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Walnut and maple chessboard, built in 1998. I made this with and for my son, who was 12 at the time.
This is the only piece that I’ve built from a plan (Woodsmith #83).
One of my pet peeves is the disappoint people show when they marvel at the carving on the chess pieces and I have to explain that I purchased those and didn’t carve them. So…don’t ask about the pieces!
-- Dave J. Oakdale, MN






























13 comments so far
TomFran
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posted 801 days ago
Dave,
Did you make the chess pieces?
Just kidding!!!
Really nice board! That’s cool that all the pieces are stored under the board. This must have been quite a project.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
Dano
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posted 801 days ago
I like it, I’ll have to look up the plan and make one for my Son.
-- Dan in Central Oklahoma, Able to turn good wood into saw dust in the blink of an eye!
Greg Mitchell
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posted 801 days ago
Nice looking chessboard Dave!
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Brad_Nailor
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posted 801 days ago
Really nice! I love the divided storage compartments for the pieces.
-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"
MsDebbieP
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posted 800 days ago
magnificent board and storage. Well done.
so, since it is a pet peeve, have you started carving?
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oscorner
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posted 799 days ago
SUBERB DESIGN.
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DaveJ
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posted 799 days ago
MsDebbieP asked “so, since it is a pet peeve, have you started carving?”
Nope. Here’s the way I figure it. I can work with straight lines, angles, and curves, both drawing them and working them in wood. I can’t draw people, animals, or even fruit above the Pictionary level, so I won’t be carving them either. I do other things (more or less) well, and there are marvelous carvers out there (including some LJocks). The world remains in balance. Life is good.
-- Dave J. Oakdale, MN
mot
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posted 799 days ago
Really nice chessboard. I’d love to make one. It’s on the list.
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 724 days ago
Very nice project Dave!
I’ve got the same plan, & plan on making one for my Grandson who is turning 13 quite soon.
It’s funny I can’t draw very well, or I even have a hard time writing my own name, but I can carve.
Maybe you could do the same, just try it sometime. LOL
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
Karson
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posted 724 days ago
Great looking Chess Board.
The storage also looks great.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
calacalou
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posted 433 days ago
Great job! I like that.
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Sean
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posted 262 days ago
Dave, have you had any trouble with the wood movement pushing the miters apart? I made one from the woodsmith plans also, the xmas issue with the pull out drawer and the raised playing field. I made it maybe 5 years ago, and its never shown movement at the miters, i was wondering if yours had at all either. i think its a good design, before i make another one i thought ild ask around in case mine was a fluke.
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DaveJ
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posted 261 days ago
Sean,
No problem with the miters at all. The top has cupped somewhat, but not too bad.
Go for it!
Dave
-- Dave J. Oakdale, MN