Workshop

When James Ernest created Tak, he also discovered a new hobby: woodcraft.

What started as a prototyping necessity became a magical playground, as James crafted pieces, boards, and accessories for some of his own favorite games.

Now this obsession has produced far more objects than a person needs, and so we’re introducing the Workshop, adding some handmade items to our shop in an attempt to get some of this stuff out of the basement.

We’re sure this will only encourage him.

The pieces below are handcrafted by James Ernest, in the sense that they were made with the finest woodworking machines that a game designer’s budget can afford. Everything is in limited quantity, sometimes just one or two pieces. So if you see something you like, grab it before it goes away!

A couple of caveats: We are currently shipping only to US addresses. Also, these items are handmade from wood. so they will have imperfections and character, and you should treat them like anything else made of wood. Except trees. Trees you treat differently.

New: Linos Piece Set

A very limited run of handmade Linos pieces made with padauk and white oak. These “standard” pieces are 4.2 cm long by 2.1 cm wide, hand-cut and lightly finished with oil and beeswax.

This set includes 12 pieces, a 16mm die, 25 scoring coins, and a handy carrying bag. Everything but the rules in a happy lil’ kit!

Leopardwood Game Boards

This is a 6x6 board for Prudh, Tak, or any other game that uses such a board. These boards are 8.25” square and just over a quarter inch thick, nicely portable while still reasonably sturdy.

These boards were made from leopardwood and birdseye maple, in a limited run of just eight boards. Priced at $85. Check them out!

Purpleheart Tablero Boards

This is a standard-sized board for Tablero di Berona, made from purpleheart and maple. The board is rougly 9.25” x 7.25” x .325”.

This item comes from a limited run of eight, and is available with or without the pieces for Tablero di Berona.

Cigar Ashtrays

A locked-in-the-house Covid project, these two handsome cigar ashtrays are cut from single blocks of wood. They are a handsome and elegant design, suitable for ashes, dice, or anything else that goes in a bowl.

There are only two of these so we expect they will disappear quickly.

Maple and Walnut Chessboard

A one-of-a-kind maple and walnut chessboard. This one item was made from scrap wood and there is only one.

We’ll likely make more of this item, though there are not a lot of Crab Fragment games that play on 8x8 boards. Check out our fantasy chess and checkers games, Fist and Hens and Chicks.

  • Maple and Walnut Chessboard: $110

More Items Coming Soon!

We are just beginning to sell real physical items. Give us a tick and let us know what you’d like to see. Perhaps we’ll add even more strange and wonderful things!