WÜD: Things that go great with coffee, friends and waffles

I have a new Nephew!!!!

2010-03-16T19:33:00.000-07:00

Yesterday at 10:24 a new member was added to the family. My sisters had her first boy, Cian James, and I can't wait to get home and hold him (I mean shake his hand...jk). Thought I would do what I could to add to his scrapbook, and etched his name and date of birth into the sand.

It turned out to be my best penmanship since 2nd grade, I guess the mini sand castle shovel brings out the best in me.

Sunrise on Kailua Beach, Oahu

2010-03-16T19:13:00.001-07:00

Pictures of Kailua Beach, which is consistantly voted as one of the top beaches in the world.

I wake up every morning at sunrise to catch a glimpse of paradise on earth.

Im not a professional photographer, but I did my best to capture the beauty of this Hawaiian beach.

Koa Wood

2010-03-12T00:26:00.000-08:00

Just got to Oahu, and staying at the best beach in the world, Kailua Beach. Walk out the back yard and your smack dab in the middle of an amazing place. It is breathtaking, powerful, and stimulation overload all in one. it is definitely my favorite place. Anyway, I hope to locate some beautiful Koa wood to make some boards out of. It is an amazing wood that is simple and beautiful. Good quality Koa has an amazing curl to it, and has a 3D look. Check back as I will be posting pictures of what i find on the Island soon. Aloha and Mahalo

Question of the Day????

2010-03-03T15:25:00.000-08:00

What is the highest hand in cribbage worth?

Hint: Its the hand on the previous post.

Juniper Cribbage Boards

2010-03-03T15:10:00.000-08:00

Coming soon, I am planning a Juniper line of boards in the near future. Let me know if you are interested purchasing one or having one custom made for you.
Also If you have any ideas for a certain board or line of boards that you would like to see, send me an email pitching your idea and if I like the idea I will give you a discount or free board.

Thank you for checking out the WÜD blog.

comments, questions or ideas?

Absolutely Stunning

2010-03-03T08:26:00.000-08:00

Just finished a very large 4 player down and back Black Walnut cribbage board. It is really really nice looking, the wood is gorgeous, it is extremely natural and rustic looking. It still has bark on it and an amazing light and dark grain pattern that changes from rounded and curly to wavy and straight. I has all the colors including different shades of gray between the light and dark wood variation.
Its 20 inches long by 8 inches wide by 1.25 thick. Has a built in peg hole for all the 8 pegs and a nice peg plug to keep them from falling out. The pegs are custom made wood and are colored red, black, dark walnut, and natural. They complement and help to keep the board extremely simple and the focus on the Black Walnut board itself.

$164

WÜD Boards

2010-02-26T10:32:00.000-08:00

All Cribbage boards are for sale, and can be custom made to order in any wood, size or shape. If no price is listed for the board please email me asking for a quote.

These boards are limited in each species of wood, and will be numbered branded to ensure authenticity and rarity. They can also be branded with the WÜD or another custom logo or crest.

∗boards come with pegs, peg storage and plug, and foot pads unless otherwise specified.

4 Player Black Walnut Cribbage Board

2010-02-26T10:18:00.000-08:00

This is one of my favorites for the simple beauty of this board alone. It has great character, size, simplicity, grain and color, and a natural and custom look that is stunning. It goes great with the look and colors of the pegs and peg plug, and is a beautiful board to play on. Its rough and refined all in one.

$85 SOLD

Flat Tire

2010-02-26T09:59:00.001-08:00

Came home last night and thought that the car felt like it was riding a little rough, so i checked the tires and sure enough I had a flat tire on the rear passenger side. I was a little worried that I had been driving on it for a while and that the tires sidewall would have been ruined. So I filled it up this morning and to my surprise it held. Drove it to Schwabs and had them find out what was goin on, and I guess the problem was a nail. the really really great part about Schwabs though is that if you bought your tires from them (like me) then stuff like this and rotating your tires is free. And that is a really nice feeling. So needless to say I'm "On the road again"

2 Player board

2010-02-25T10:39:00.000-08:00

Just finished making my first 2 player competitive style board yesterday. It measures 16L by 3.5W by 17/18 deep and is african mahogany. I made it larger to accommodate an ease of playing on it and I also spaced the peg holes a little farther apart. i like the look a lot and it takes away all confusion as each player has their own side of the board to peg on.

$42 Comes with six custom wood pegs and storage plug

Newest board

2010-02-15T16:29:00.000-08:00

I love how simple this style of board is. Its not busy at all, and I really like having the ability to play with up to 4 people. Just gives you the option, in case you have a big family or lots of friends who enjoy the game.
$35 without peg storage and plug∗
$38 with peg storage and plug∗
∗includes eight custom wood pegs

More African Mahogany

2010-02-15T16:21:00.001-08:00

These are the other boards that I couldn't post below. they are all different in many ways, and all really cool and fun to play on. They are a great conversation piece and a must have if you are a leisurly game player or a coffee/tea shop regular. Cribbage is a game of both luck and strategy, but I think its the fact that the game is a great way to catch up, relax, have some fun, and get to know people that makes it such a fun game to play. It just makes doing all of this better when you have a beautiful custom board with which to do it.

3 player continuous African Mahogany board
$40 with nine custom wood pegs and storage plug

African Mahogany Cribbage Boards

2010-02-15T16:08:00.000-08:00

Here are a few African Mahogany Cribbage Boards i've finished. They are all different lengths and a couple different playing styles including a 3 player continuous board and my favorite which is the 4 player simple down and back style. Each board has very unique and beautiful grain patterns which makes each of the boards one of a kind. It also doesn't hurt the one of a kind idea since they are all hand made from rough lumber. I love the way this wood has a little bit of waviness and at some angles looks translucent.

4 player compact board in first two pictures of post
$28 with eight custom wood pegs and plug

4 player board in last three pictures of post
$52 with eight custom wood pegs and plug

Black Walnut Cribbage Board

2010-02-15T11:34:00.000-08:00

Investing

2010-02-04T19:11:00.000-08:00

Because of the Economy and because its something that I am really interested in, I have been checking out ways to invest in something tangible. Something I can hold in my hands, something that has real value. Something that you really can't lose. And the thing that can meets these requirments is Land. One of the places I came across that allows anybody with hardly any money to buy property is www.ixproperties.com. check it out, its a pretty sweet

Pop's B-day

2010-01-15T22:09:00.000-08:00

Happy Happy Birthday Daddio!!! had fun tonight goin out to dinner with the family minus one, but definitely brought here in via conversation and memories. Its weird how were all grown up now, and except for me have our own families and such. But thats the name of the game I guess. Its just Dad has moved from just being Dad to being grandpa and father-in-law now as well. Life just keeps getting more complicated and serious the older you get, but for this evening (and for me much of the time right now) we all got to just relax, spend time with each other, and just love and hangout with one another. And especially show Dad that we absolutely love him, and we appreciate him and what a blameless and Godly and strong charactered man and father he has been throughout our lives. Love you Dad. Happy Birthday Pop.