Are special lubricants, waxes, or powder substances that are applied over the surface of a board, necessary in order to achieve the best “speed” in competition crokinole?
The debate continues……! Let’s look at the history of the game. Crokinole play-be it family, folksy, or seriously tournament-going back to the mid-1860s, generally did not involve the use of applied substances to artificially raise the “speed” of a crokinole playing surface. The sealing of playing surfaces has evolved through a long line of various products-shellacs, varnishes, oils, French-rubbed wax treatments, urethanes, varethanes, lacquers and more. Apart from the regular maintenance of cleaning, dusting, or polishing to maintain the original surface that may have been applied to a quality crokinole board, the application of a “floating” powder or granular substance is a relatively new phenomenon. When the World Crokinole Championships (WCC) began in 1999, it was necessary to borrow a large number of boards to accommodate the 300+ players who had registered for the event. In an effort to create a “level playing field” between the wide variety of crokinole boards, it was determi
Related Questions
- Are special lubricants, waxes, or powder substances that are applied over the surface of a board, necessary in order to achieve the best "speed" in competition crokinole?
- Is any special software necessary for use of the ASUDS-RI computer module?
- Is it necessary to use special cosmetic products for atopic dermatitis?
