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ebony and ivory chesstable

Project by johan posted 326 days ago 517 views 0 times favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I was suplied with the ebony and ivory pieces to make this chesstable for a customer.The main table was made out of burmish teak the rest out of ebony and ivory.lThe lions feet were carved out of solid ivory

-- Johan, South Africa, www.wildwoodboxes.co.za


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CharlieM1958

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posted 326 days ago

Ha! What are the chance of two chess tables being posted side-by-side?

The ivory really makes this one special. Nice work!

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

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Bigbuck

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posted 326 days ago

Very nice chess table

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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Thos. Angle

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posted 326 days ago

You are one lucky fellow to get to build that table. It is wonderful.

-- Thos. Angle

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mtnwild

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posted 326 days ago

Super! Very unique. That’s a lot of ivory. You did a fantastic job.

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

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Woodhacker

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posted 326 days ago

Johan, this is a great piece. Beautifully done.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

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TomK

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posted 326 days ago

Ivory it tough to obtain! Wow, it looks great though.

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

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DAN

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posted 326 days ago

great inspiring work … feet are nicely done

welcome to lj’s

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

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SteveKorz

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posted 326 days ago

Great work! The ivory feet are great…

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

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mmh

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posted 326 days ago

Very impressive! I would love to try to work with ivory. Maybe some day I’ll acquire some mammoth ivory.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

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