Games

You might be surprised how this steel ball in a wooden cage was made. You can for sure amaze your friends who will wonder just how it was done. Follow along at the link to make your own.

These wooden puzzle cubes are fun to play with and a real challenge to get back together. Would make a great gift for a puzzle lover in your life. Find out how to make them at the link.

A high-end game board with a secret compartment inside it where marbles can be stored. a Chinese Checkers game is displayed on top. For a round of aggravate, turn it over. Both games' instructions are provided. This woodworking design includes instructions, exploded view diagrams, and full-size drawings for the projects.

Play with your newly made tic tac toe board on game night. At the link they will show you how to make the board but you could also cut out the Xs andOs with your scroll saw. Have fun.

This tic tac toe game board was built using plywood, the Xs and Os too. Follow along at the link to see how to build your own. Then on game night you can play tic tac toe.

This live-edge chess board has storage for the chess pieces and was built using two different species and colors of wood. Follow along and build your own game board using the free instructions at the link.

So much fun to be had on this magnetic hockey table. If you are competitive at all, this might be the project for you. Build it using the free step-by-step instructions available at the link.

This portable chess board folds in the middle to create a box and spot for storing the chess pieces. It is sturdy and meant to bring with you on a trip or camping. Build it using these free instructions.

Build your own backyard giant connect 4 yard game. Hours of fun will be spent using this thing. Build it using the free plans available at the link.

Enjoy hours of entertainment playing your newly-built backyard zigzag game. At the link you will find complete instructions to build your own, Your welcome.

Build your own chess board using scrap wood and a few workshop tools. Be sure to choose two different species of wood as you make it. Follow the instructions at the link to build your own game board.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing to make your own backyard bean bag game. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

Freehand turning of a near perfect wooden sphere without flat spots or bumps is a wonderful challenge for a turner.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project #2021.

This game, also known by the name of Shut-the-Box, is easy to play and a great deal of fun. Opponents take turns rolling a pair of dice and flipping the levers to cover up the numbers corresponding to the numbers of the dice roll. The game is played until one of the players no longer has numbers left to match those on the dice roll.

Hinged cribbage board folds up for easy transport. Compartment holds a deck of cards and cribbage pegs. All patterns drawn FULL SIZE. Approximately 5-3/4 inches long x 1-1/2 inches thick when closed.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a chessboard in the Greene and Greene style. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a domino set. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

The idea is reasonably simple though, so I doubt that you need any plans. All this game is, is a shallow wooden box or tray, with some goalie holes cut in two ends. A few blocks are then glued down, to make the game more interesting and challenging. Give two kids a pair of sticks and a puck, make up some appropriate rules, and turn them loose.

At first look it may seem to be almost impossible to be able to achieve a consistent and uniform series of squares that will fit together to make a perfectly geometric chess board, but when you follow the instructions I am about to give you, you will see how easy it really is.

Drop a tennis ball in the maze, sit back and enjoy the fun as your dog goes insane trying to get it out.

This is a basically simple project but drilling the holes accurately is a little difficult without a drill press. Only adult woodcrafters should use a drill or drill press to make the holes.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project #1939.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for Dutch Billiards. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

This is a basically simple project but drilling the holes accurately is a little difficult without a drill press.

Here is a really nice version of Tic-Tac-Toe. The play pieces are stored inside the compact game board.

Here is a quick and easy project. Build your own playing card holders and paint them fun colors. Here is the free tutorial.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a corn hole bag game. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

This is a fun and simple game that you can make from scraps of wood that you have leftover from other projects. As always, we offer a wide variety of options so you can customize the project and game rules to your suit your desires. It is a great game for two or more players and you can even play solitaire. It requires a unique combination of dexterity, strategy, and analysis that is enjoyed by players of all ages: its never the same game twice.

This is a basically simple project but drilling the holes accurately is a little difficult without a drill press. Only adult woodcrafters should use a drill or drill press to make the holes.