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Bicycle Accessories

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!

Games

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!

Handles

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 man in a tweed sweater is pulling a bottle of Oban scotch whisky out of a handcrafted leather tube with an attached wood lid at sunset on the beach

Gifts

A woman wearing fashionably ripped jean shorts is carrying a leather and wood six-pack of beer on a fall day in the park

Drinkware

A woman in an orange shirt and black cardigan is pulling a set of architectural plans out of a hand-stitched leather storage tube in front of a brick wall

Professional

A woman is passing a leather tube with a brass ball chain keyring towards a man, who reaches for a handroll from inside the tube

Everything Else

the Original Travel Cribbage Board, a folding leather game board, folded in half with the leather stamped, E hearts N with custom monogram love initials

Monogramming

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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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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Close-up photo of a small leather travel-sized backgammon board that uses brass and black pegs instead of checkers on top of a weathered wood picnic table. A man's fingers can be seen picking up and moving a brass peg along the board
A travel backgammon board set up on a weathered wood picnic table, ready to play for two people and a scorecard with a pen for scale.
In the foreground, a standing person holds a beer in their right hand and a leather travel backgammon board with peg game pieces in their left hand, walking toward a man in the background who is blurred out but clearly relaxed and smiling, ready to play a game at the park or restaurant
Close-up detail of a leather travel backgammon board laser quality and a man's hand moving four game pieces (nails) at once because he rolled a double 6 on the dice
A man and a woman are sitting at a weathered wood bar outdoors in a sunny day, playing travel backgammon and drinking beer. They are happy and smiling at each other.
Close-up photo of the "spine" of a folding leather travel backgammon board that is monogrammed, G - heart symbol - V and written text above that says, Monogramming Available
The inside of a folding leather travel cribbage board, showing the leather is undyed on the inside and all the pieces and parts fit inside, and it is closed by four magnets in the corners
Photo taken at the beach, with a travel backgammon board on the sand, the camera facing the ocean. A person is sitting to the right side mostly off-camera, rolling dice in his hand.A relaxing way to play backgammon on the go - "beachgammon"?
A folding leather backgammon board, shown close-up closed and secure with magnets
A person's hand holding up a travel backgammon board with the pegs or game pieces in play but the camera is looking up at the board from the floor so you can see the unfinished leather underneath and that the nail pieces go all the way through the leather, holding secure when moving
A travel backgammon board with shiny accessories, bright marbleized gold and gray dice and brass and black peg game pieces, is on a table and catching the sunlight in a natural outdoor setting
A leather travel backgammon board is lying on a weathered wood surface, opened up like a book so you can see the inside. Inside there are four dice, a doubling cube, and a small booklet neatly fit inside with empty space for two slider tins of pegs, which sit off to the side of the board with the top slid partially open to show the contents, which are brass and black game pieces
A man is playing travel backgammon in a Peruvian restaurant, with a mural of a llama in the Andes on the wall behind him. On the restaurant table surface is the small leather backgammon board and a Fanta orange can of soda. He is rolling the dice and staring at the board intently.
Close-up of a leather travel backgammon travel board opened and set up for play on a picnic bench outdoors. A person's hand is visible in the background of the photo along with a beer. Fun times!
A person wearing a navy blue shirt is rolling wood dice on a picnic table next to a leather and wood travel backgammon board. They are rolling with their right hand and the dice are tumbling down from their hand inmotion, and in their left hand they're holding a stein of golden yellow beer.
A man and a woman playing travel backgammon outdoors at a cafe holding beers and smiling at each other
Close-up detail photo of a person's fingers grasping two brass game pieces from the travel backgammon board and moving two at once.
A travel backgammon board with matte, natural materials and accessories, wood dice and brass and black small nail game pieces, is on a table and catching the sunlight in a natural outdoor setting
A travel backgammon board with shiny, eye-catching materials and accessories, luminous marbleized pearl and gold resin dice and brass and black small cribbage peg game pieces, is on a table and catching the sunlight in a natural outdoor setting
White background photo of a leather travel backgammon board opened up and all the parts to the side: marbleized resin dice, a small red doubling cube, slider tins with brass and black nails, and a little booklet with score card
White background photo of a leather folding travel cribbage board opened up to full size and displaying all the parts beside it: dice, doubling cube, brass and black game pieces (which are small nails) and a paper booklet that says Travel Backgammon, Score Card Inside
White background photo of a leather travel backgammon board opened up and all the parts to the side: marbleized resin dice, a small red doubling cube, slider tins with brass and black pegs, and a little booklet with score card
White background photo of a leather travel backgammon board opened up and all the parts to the side: wood dice, a small red doubling cube, slider tins with brass and black pegs, and a little booklet with score card

Travel Backgammon

$123.00 - $178.00
Dice: Wood
Game Pieces: Nails

Inspired by the pocket games soldiers carried in WWII, our handcrafted Travel Backgammon Board is small and lightweight, yet maximally functional.

Thoughtfully designed by classic game lovers, we make every board from natural materials in our Oregon workshop. Popular since ancient Mesopotamian times, we hope you enjoy our modern travel version.

We designed our Travel Backgammon Board to be played on bumpy rides and stashed securely in small pockets, bike bags, glove boxes, and backpacks. It's perfect for a game on the airplane/train, waiting at a restaurant, or in a hiking shelter on the trail. 

We can also monogram it for a personalized piece and thoughtful gifts.

Features

  • Quality, natural materials handmade in USA
  • Folding design for a small-yet-stable board game experience
  • Self-contained storage for all game pieces and parts: dice, game pieces with storage, and doubling cube. (Fold your own paper dice cup with simple classroom origami!)
  • Lightweight and pocket-sized for travel
  • Stays closed with durable magnets
  • Choices of kit for dice and game piece
  • Pegging instead of checkers for game pieces stay secure during movement. 
  • A quick start guide with a scorecard. Print more scorecards for free on our website. (For keeping score, we found that a sharpened-down golf pencil will fit inside, too!)
  • All of this weighs as little as 2.6 oz!

Hey ounce-counters! Go ultralight with the natural kit: wood dice and nails. Bonus: the nails are easy to replace out in the world at any hardware store! 

EACH ORDER INCLUDES

  • Folding leather-and-wood backgammon board with bi-color triangles
  • (32) game pieces (15 for play +1 spare, per player) in black and brass.
  • (2) slider tins (1 per player), used for organized game piece storage and "bearing off" container
  • (4) 16mm dice (2 per player) 
  • (1) 10mm red doubling cube (optional, for raising the stakes: see How to Play Backgammon: Simplified Rules of Play)
  • Quick start guide with score card 

KIT OPTIONS

We're offering two interchangeable kits for your perfect board: natural, economical materials or upgraded comfort choices. Options: 

Dice: Marbleized (Bicolor Set of 4)

(4) 16mm resin dice with standard corners. 

    • (2) each in marbleized gold and pearl 
    • Standard corners land hard, with less rolling
    • 2 colors approximately match each player's game pieces (brass/black)
    • Made in Taiwan

Dice: Wood (Set of 4)

(4) 16mm wood dice with rounded corners. 

    • Renewable, sustainable, natural, biodegradable material
    • Lighter weight than resin dice
    • Rounded corners are softer in the hand
    • Made in Taiwan 

Game Pieces: Nails (Set of 8)

(8) specially-sourced nails used as backgammon game pieces (checkers). 

    • (4) each in brass and black
    • Cylindrical shaft ensures the nail falls down to the head when the board is lifted for secure carrying mid-game
    • Nail head makes a convenient and tactile grip point
    • Easily replaceable at hardware stores around the world! 
    • Brass material, Black with zinc plating 
    • Made in USA

Game Pieces: Pegs (Set of 8)

(8) solid metal pegs used as backgammon game pieces (checkers). 

    • (4) each in brass and black
    • Precision-milled from solid brass, black with enamel coating
    • Rounded heads for the most comfortable grip
    • Tapered shaft stays wedged-in and secure when being moved mid-game
    • Stands proud above the board for greater visibility 
    • Heavier weight for easier gripping and solid, serious handfeel
    • Made in USA

HOW TO PLAY BACKGAMMON

New to backgammon? It's fun and easy to learn! Our board design includes several prompts to make learning easy and quick: there are prompts in the gutters for how many pegs to set up in each triangle at set-up, and arrows showing the flow of play (clockwise / counter-clockwise) for Players A and B.

We include a printed quick start guide along with a folding score card to get you started with every purchase. Print more scorecards on our Free Game Printables page. 

Complete rules of play available on our blog.

SPARE PARTS

Yes! Get extras and replacement parts are available in our Parts section: 

Extra Game Pieces for Travel Backgammon >>>

MONOGRAMMING

Yes! The leather can be monogrammed with up to 4 characters using our 1/4" brass alphabet set. Monogramming can add to the turnaround time. Typical monogram shown in the photos. Learn more about monogramming.

MATERIALS

  • The highest quality vegetable-tanned American leather hand-dyed in a unique and beautiful "Honey" color
  • Recycled and responsibly-sourced Pacific Northwest hardwoods (up-cycled)
  • Neodymium magnets
  • Dice: resin OR wood
  • Game Pieces: brass with black zinc plating OR enamel
  • Tin-plated steel slider tins

DIMENSIONS/WEIGHTS

The Travel Backgammon Board is approximately 3.5" x 2.25"  x 1" (85.7mm x 57.2mm x25.4mm) when closed.

With the wood dice and nail game pieces, it weighs 2.6 oz (74g). 

With the resin dice and cast peg game pieces, it weighs 3.5 oz (101g). 

AGES

All of our products and games are designed for adults, ages 14+. 

PHOTOGRAPHY

Professional photography taken on the beautiful weathered wood patio at Yolk Restaurant in Manzanita, Oregon. Thanks for hosting us and making yummy food! 

THE GAMES COLLECTION

Inspired by the pocket games soldiers carried in WWII, our line of uniquely designed travel games are small enough to be portable and lightweight but large enough to be legible and substantial in the hand. All of our travel games are designed by us and handcrafted in our Oregon workshop. 
Shop all Games >>> 

VIDEO REVIEW

Backgammon collector The Serial Hobbyist reviewed this board! Watch his video review on YouTube: 

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andrewcwalker
Phenomenal

Geoff and Val are phenomenal - top tier service, top tier craftsmanship and quality, super clever and creative items that look great, are built to last, and I love, love, love the portability.

I now have both their cribbage and backgammon - and have added them to my ever-growing collection of awesome, "pocket" games. They always travel with us - and at home, they live in the safe room. In the event we need to hunker down for a while, we have the entertainment covered!

Walnut Studios gets my highest recommendation!

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Troy
Excellent

Excellent hand crafted product and excellent customer service. Thank you. It was a pleasure doing business.

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