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1166
I really like your mission. I think families are best served by forming game nights and what better game than Crokinole! My husband and I made a board last...
kayak4sure
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Jun 8, 2009
11:44 pm
1167
I know I saw pics somewhere of smaller crokinole boards. Anyone know where I can buy one? I've checked a few of the standard places and didn't see them. -swift...
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Swift_4
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Jun 22, 2009
1:17 am
1168
Hello, The smaller size is out there but I'm not sure where. Crokinole Boards by Willard is set up to only make the official size so I have never made the...
Willard J. Martin
willardjmartin
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Jun 22, 2009
4:59 pm
1169
Generally the cheaper boards are the smaller variant as you can get four smaller boards from a 4x8 sheet of wood. Mike From: Crokinole@yahoogroups.com...
M & P Kollross
mk_ultra71
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Jun 22, 2009
5:14 pm
1170
Hello, I believe this request for a small version is actually only about 18 or 20 inches in dia. Someone is doing them. I don't know who. Actually you can get...
Willard J. Martin
willardjmartin
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Jun 22, 2009
10:22 pm
1171
That's about what I want. Somewhere from 18 to 24 inches. I know they exist, and someone said they play about as well as a full size board. I just can't...
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Swift_4
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Jun 22, 2009
11:45 pm
1172
It might have been one of my boards. Several years ago, I built a couple of 18-inch crokers that I called "travelers." The scoretrack and the discs fit into a...
carlhilinski
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Jun 23, 2009
3:00 pm
1173
I was looking through crokinole.com about a month ago and saw that he had one that was 22" for about $125 or so. I believe it was called the student boards....
neu001
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Jun 24, 2009
3:11 am
1174
... Does anyone have any experience with ... I use 3in1 Silicone Spray. It works great!...
brianmiltenburg
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Jun 25, 2009
1:13 am
1175
... I use Pledge and it works really good and lasts a long time...
troll47ca
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Jun 25, 2009
1:28 am
1176
Hello, I have not used this spray. My only concern might be that it may not be compatable with all finishes. Be careful to not damage the board. Always test...
Willard J. Martin
willardjmartin
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Jun 25, 2009
12:03 pm
1177
I have a question I wonder someone might answer. I have been painting some plain discs an enamel based Pink for my daughter. I used the little Testors Paint...
brianmiltenburg
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Jun 26, 2009
6:33 am
1178 am.carromnut
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Jun 26, 2009
2:41 pm
1179
Thanks for the quick reply. I'll give it a shot today and let you know how things turned out....
brianmiltenburg
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Jun 26, 2009
6:39 pm
1180
In my experiance you can use most any clear coat polyurethane or shellac but make sure to let it dry fro at least 24 hours to harden and then sand lightly with...
neu001
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Jun 28, 2009
12:55 pm
1181
Would it be correct to sand the final coating of polyurethane, or to apply it very thinly or even cut with something to give it that glass like smoothness and...
brianmiltenburg
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Jun 28, 2009
8:00 pm
1182
... I wet sanded my final coat with 600wet sandpaper to get rid of fine dust particles,left after drying then i used white rubbing compound to remove the fine...
troll47ca
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Jun 29, 2009
2:05 am
1183
I will have to restart my project using everybodys tips. Although they looked good, some of the discs began to wear rather quickly. I think one of the...
brianmiltenburg
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Jul 4, 2009
3:33 am
1184
Brian, here are a couple of suggestions. First you can get unfinished discs from workshopsupply.com in Canada. That might be a good starting point. As pointed...
carlhilinski
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Jul 5, 2009
1:41 am
1186
Hello, Handcrafted by Willard has the unfinished official size discs as is used at the World Crokinole Championships. WJM ... From: brianmiltenburg To:...
Willard J. Martin
willardjmartin
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Jul 6, 2009
2:07 am
1187
My brother has quite a few crokinole boards, and some of them produce a lot of "leaners" or "hangers" that don't quite fall in the twenty when they should be....
brianmiltenburg
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Jul 18, 2009
12:47 am
1188
... Hello Brian, Thank you for your email. At the moment I am in South America on vacation. However the problem is evident on some boards more than others. The...
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willardjmartin
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Jul 18, 2009
10:02 am
1189
... I think you should wax the board to make the surface real slick. I use lemon pledge and buff it with a terry cloth.if this doesnt work then i would use...
troll47ca
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Jul 18, 2009
12:34 pm
1190
Thank you Troll, The problem we are having seems to be with the actual hole itself. The board is very fast but frequently we get the hangers. I think the...
brianmiltenburg
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Jul 19, 2009
12:11 am
1191
Thank you Willard, I was hoping you would read this thread. We will study the problem and see if we can figure out why they are hanging....
brianmiltenburg
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Jul 19, 2009
1:00 am
1192
... Hello, BE VERY CAREFUL WITH SILICONE SPRAYS. Silicone sprays may have content that will damage the board. It is very likely that a new hole bottom will be...
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willardjmartin
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Jul 19, 2009
9:49 am
1193
... The problem im having is trying to figure out how the hole depth changes?The depth must have been wrong in the first place and thru ware will stop the man...
troll47ca
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Jul 20, 2009
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1194
We have waxed all of our men and the leaners have been reduced but still occur. My brother bought some kiddie round sunglasses from Value Village. We popped...
brianmiltenburg
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Jul 23, 2009
3:17 am
1195
Good morning everyone, I may have missed the point somewhere in the dialogue but are "leaners" really that big a deal? Having purchased a number of boards over...
Super Plak
penlam0n6y
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Jul 23, 2009
1:06 pm
1196
Back into it. Yesterday I fixed up 3 crokinole boards that consistently made leaners. The one thing in all of the boards was that the owners thought they could...
Willard J. Martin
willardjmartin
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Jul 23, 2009
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