Thread: Wooden BOBS Balls - Help to find/buy

QW,

There are a number of US woodwork/craft sites that sell wooden balls as cheap as chips. Try Cardinal Enterprises or do a search for < wood balls craft supplies >.

They are about $3.50 us for a pack of ten, cheaper if you buy 500 or 1000

Till now, I wondered who bought them!!

I have been trying to get a hold of an old Bobs set myself to do a measured drawing with a view to building some in the future (don't laugh everyone!!).

Any chance of some photos and basic dimensions?

Cheers,

P

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

Try Cardinal Enterprises or ....

Thanks, Midge. I'll pass this on to him .... I'm going to the USA next week and might be able to bring a pack of 10 back (Australian quarantine permitting, that is!)

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

I have been trying to get a hold of an old Bobs set myself to do a measured drawing with a view to building some in the future (don't laugh everyone!!).

I haven't seen his set yet, and not sure what state it is in, but I'll see if I can get some pictures and dimensions

Qw

While I think of it, if anyone has any of the original publications with rules of versions of BOBS games, I'd love to see, hear or othewise get to know them.

Haven't had any luck on the internet, any search for "Bobs" usually ends up with results like "Billy Bob's Guns" or dogs, or trucks or pickups .

Cheers,

P

I have a Bobs set I made many years ago, which is a copy.
800mm L 100mm H
9 openings 55mm wide by 50mm High @ 90mm Centers. Randomly numbered
The pens are 150 mm Deep

The hinged side arms are 400mm Long.

We couldn't buy wooden balls at the time from the hobby shop but they had plastic ones.

I also would be interested in the rules, we made up our own.

Don't have a dig camera so cant post a photo

David

About now all woodies called Bob have crossed their legs and gone into hiding in case they become prospective donors. :eek::eek:

Ken

only the wooden bobs have done that

Carbatec in Perth have wooden balls for sale. ( lol, without the for sale that sounded funny ) You can email them, check out contact details on www.carbatecwa.com.au I think they may have them listed on their website under wooden blah blah, not listed in the catalog. Check it out.

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

While I think of it, if anyone has any of the original publications with rules of versions of BOBS games

I checked out my friend's set last night and the dimensions are just as David L described.

There seems to be some dispute on the numbering. He has two sets with different numbers. He is sure that the "3" is in the centre and the numbers alternate high and low either side. I think his numbers go:
5-8-2-6-3-7-1-9-4

As for the rules of play: He says you only score if you go in off another ball - you score negative if you go straight in. There is a black ball positioned at the start about 6 inches in front of the "3." Potting the black gives you double.

Thanks gatiep for the CarbaTec link .... I'll try them in Brisbane

Qw

Were there ever any rules!

Here is a link for you. You can buy them here...

http://www.awsc-online.com/ContentB1.htm#Ball

Cheers,

DUSTY

Originally Posted by Dusty Workshop

Here is a link for you.

Thanks, Dusty .... I'll pass it on

Qw

QldWoodie,

regarding the rules. Does it follow that hittng a red ball into another red ball which then goes in an opening would also score?

John Rogers

I have a plastic balled version of Bobs.

Dimensions sound right. As for rules I was taught by my Grandfather, what everyone else said seems to ring bells.

(Would that make them ballbells?)

Originally Posted by rogersjr

regarding the rules. Does it follow that hittng a red ball into another red ball which then goes in an opening would also score?

Sorry, John .... I last played Bobs myself about 40 years ago and I don't think I knew the rules then.

Good luck!

Qw