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While I visit LJ routinely, this is my first project upload. I’ve always wanted to make a nice chess board piece, and also wanted to try my hand at something in the Greene and Greene style. Well, now I’ve done both.
I found a nice Sketchup drawing online that I used as my primary starting place, although I did make it my own with some design modifications.
As you could likely guess, it’s made from cherry, walnut and maple. The highly figured cherry was saved from a block of firewood from my father in-law. I can’t wait to show him his contribution to the project and then play chess with him on it.
Three-part oil varnish finish made of: boiled linseed oil, mineral spirits and minwax gloss poly. Top coat was satin wipe-on, then finished with a beeswax/mineral oil mix rub-down (it’s what I use on cutting boards and had on-hand).
Looking forward to hearing your comments and suggestions.
-- DullChiselDoug, http://www.mcphersonvisionsinwood.com
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Eric_S
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#1 posted 796 days ago
beautiful chess board!
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Broglea
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#2 posted 796 days ago
Absolutely beautiful! That cherry rocks!
Randy Sharp
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#3 posted 796 days ago
Doug, I wish I had the talent of you and Charlie in creating these masterpieces. Beautiful work.
Will you provide the link to the Sketch-up drawing you based your project on? Who knows, I may get inspired to give it a go! Thanks for posting!
-- Randy, Tupelo, MS ~ A man who honors his wife will have children who honor their father.
Doug McPherson
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#4 posted 796 days ago
Here’s the link to the sketchup drawing….very helpful: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=4ab6489143499f8b8430b7446f9e1252&ct=mdrm&prevstart=0
-- DullChiselDoug, http://www.mcphersonvisionsinwood.com
f15nate
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#5 posted 796 days ago
Very nice work. I love the mixes of wood. How did you come up with the finish. Let me know. I really like it.
Doug McPherson
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#6 posted 796 days ago
Thanks all. It’s nice getting compliments from those who know what’s involved in making things like this. f15nate- the three part varnish finish, I think is a fairly common recipe. I first learned about varnish combo’s in some of Marc’s videos on thewoodwhisperer.com
-- DullChiselDoug, http://www.mcphersonvisionsinwood.com
therookie
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#7 posted 796 days ago
splendid chess board I love it…
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MinnesotaMike
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#8 posted 795 days ago
Creative interpretation of the “craftsman” style – very nicely done.
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#9 posted 795 days ago
Beautiful board. Cherry enhances the nice looking style as well
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#10 posted 795 days ago
Beautiful piece. Thanks for the kick in the back side to get me going on a board for my daughter and I to play checkers on and move into chess. This is one of the best I’ve seen. Great work. BTKS
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#11 posted 795 days ago
probably the best chess board i came accross so far
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#12 posted 570 days ago
... you set an amazingly high bar. This is what I aspire to, and now with this example to look at, I have my inspiration.
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