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Firefighter Chess Board

Project by handplane posted 753 days ago 960 views 2 times favorited 14 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is a chessboard I made as a gift for a friend who is a volunteer firefighter and EMT.

The board is made of quilted maple and claro walnut. The frame is made of bloodwood. The finish is shellac with a lacquer topcoat.

-- - Scott "handplane"


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Tony

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posted 752 days ago

Lovely board – I especially like the chess pieces – wonderful idea and gift

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

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TomFran

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posted 752 days ago

Now that is a beautiful board. Nice work!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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cckeele

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posted 752 days ago

Sweet quilt on that Maple. Very nice.

-- All donations should be made out to me and in the form of wood or tools ~Chris

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Brad_Nailor

1216 posts in 853 days


posted 751 days ago

That is fantastic! The quilts in the maple just have so much depth and the stark contrast of the dark straight grained wood right next to it makes the maple jump out even more. That board is too beautiful to ruin with chess pieces! i think I am stealing this idea and material selection!

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

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TechGuy

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posted 663 days ago

I really like this board. I love the contrast. I also love the quilted maple. Very Awesome!!!!

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mike02719

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posted 663 days ago

This is a great set. The board is beautiful anfd functional. I love the pieces. I make chess set on my lathe, and this set is worthy of anyone’s collection.

-- Mike, Massachusetts

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Chessnut

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posted 652 days ago

Handplane, what kind of finish did you apply and how high a grit did you sand to?

-- Mike, Airdrie Alberta

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GaryK

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posted 652 days ago

I missed this one! That is a great looking board. I love the quilted maple.
The chess pieces are cool also.

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

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rikkor

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posted 651 days ago

What a great gift for a smoke-eater.

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scottb

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posted 651 days ago

cool pieces, GORGEOUS board

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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handplane

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posted 649 days ago

Chessnut,

It (the board that is) was sanded to about 300 grit and finished with Deft high gloss spray lacquer in an aerosol can. The frame was sprayed with satin finish aerosol lacquer with the board itself masked off. I am now the owner of an HVLP sprayer so I’m switching to waterbased finishes and hopefully going to become proficient with those.

-- - Scott "handplane"

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Texasgaloot

467 posts in 596 days


posted 553 days ago

So, Handplane… Did I ever tell you that I’m a volunteer firefighter and EMT?

My hat’s off to you!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

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FRITZ

77 posts in 495 days


posted 467 days ago

Looks awesome

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bern92

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posted 248 days ago

nice board like the maple…

-- RIP Sam Maloof.........

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