Chess board

Very nice chess board and chess men. Are the tops readly available for the chess men and women.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

As chess sets go, this one seriously kicks butt, Mark!

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

Great board. Looking forward to seeing how you address the base and drawers.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Nice work, Gary. I just love wooden boxes.

I’ve used these from Lee Valley.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

Exellent work. How about a picture from the side where the drawers are. I’d like to see the look of the curved drawers. Great design having the drawers swing out like that.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Very, very nice. I’d love more details too…

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

Hey Don,

Thanks for the heads up on the brass feet. I thought about something like them but I figured that it needs some type of wooden profile/moulding to balance the top otherwise it would look top heavy. Something that makes the base the widest part.

I do have another project that I could use them on though, Thanks.

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

Very nice Gary, you must be a chess player to. Great wood.

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

Here is a picture of the drawer side with the door closed and open.

All the pictures I have of it are at: http://www.arealnice.com/Chess
for those interested. There are bullet catches at both ends of the door to keep it either open or closed.
I made some small teflon washers to help cut down friction at the pivot points.
Any other questions please let me know.

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

wow…this is just beautiful…really amazing!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...119 days to sanity...

I just checked outthe other pix you directed us to. damn fine creative and detailed piece. let us know more re: technique, tools etc.

-- Dan

Awesome…’nuff said

-- Sawhorse - Sulphur Springs, TX - www.sawhorseworkshop.com

That is really awesome. Nice work.

-- Hope Never fails

Very Nice!

-- Randy - Live by the spirit...Galatians 5:16

That’s really a fantastic piece, Gary! These smaller very detailed projects is where I’d like my woodworking journey to take me. As I develop the skill set, I’d like to do some inlay and some veneering work. I’m not sure if you saw Karson's chess table, but it’s a different way of going about it. This is, again, really a beautiful piece!

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

beautiful Gary, it looks like you put a lot of work into it. It shows. Jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

I made a chess board Crome maple and purplehart. It was very difficult to get all of the prices lined up. I made stops and glued them together then cross cut those and alternated them to reveal the chess board but it didn’t line up that great. I love yours though. It is vey nice.

-- Tyler, Illinois

Wow…really nice! Great choices of materiels..I love the birds-eye maple on the board and the tiger on the draw fronts.I like the way you did the draws too..just gives a beautiful piece that much more originality and uniqueness. Tremendous job Gary..that is a museum quality chess set!

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

Wow! Great job, that is one amazing chess board!
Where di you get the chess pieces?

I got the heads and bases from Rockler, back when they used to sell them. Gold plated.

I turned the middle part.

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

I love this chess board!! VERY NICE!!

-- Learn something everyday!

superb chess-board beautiful work

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Ah, that’s that copyrighted or trade marked or anything, is it? LOL. Just getting back to chess myself and am excited about building my very board and pieces! Beautiful work / design.

Carlyle

-- Cheers!