Re: Colour JCD Piecd epack

[Ben Finney <ben+yahoogroups@...>]

Steve Jones <bluepantherllc@...>
writes:

> For the JCD Color Piecepack, which has been available from Blue
> Panther for a while, the color side is painted on

What kind of paint is it, and what kind of wood?

I'm concerned at the number of wooden figures I've seen with chipped
paint; a set of game pieces rattling about in their box would lose paint
(especially paint that starts out discontinuous, providing an immediate
starting point for chipping) rather quickly, I'd think.

> then the JCD graphics are laser engraved directly (essentially
> removing the paint and a small amount of the wood below it to make a
> permanent imprint).  Then we laser cut the shapes out (tile, disk,
> pawn, etc).  In this way, the color goes right up to the edge of the
> piece on one side.

I assume this is for the discs and the tiles. In previous threads in
this forum, we've discussed that some games depend on the suit of such
pieces being unknown if their suit side is down. Having the colour
visible at the edge of a tile or disc would defeat that.

Could this be rectified by you changing the laser engraving to also
engrave through the colour in a narrow margin from the edge of each disc
and tile?

> The dice are not color - they are  laser engraved on all 6 sides.  
> The "backs" of the pieces (cross pattern on tile, numbers on disks,
> etc) are also laser engraved after the shapes are laser cut.     The
> other versions of the JCD piecepack on that page (oak, birch) are made
> in a similar manner.

Thanks again for promptly engaging with community questions.

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