Watch Building a Backgammon Board | Woodworking with Hand Tools Video Tutorial

I built this fancy backgammon board as a graduation gift for a friend of mine. The triangular pieces are made of mahogany and curly maple, with the main playing surface made of walnut. The outer surface is walnut burl, and the casing is made of solid walnut. The casing has hand cut dovetails and mortised brass hinges. Magnets hold the case closed, and also secure the piece-holder to the inside wall of the board for storage. This build requires both hand and power tools, and demands absolute precision at every step. Any mistakes will be highly visible and will ruin the look of the board or the casing. The board took me approximately 15 hours to build over the course of three weekends. Everything is finished with many coats of spray-on lacquer, which is my favorite quick-drying finish. 00:00 - Intro 00:19 - Template building 01:20 - Veneering 05:28 - Custom piece holder 08:13 - Dovetailed case building 10:10 - Glue up 11:00 - Separating the two halves 11:58 - Hinge mortising and installation 13:03 - Magnets! 14:26 - Final reveal Thanks for watching. Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts, and don't forget to subscribe if you like content like this! ** Want to buy the tools and accessories I use in my videos? Here is my Amazon affiliate store where you can get them for yourself! https://www.amazon.com/shop/dkbuilds -------------- Check out my instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/dkbuilds Or my facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/dkbuilds/ Or my Etsy shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DKBuildsWoodworking -------------- #dkbuilds #handtools #finewoodworking