Ultra Molkky

The Project

The Ultra Molkky is a re-design of the classical Molkky game so the game-play is harder, and the game elements more stylish.

It was designed as a weeding gift for a French-Finnish couple.

Authors

• Hélène Marian
• Félix Salasca
• Louis Coulais
• Rémi Cura

Details

Concept

The concept is to make a harder and more stylish Molkky.

• To make the game harder :
  • we re-design the wooden pins to be more stable, so they better resist dropping :
    • wooden pins are made from heavier wood (black locust)
    • wooden pins base form is more stable
    • wooden pins are angled inward to lower the centre of masse
  • wooden pins are slightly less wide to be harder to hit
  • the molkky pin is also less wide

• To make the game more stylish
  • We use nicer woods that is naturally durable (black locust,boxwood and teak)
  • the molkky pin has a more complex form
  • we change the form of wooden pins so they follow the initial position of molkky wooden pins
  • the box form is the same as the pins
  • Pins number is carved and paint
  • we use Sign painting methods to decorate the box
  • we incorporate heavy leather
  • the box joinery work is sophisticated

Furnitures

• wooden pins:
  • black locust, sign painting (red)
• box :
  • black locust, teak for the inlay, brass nails, veg tanned superior leather, linen waxed thread, exterior wood glue
• molkky pin (also serves as box handle): box wood

Building step

#### wooden pins

• form
  • start from a 505015mm piece of wood
  • use a table saw that can be inclined to cut the base form
  • use hand planes to create the slope (5 faces per wooden pin, 12 wooden pin!)
  • use a miter saw to cut the top at 45°
  • use scrapper to clean the top face
  • use sandpaper to break sharp edges
  • if you can, make the bottom face slightly concave

• carving the number

  • draw number layout, or pint/glue the layout
  • carve number with carving chisel
  • perfect carving with a dremel and very fine carving ball
  • paint the number

  Mollky pin

  • use a lathe
  • first create the main layout (flat, slope, flat, slope flat)
  • control symmetry
  • create the grooves
  • use sandpaper (abranet) from 120 to 1000 grit to smooth the form

  box

  

• wooden part

  • fabricate your wooden planks (from log) or buy it (9mm thick)
  • assemble planks using a half-thick rabbet
  • cut planks to final height (190mm), and final width, for each part of the box (6 sides, lid, bottom)
  • reinforce bottom with 30mm large planks (glued, mitter joins)
  • join sides with bottom using dovetail join
  • create the right angle on the side of the side parts of the box using an inclined table saw
  • reinforce box side in the interior top part with 30mm large planks (glued, mitter join)
  • create a groove (manual tools) in those reinforcement to the lid can slide in
  • glue everything
  • add teak inlay to the side and top, along with brass nails (need pre-drill)
• leather part
  • create paper templates to adjust the molkky handle positioning
  • cut leather following templates with a paring knife
  • buff sides of leather by slightly moisturising them and compressing them with hard wood/bone
  • drill holes in wooden boxe
  • mark holes position on leather, use stab-awl to punch the leather accordingly (45° angle)
  • create slight groove in wood ans leather so the thread will be buried and protected
  • use 2 needles saddle-stitching.
• hand lettering
  • prepare the surface of wood to be painted with a scrapper, so the finish is perfect and the painting won't spread
  • trace letters layout with a special white pencil that can be removed with water
  • paint with sign lettering lacquer, wait at least 12h. Several layers may be needed.
  • remove white pencil trace with water

Ressources

Time

Total time for this project (depends strongly of furniture and tools)

• design : 40h
• wooden pins : 15h + 10h + 3h (form + carving + painting)
• molkky pin : 2h
• box : 20 + 20 + 10 + 4 (planks + joinery + painting + leather) ### Furniture ###
• Wooden pin and molkky stick : ~40€ in France
• Wood for box (including backups) : ~40€ in France
• Leather : 2 pieces of about 70x120mm, one cord of about 35 cm : ~ 5€
• Paint : ?? ##License You can re-use this work in a strictly non-commercial setting as long as you site the original authors and website. Other usages are forbidden (please contact us).