Eight Frogs on a Log Peg Game

This peg game board is an excellent beginner project.  Eight Frogs on a Log is the name I came up for this project.  Sometimes you’ll see it called Eight men on a raft.  You can find a lot of other similar projects online with a wide variety of names.  I’ve seen it called Eight me on a raft etc.  For this project I used a scrap piece of oak.  It has no tricky cuts or joinery so you can spend more time trying to solve this puzzle.

The object of the game is move all of your pegs (err frogs) from one side to the other; one space or hop at a time.  The only catch is that you can’t move your pegs backward.  If you make one of these be sure to post it over on the WoodLogger Facebook Page.  I’d love to see how yours turns out.

As extra help I created a simple project plan that you can download for free.

If you need the solution for the game you can download that here.

Cut List 

Nothing tricky here.  One simple board is all you’ll need.  I had a piece of scrap oak, but any species of wood will work.

• (1) Board –  3/4″ x 1-3/4″ x 9″

Milling & Assembly

	To get started on the board game I used a scrap piece of Oak board.  I cut the board down to a width of 1 – 3/4″, with a marked a line cut to 9″ long.
	The board was trimmed down to a length of 9″ using my miter saw.
	For the holes I used a 7/32″ drill bit and drilled them in as far as possible.  The diameter of the drill bit will vary depending on the size of the tees used.  Other common sizes are 3/16″, and 13/64″.  You’ll want to do a couple of test holes to be sure.  I spaced each hole 7/8″ apart.
	To make the board look a little more appealing I cut some rounded corners on each end of my board.  This is an optional step, but it’s also a great time to be creative.
	Before finishing the piece I sanded the board using a 60 grit, and then a 120 grit piece of sand paper.

Finishing

To finish this one up.  I made sure all of my corners were broken and had no sharp edges anywhere.  I then chose to use Boiled Linseed Oil to finish the board.  This project would also have been great painted a fun color.