WOW! Stunning!

[@ARBWoodwork]

Thank you

[@richfeltham366]

Super impressive!

[@ARBWoodwork]

Thank you

[@nitrojunkie22]

I just recently got MY cnc, and can't wait to start doing projects like yours. Well, almost. My board would have the Predators. LOL. BEAUTIFUL WORK! That's a $150 - $200 piece without a doubt.

[@ARBWoodwork]

That you. Fun to start doing more complex designs. Congrats on your cnc! It is addicting.

[@meredithmeier1581]

more like min $500 if u ask me

[@TheLomDogg]

Awesome job!

[@ARBWoodwork]

Thank you!

[@mretuck]

Excellent creative use of the CNC. Love the process! Beautiful product! Curious why you don't use a larger bit to flatten. Educate me! Looking to learn.

[@ARBWoodwork]

I have a larger flattening bit but with the small details I worry about tear out. I can also take a deeper pass than I would be comfortable with my flattening bit. Probably possible but just have more comfort with the 1/4 inch bit. The clearing runs don’t take a large amount of time.

[@seporte231]

Great work would you be willing to share your inlay settings?

[@ARBWoodwork]

I do have a video that shows my settings.

[@s.peters947]

Great work, how do you finish inside the peg holes and how to you prevent buildup of finish inside? Thanks.

[@ARBWoodwork]

I use @walrusoil and a syringe to put a small amount into the holes. The walnut soaks it up really well and even if there is a little left over it is just a small amount of oil/wax.

[@thatsgerman1]

Great work! How did you build the giant clamp for the inlay glue-up? I'd like to build one myself

[@ARBWoodwork]

I made it from some plywood and a shoulder screw vice. I based the design off of a book pleas image I found.

[@thatsgerman1]

@@ARBWoodwork Thanks! Never heard of a shoulder screw vise, good to know

[@ARBWoodwork]

Let me find the one I used. I’ll post a link to it here when I find it.

[@ARBWoodwork]

www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/workshop/workbenches/vises/31134-shoulder-vise-screw?item=70G0151

[@abdellahhouari3154]

great job , its will be cool if you show us some cad and vector stuff to understand , for example the right V-bits ,depths and how to make the male- female parts -thank you

[@ARBWoodwork]

I do have a video that shows more of that information.

[@abdellahhouari3154]

@ARBWoodwork thank you ..I appreciate it

[@yaoli1414]

Thank you very much for your video. I have a question: when you use 10 ° V-shaped carving, very fine lines or details will be torn and destroyed. How can this be avoided? Because my patterns are very complex and fine, many lines are only 1mm, and the sharp corners are only 0.6mm. I hope to get your answer! thank!

[@ARBWoodwork]

End grain helps with the tear out. Make sure you are going deep enough into your board to make sure there is more base connected to the fine design.

[@toddnelson6438]

Amazing piece of work. What cnc program do you use. I always have a problem with the allowance to accept in the female male part. I would never be able to put the work back in the same exact spot

[@ARBWoodwork]

Thank you. I use Vectric for the layout and cut paths. My machine uses UCCNC and with that I can see and set my (x,y) coordinates to refer back to.

[@dean1630]

Bravo, piece of art What's thickness of the inlay? What bits do you usually use for this type of art? Perfecto

[@ARBWoodwork]

Usually right around 6-7 mm. I put links to the bits in the description. Thank you

[@TNUDES13]

What tool stepover do you use on your detail finishing bit? I am having troubles with my current toolpaths breaking out the edge of a point. Just wondering how you keep your wood from breaking out.

[@TNUDES13]

Beautiful work by the way. True masterpiece!

[@ARBWoodwork]

End grain helps. Maybe you need to slow your feed rate?

[@habieber8315]

Do you think the upcut bits give a better result for inlays versus downcut? I just got my cnc and would like to try inlays at some point. What software are you designing in? Awesome work!!

[@ARBWoodwork]

It should not matter since you will be removing the “top” edges with the angled bit. I design in Illustrator and Vectric vCarve

[@performancefuelandnutritio3034]

This is Awesome... I sometimes get anxiety with multiple inlays... Does that ever happen with you?

[@ARBWoodwork]

One inlay gives me anxiety. Though the more I do the more comfortable the process is.

[@hakimeslami3393]

What are the start depth and flat depth and are the same for different bits?

[@ARBWoodwork]

With the subtle differences in each bit I do test paths with different depths to get the right one. I have a video on my channel that gives general depths.

[@hakimeslami3393]

@@ARBWoodwork Thank you

[@mountaineerwoodworks2890]

Wow. You copied Broinwood's technique to a T. You should come up with your own style.

[@ARBWoodwork]

Style of video recording or inlay technique? I have learned so much from @broinwood and consider it a compliment to be even mentioned in the same sentence as him.

[@mountaineerwoodworks2890]

@@ARBWoodwork Don't take it as a compliment. It was an insult. Do not copy someone's work then try and pass it off as your own. That is looked down at.

[@ARBWoodwork]

I can’t find a video where he made a cribbage board? Sorry that you find this copying his work. Also @broinwood offers a training class to learn his technique.

[@smawhorter]

@@mountaineerwoodworks2890 OK, I disagree here. My son and I have done very similar projects to the one here and posted them on IG with a callout to Broinwood and he typically likes and comments favorably on them. While I haven't reached out to him directly, my guess is that Broinwood "copied" parts of that process from someone else and then improved on them over time. I applaud ARB for the great work here...trust me when I say it takes talent and dedication to replicate something so faithfully.

[@LutzCnC]

Douche alert