How are Enumero Cribbage Boards made?
Most Enumero Cribbage boards are made from re-sawn pieces of wood glued to a stable substrate. The wood is re-sawn and the re-sawn pieces are glued to the top, bottom and sides of the substrate. Re-sawing makes for very efficient use of the wood, but more importantly, it allows for all kinds of variations in grain and pattern on the face of the board. Pedalis, Directus, Grandiculus and Rusticus boards are usually made from a single piece of wood and then may or may not have futher embellishments. Archa boards are a Enumero Cribbage Board on top of Knick-Knack Box. In general, each board is made with anywhere from 4 to 8 different species of hardwoods. I consistently use Mahogany, Satinwood, Zebrawood, Bloodwood, Ipe, Paduak, PurpleHeart, Ebony, Cocobolo, Cherry and Walnut, and mix these with other hardwoods. A typical board can have 25 or more distinct pieces of wood. Cribbage is a game played to 121 points, thus crib boards are usually delineated in 5 point increments, to make countin
