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The chess set and board were stone and I made this table to fit it. The table is walnut with maple inlays. The lines are something I doodled while on a long phone call at work years ago. I finally found a way to incorporate them. I turned 2 chess pieces (glued up wood with paper in between) and split them for the decoration on the sides. Some carving was involved as well. The legs are simply flat boards with mitered edges glued together. I used packing tape to align the edges, applied glue, and then closed the miters and wrapped tape around them until the glue dried. It worked really well, is simple, and when i sanded/softened the edge it is impossible to see the glue joint. Finished with wipe on poly.
-- Mike Harman, WoodHoppa
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a1Jim
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posted 197 days ago
OOOO this is a real dazzler very nice work mike
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Vince
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posted 197 days ago
Very nice table, nice touch with the inlay
-- Vince
blockhead
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posted 197 days ago
Excellent job Mike. Perfect inlays. Design and color are beautiful.
-- Brad, Oregon- Wood, it's what's for dinner.
CharlieM1958
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posted 197 days ago
Very nice. I really like the design of the corner inlays. They add a lot of visual interest.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
rodb
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posted 196 days ago
Great job done here.
Be proud of that.
Rod
-- Rod Baltimore Ontario
Dennis Zongker
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posted 196 days ago
Very Nice. Welcome to lumberjocks.
-- Dennis Zongker
degoose
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posted 195 days ago
I love the assymetricality of the inlays.
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clieb91
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posted 191 days ago
Nice table. Like the decorative inlays as well as how the board fits into it. Cool idea with the chess piece decoration.
CtL
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