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Catan board made on cnc (midwest.social)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The softwood kind of fuzzed out but otherwise everything turned out pretty good after a solid sanding. I used oak for the wood tiles, birch for the sheep and wheat, and ash for the ore with various stains for each

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

One of the better looking Catan boards I've seen. Nice job.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, appreciate the kind words. I actually took someone elses cut patterns and modified it to have indents for roads, settlements and cities. No need to recreate the wheel

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

The colors work out well, too - good color wheel combinations!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Looks fantastic, the idea and craftsmanship is great. But to be completely honest, I think I would prefer actually playing on the base game. Although I don’t really play Catan that often, if you play it regularly you might be sick of the base board I guess.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

The regular board falls apart when you roll dice onto it this looks much more stable

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The old one, yes. The new ones have a connected water border (much like this one).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

That’s awesome!! Great job.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Shouldn't some tiles be green for sheep? I get that white could be wool/sheep but personally I'm used to seeing green.

Otherwise love it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

It does look like it could use a bit more colour, maybe even the lumber tiles could be green since it's forests.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Which cnc? I want to get one but I just need a desktop one and am trying to figure out how much I want to spend.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This was made on a 3018 pro with a bed extension. It took a lot of extra cuts and time since I could only make a few tiles at a time. It's an alright starter cnc for small projects. Since then I've upgraded to a openbuild 1515

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Would you recommend a 3018 pro for a beginner? I just want to do some smaller things but have a few small soft metal things. I just don’t want to spend $2,000 for a 50x50 machine when I want to try a few small things.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Beautiful. Which CNC did you use?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago

you made a catan board during consensual non-consent?