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This chess set was for my personal use. When my grand daughter saw it she asked if I would make one for her new chess playing husband. Make one? No but he can have this one ! Sent it off for their wedding present.
I segmented strips of wood, chopped them up and glued on tops and bottoms, then turned each piece. The Knights were the most challenging, after turning the bottom, I sliced away at the top section to reveal what could be conceived as a horse after some whittling and sanding. After carving and sanding I had to buff the tops of the knights so they would be half as nice as the turned and finished pieces. Lots of fun….love to turn.
—I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his
1946 plymouth.
-- Denvy, Tualatin, Oregon USA
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WoodenFrog
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#1 posted 304 days ago
I think it is just really cool! I really like it!
Great work, great gift!
I play a little but I’m not that good, I’d play a little more if I had a set this nice!
Thanks for sharing.
-- Robert B. Sabina, Ohio.....
Ethan Harris
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#2 posted 304 days ago
I love chess. It seriously is a great past time!
-- Ethan, CT: Check out my Shades of Grain blog: http://shadesofgrain.blogspot.com & my pallet craft blog: http://palletcraft.blogspot.com/ & also follow me on twitter https://twitter.com/Ethan_Woodworks
bobman58
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#3 posted 304 days ago
denver thats a beautiful chess set
-- robert dignam
hunter71
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#4 posted 304 days ago
Looks a LOT better than the set I play on, THE COMPUTER
-- A childs smile is payment enough.
Boxguy
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#5 posted 304 days ago
Denver, I wish you had taken the time to show us more views of this. How is the box hinged? What does it look like on the inside. Did you make the board and box or just the chess pieces?
-- Big Al in IN
BenI
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#6 posted 303 days ago
Beautifully done piece. I play some chess myself and this looks better than most boards I’ve seen.
-- Ben from IL
Denver
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#7 posted 299 days ago
Here is a picture of the hinged action. I simply inset the hinges so the lid would close to the space of one
hack-saw-blade thickness. That way it closes and does not bind. The inside is lined with stick on felt that I purchased at Michaels (craft store). I was in no hurry to make the box and I used a belt sander to square up
the box starting with 36 grit, 50, 80, 100, 120, then I used an oscillating orbital sander to finish with 180, then
220 grit paper. I used two coats of french polish rubbed that out and whallaha…great looking finish, not durable
but very good looking. The purpose for the box is storage on a shelf. Large game boards are great if you have
the space to put up a nice table with legs and all, but that is not what I wanted, I needed to stow it away for that special time when I can play, then put it back on the shelf. Hope this helps.
-- Denvy, Tualatin, Oregon USA
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