Roger Gaborski's Blog at LumberJocks.com http://lumberjocks.com/Roger/blog Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:35:32 GMT Octagon Gaming Table #2: Chess board http://lumberjocks.com/Roger/blog/14295 I have purchased all the lumber necessary for construction of the table. I decided to make the chess board first. I first cut strips of maple and walnut to approximately 3/8” thick on the bandsaw.

To minimize slippage during gluing I glued up each pair individually,

Followed by cleaning up some of the glue and then gluing all the strips together,

I then cut the glued up board and flipped every other strip to form the chess board.

Here’s a close up of the chess board. Each square is 2 1/4”

In the next phase of the project I will construct the maple table top and route out a section for the chess board

]]> Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:35:32 GMT http://lumberjocks.com/Roger/blog/14295 Roger Gaborski Roger Gaborski Octagon Gaming Table #1: Maple Octagon Gaming Table with Inlaid Walnut and Maple Chessboard and SketchUp http://lumberjocks.com/Roger/blog/13802 I recently discussed with a potential client the design of an octagon gaming table with an inlaid chessboard. After giving the design more thought I created a 3D model in SketchUp and emailed the client several views of the table. SketchUp proved to be a valuable tool for visualizing the table for both myself and my client resulting in a confirmation of the order.

The span of the table will be 34”. The chessboard will be Peruvian Walnut and Maple with a Mahogany border. The shelf under the table will serve as a storage for the chess pieces.

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