Chess anyone?

Those are wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I really like that first one. Just beautiful. jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

I knew anyone called, HandsOgold would make some great looking projects. Thanks for sharing. My son has been after me to make one for him. I guess I’m going to have to get some wood to do it.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Gorgeous wood!... now you have to get your hands on some more (non veneer) to make the pieces.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Great looking tables. Looks like a prowd owner in the last picture.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Very nice boards. I agree with Scott…time to turn and carve some pieces.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Those are really nice. Chess boards are one of my first projects many years ago (solid Walnut and oak) and now I’ll be wanting to make a few more.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

very nicely done

my first attempt at a checkerboard is here

Walnut and Maple

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very nice indeed!!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Great looking chess boards! I made one from solid wood, using the technique of glueing up alternate-colored boards, then ripping cross-color and regluing with every other board flipped around. Mine is here:

http://www.loyno.edu/~cbmarsh/chess.htm

I’d really like to try one with veneer, though.

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

My first chess board was done like Charlie said, but that was YEARS ago! Veneer seems the way to go now. Veneer is a LOT less expensive than solid wood! I understand that pernicious aroma of the cement can be unsettling. Kinda like that old movie quote from the Viet Nam era: “I just love the smell of napalm in the morning!” Yuck Yuck Yuck!

Anuway, GREAT work! Someone will be proud to display them!

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

To avoid contact cement, use veneer tape to join your veneer sections. Flip over and coat the untaped side with wood glue and let it dry. Do the same with the base its to be applied to. Let both sides dry and then place where you want the veneer located. Using a hot steam iron, press the two halves together, starting at a corner. Lift and replace the iron, in a semicircle, bonding the veneer to the base. Use steam to keep the veneer from shrinking and then just heat to dry the moistened wood. the tape is facing you and when cooled use the iron on steam function held an inch over the piece to steam loosen the tape and its easily removed. Even better than sanding off which can run thru the thin veneer.

-- Dan

Great use of veneer! Very nice boards, borderline woodworking art pieces. Thanks for sharing with us Dan.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Very nice, that’s one thing I’ve never tried yet, is veneering.

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