Made this out of walnut and maple and pine for the ‘stone wall’. I ripped the pine in two, cut the small slots and glued the top back on to make the mortises. The ‘beams’ go all the way through to the opposite sides and are half-lapped where they meet under the squares. The squares have slots cut in them to sit on the beams. I carved the stones into the wood and then used a wire brush to age them some and then painted them. The finish is poly on the squares and craft paint on the ‘stone’ wall. It was fun to do.
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BTimmons
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Dude. That is crazy. I am impressed.
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blackcherry
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#2 posted 311 days ago
Oh so creative, it really makes you want to go to war/play. Well done thanks for posting…BC
Russ
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#3 posted 311 days ago
Great work. I love the look of the brick wall.
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eddie
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#4 posted 311 days ago
just to cool love it
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Ken90712
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#5 posted 310 days ago
Now that is different and very cool! Well done.
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Denver
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#6 posted 310 days ago
Very nice Chess Board. I made one like it but it is a box that the pieces can hide in till the enemy appears…
Keep up the good work and the details. Love stuff like that.
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RKaste
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#7 posted 310 days ago
Impressive, well done keep it up
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Ed Pirnik
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#8 posted 310 days ago
Hah! What a totally unique, creative idea! Seriously – those are tough to come by for any artist!
Cheers!
-Ed
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#9 posted 310 days ago
I love the castle theme, very original and well done.
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deon
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#10 posted 310 days ago
Great work!
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#11 posted 310 days ago
Excellent job, excellent ideas!
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BTKS
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#12 posted 309 days ago
A new and unique twist on a cool project.
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