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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
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TomFran
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posted 459 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 459 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 459 days ago
Nice looking chessboard Dave!
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Brad_Nailor
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posted 459 days ago
Really nice! I love the divided storage compartments for the pieces.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 458 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 458 days ago
SUBERB DESIGN.
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DaveJ
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posted 457 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 457 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 382 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
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Karson
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posted 382 days ago
Great looking Chess Board.
The storage also looks great.
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calacalou
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posted 91 days ago
Great job! I like that.
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