I was told the name was Shut The Box but I've also heard it called Canoga. Simple game played with dice.
Beautiful work! As a kid in England, my parents liked to drag us to the pub. One local,favourite always had shut the box so that would keep us entertained. Your piece brings back fond memories!
I purchased the felt from JoAnn's Fabrics. A couple of years ago I used it to make a Jigsaw Puzzle Spinner for my sweetheart and had lots left. I rough cut pieces to size. Then ironed them so they were wrinkle free. I cut a straight edge using a yard stick and Fiskars Rolling Cutter. Then I measured for final size and cut the other three sides as before. I found when putting them in place the seemed a bit too big so I ended up slicing about an 1/8 off of both edges. It's easy to do with that rolling cutter. When the size was right I sprayed one side of the material with 3M spray adhesive, following the directions for permanent hold. It's a lot different than working with wood because of the constant movement, stretching and shrinking. On the spinner I ended up with one edge where the pw base was pretty visible. I just used some green acrylic paint along the edge.
