Here be a few photographs on a border design for one of the chess boards.
This board is NSW Rosewood and Camphor Laurel
The border was made by cutting triangles of NSW Rosewood and Silver Ash and laminating them between strips of Camphor Laurel and Queensland Maple..alternating the colors..
Then it was a matter of making a lip in some Rosewood and glueing the Triangular feature to the solid rosewood and mitre cutting the corners… this is actually harder than you might think…
I forgot to make sure that the triangles did not move too much thereby making the lengths different.
You will see in the following photo that the white triangles do not quite line up… oh well something new I have learned to be aware of..
I am thinking of adding yet another layer of Camphor on the outside of the frame..
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14 comments so far
grizzman
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#1 posted 950 days ago
its a beauty…love the whole thing…i do however think that adding more might be to much…just a thought…what you have on there now is really nice….keep plugin away mate…grizz
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therookie
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#2 posted 950 days ago
very nice
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PurpLev
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#3 posted 950 days ago
definitely starts to look degoosy! real nice Larry. with it finished it should look magnificent.
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#4 posted 950 days ago
Larry, you certainly do believe in going the extra mile!! This would have been a gorgeous board without the border. But the additional work really pays dividends and makes this a unique board. I am looking forward to seeing it with a finish on it.
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Beginningwoodworker
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#5 posted 950 days ago
Nice work, Larry.
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donjoe
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#6 posted 949 days ago
This border shows real imagination. One very creative idea Larry.
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Karson
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#7 posted 949 days ago
Nice looking Larry.
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wchips
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#8 posted 949 days ago
Nice chess board Larry.
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sras
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#9 posted 949 days ago
Looking great Larry! I would go for the extra layer – not that you asked my opinion ;)
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terrilynne
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#10 posted 949 days ago
OOhh, very nice! I gives it a southwest style to it.
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blackcherry
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#11 posted 949 days ago
Well done Larry now will have to call you Check Mate Larry…lol …BC
BigTiny
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#12 posted 949 days ago
Here’s an idea, on the back of a chess board make a backgammon board. Double the fun.
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tdv
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#13 posted 949 days ago
I think it looks great Larry I like the way you match the triangles at the corners by making the infills
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#14 posted 949 days ago
Nice work, you could put a picture or something on the other side so it could be hung on the wall when not in use….......(-:
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