Walnut Studiolo Blog Tagged "cribbage"

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A Black woman wearing a denim shirt is carrying a bicycle down a set of stairs in an urban environment. The bicycle has a green paint job and honey leather wrapped handlebars.

Original, unique designs to help with lifting and carrying your bicycle

Lifetime leather bar wraps in five styles for every type of handlebar and bicycle

A woman bicycling on a bright summer day over a green lawn wearing suede fringe cowgirl boots and with a 6-pack of Anchor Steam beer connected to the top tube of her bicycle with a honey leather 6-pack frame cinch

Best-selling "commuter essentials" for making the daily commute easier

A dark brown leather round, barrel-shaped saddle bag with cedar wood sides mounted to the back of a brown leather Brooks saddle on a cream-and-brown painted bicycle

Stunning handcrafted bicycle bags carry the essentials and turn heads!

Two people playing a game of travel cribbage on a wooden picnic table with a small leather and birch cribbage board

Our original best-selling Travel Cribbage Boards have fans worldwide

Two sets of travel dice on a dark brown leather table surface. Both sets show six dice coming out of a square brass tube. The dice are 7mm, smaller than standard. One has white dice and the other has black dice.

Play dice anywhere you go in a handcrafted brass keychain or necklace.

Two people playing dominoes using small, domino-sized playing cards on a walnut wood table with snacks and drinks. The domino cards are double 12 with different colors for each number and hand-drawn.

Uniquely functional for travel: hand-drawn domino playing cards (2 sizes!)

Close-up of a folding leather travel backgammon board mid-play on a weathered wood surface. A hand is reaching in and moving four game pieces (which are brass nails) between triangles, which are laser-engraved in the honey dyed leather. Accessories are visible, dice and doubling cube and peg storage

Our newest folding leather board and favorite game: Travel Backgammon!

A variety of handcrafted leather and wood handles on a sample board as seen from above and an angle

Leather handles in 8 styles, 4 leather colors, and 3 metal finishes

A white chest of drawers in a white and lilac baby nursery with three colors of leather Morrison bin pull handles, in Honey, Dark Brown, and Black

Strong yet soft, durable and sustainable, no-bumps and no-bruises

A white kitchen drawer under a gray countertop that has a natural tan colored leather handle with nickel hardware and an engraved label that says 'Silverware'

Add a label to handles and pulls for superior organization

Two cabinet doors swinging open towards each other with matching leather Lovejoy loop handles. The leather touches so the cabinets don't crash into each other, a solution for problem corners in kitchen design planning

Flexible but sturdy, creative solutions to tricky problem corners

A roll of natural leather on a white background

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Valerie and Geoff from Walnut Studiolo are standing on a pile of driftwood between two boulders on the North Oregon Coast beach near Manzanita, with mountains and grey sky in the background

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A long dark brown leather blueprint tube is shown on a long countertop being hand stitched together by Geoff, whose stitching hands are in the background

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Valerie and Geoff Franklin of Walnut Studiolo standing behind their bicycles on a grassy green lawn. Geoff is doffing his hat to Valerie and she is smiling, as a gesture of service.

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A collage showing a brass cribbage peg tube with verdigris and the words 'Before" and the same brass tube shiny and gold-looking with the words 'After' under the title words, How to Clean Brass

How to Restore Shine to Brass Parts on Leather

Brass and leather are two natural materials that go together beautifully, and even a little tarnish is nothing to worry about. If you wish, you can return brass to its original natural shine easily and quickly with a cleaning product like Brasso.

June 18, 2024
4 min read

New Batch of One-of-a-Kind (OOAK) Driftwood Cribbage Boards!

Just in time for the 2023 holidays, we're so pleased to announce a new batch of one-of-a-kind, artist-made Driftwood and Live Edge Cribbage Boards handcrafted from foraged tree branches and driftwood.

October 03, 2023
2 min read

Introducing Two New Travel Cribbage Board Designs: The Deluxe and Mini Deluxe

New product announcement! Introducing two new travel cribbage board designs: the Deluxe and Mini Deluxe.

September 22, 2021
3 min read

A small travel cribbage board is on a walnut wood table mid-game with 3 players card hands laid out and a third set of pegs parker on the 2nd track going backwards

How to Play Cribbage with 3-4 Players on 2 Tracks

Our best tips for playing cribbage with with 3 or 4 players -- even on a 2-track board! How many cards to deal, and our best customer tips on how to share 2 tracks for 3 players.

June 13, 2021
3 min read

New Deck of Cards for our Travel Cribbage Gift Set: Bicycle "1885"

A new deck of cards included with the Travel Cribbage Gift: Bicycle 1885.

November 23, 2020
2 min read

How Many Times to Shuffle Cards Random

How many times should you shuffle a deck of playing cards? We know the answer!

October 19, 2020
2 min read

Introducing the "Ultralight" Travel Cribbage Gift Set

Our Travel Cribbage Board Gift Set has become such a perennial favorite among Walnut fans that we introduced a new twist: we've made it 38% cuter! Lighter weight and lower volume, our new gift set is perfect for ounce-counters, backpackers, world travelers, through-hikers, and light packers everywhere.

December 03, 2019
1 min read

A man and his father are playing cribbage on a picnic table outdoors with two mugs of beer. They are gesturing wildly as one person protests and the other pegs points, they are having fun.

Our Top 12 Favorite Board Games for Couples and Family Game Night

This is our opinionated list of favorite family games for 2 or more players, with a special list for 2 players only. Our criteria: they can be played relatively quickly and are easy to learn! Updated annually.

August 27, 2019
11 min read

Where in the world have your travel games adventured? (map)

Our handcrafted travel games are conversation starters, friend makers, and travel must-haves. Now we're armchair-traveling along with you, tracking the travel game adventures you've shared with us worldwide.

May 19, 2019
1 min read

A Special Offer on Monogrammed Group Gifts: Perfect for Groomsmen, Bridesmaids, Reunions...

A special free monogramming offer for personalized group gift ideas, using our hand-crafted American-made leather goods from a sustainable small business.