It's hard to say without actuallly seeing the product but it looks like the veneers were laid out in long strips with a contrasting inlay between the strips then cut off to length for the chess board. By reversing the cut offs the pattern appears.
The plexi or plastic is probably just glued between each section.
A very attractive idea for our cramped life stiyles BTW.
I really like the classic chessmen - not too much detail but more than most.
After looking at the website, I would have to say this is made from one piece of plywood. Each dark square is just stained. A good example on the lumberjocks site is by Ryan Collins http://lumberjocks.com/projects/11583
The vertical grooves were probably just made with a router jig. The horizontal is just cut a little deeper and the plexi is glued/pressed into place.
On their website they call out the different types of woods used, and you can see the changing grain directions.
I think instead of turning the pieces I'll use a scrollsaw that my friend has. It will offer a boxier look than traditional, but I'm not about to buy any turning equiptment.
I've decided to use my friends scroll saw for making the pieces for this project and to mimic the chess pieces from: GaryK
I found a great book at the local woodcraft store about scrollsawing chessmen, I'll have to pick it up next time for shape ideas. I'll make sure to post some pictures when I do.
Sadly I've exhausted all of the woodworking books at Borders and Barnes & Nobles, durring the past few sit-down sessions.
On a positive note I was able to get my tablesaw to cut straight lines! I never thought I'd be proud of getting a tool to do what it is supposed to, but between fixing up handplanes and using old power tools I've learned a few lessons.
cutting straight lines on a table saw is always a good thing
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