Not as long as you might think - I've got fancy tools to help me do some of this work.
What really took a long time were the little player pieces. Cutting them, drilling them, cutting them again because I felt they were too long, drilling them again, sanding them...little bits are the bain of my existance!
Love your avatar. I watched three movies in the past week with John Cleese in them -- Silverado, A Fish Called Wanda, and Fierce Creatures -- some of my favorites. The guy was a genius!
How did you do the pegs on the little pieces? I'm thinking about making this myself, and think that is a must for when the pegs can stack.
The player pieces are 3/4" maple dowels, cut to ~ 5/8" long, drilled top and bottom with a 5/16" dowel (glue pin) in one end. To drill on center, I clamped a piece of 3/4" MDF to the drill press table, drilled a 3/4" hole in it, then chucked-up the 5/16" brad point drill bit. It's handy to keep a short stick nearby for the few pieces that want to spin while being drilled.
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Also, what did you do for the numbers in the holes? It looks too nice to be hand written.
I took it to a local business laser engraver, who's done work for me in the past.
