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Chess Board Christmas present

Project by Mike_in_Ohio posted 348 days ago 598 views 5 times favorited 17 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Just finished this chess board for my Father-in-law for Christmas.

Chess board is hard maple and purple heart. Frame is paduak and hard maple.

Finish is a wipe on varnish.

-- Mike


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GaryK

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posted 348 days ago

Excellent job!

I like the choice of wood.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Scott Bryan

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posted 348 days ago

This is a beautiful board that, I am sure, your father-in-law will love. You chose a nice combination of woods for the board as well.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Canexican

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posted 348 days ago

Very nice board, I like how all the squares are elevated and seperated, it give it a great look.

-- www.woodshopdude.com

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g1hopper

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posted 348 days ago

Looks nice.

-- Steve, Omaha, NE

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Rj

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posted 348 days ago

He should really like this .
Nice tight joint-s
Great job!

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

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CharlieM1958

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posted 348 days ago

Interesting approach. It looks great!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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mtnwild

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posted 348 days ago

Beautiful! Love the way you did each tile kind of separate, instead of tight like the cutting boards. Nice wood selection, great design, Super!

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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Woodhacker

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posted 348 days ago

Nice job Mike. I like the design.

-- Martin, Kansas

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Dusty56

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posted 348 days ago

Individual tiles…wow , that really makes it a nice , unique piece of art . Your joints came out perfectly as well . Congratulations on this fine gift project . Welcome to LJ’s : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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trifern

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posted 348 days ago

Great looking game board. I like the details of the individual squares. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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TheKingInYellow

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posted 348 days ago

This is really fantastic. I’m inspired to try something like this now :D

-- I'm just learning how to cut the stuff with some other stuff...

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jim1953

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posted 348 days ago

Wow what a nice game borad he well like that

-- Jim, Kentucky

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TedM

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posted 347 days ago

Very nice!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

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Vinman

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posted 347 days ago

Well done Mike. I have no doubt he’ll be proud to ‘push wood’ across that board.

Vince

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Itdoznfit

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posted 344 days ago

Love the look, I like the separate square look. I have been wanting to do one for my nice chess set I have, I think it gonna be somewhat of a copy of yours. Keep up the great work

Ted

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DAN

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posted 328 days ago

very nice work
welcome to lj’s

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Tony Ennis

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posted 34 days ago

Hmmm ideas to steal! Thanks! It looks great!

-- Tony

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