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Went through a phase where I had to build chessboards. I went looking for a nice set of chess pieces in carved wood (hah!). You can spend an arm and a leg for pieces! The squares on these boards are quite large, 2.25” square, so I need big pieces. In the end, I settled for ceramic pieces weighted inside and finished with a felt bottom. One day I will buy a set of Stanton Rosewood pieces! I am still looking for the rest of the photos?
-- APLJaK Woodworking, Okanagan Valley, BC
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marter1229
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posted 258 days ago
That is a great looking board!
Don’t buy chess pieces, make them.
Terry
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APLJaK
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posted 258 days ago
sure, easy for you to say. They scare me! ;-)
Maybe one day when I have a bit more time and a block of rosewood I will give it a try. I can’t quite imagine making 2 matching kings or queens, much less 16 matching pawns.
-- APLJaK Woodworking, Okanagan Valley, BC
CharlieM1958
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posted 258 days ago
I really like the colors on the second board.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"