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Folding Chess board and Chess piece box

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Folding Chess board and Chess piece box Folding Chess board and Chess piece box Folding Chess board and Chess piece box Click the pictures to enlarge them

The Board is made with curly maple and zebra veneers. The rim is made from puruvian walnut .

This is my first carving and it was fun . The letters are JD.

The box when open is divided in the center .The box is done with dovetails on a jig.

Hope yall like


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GaryK

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posted 113 days ago

Looks great! Very nice choice of woods.

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

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CharlieM1958

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posted 113 days ago

Fantastic job all the way around!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Bigbuck

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posted 113 days ago

Very nice, I love you choice of woods as well.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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Freddo

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posted 113 days ago

Wonderful details, the grain in the veneer is awesome. Great first shot at carving too! Thanks for sharing.

-- God bless! Freddo (Northern - NJ) Our Creator designed us to create - so use WOOD!

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TedM

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posted 113 days ago

Awesome!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

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jeanmarc

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posted 113 days ago

Very nice,Fantastic job

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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Randy

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posted 113 days ago

Love the combinations of wood.

-- If you have gone through a whole day without learning something new, you wasted it.

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Woodhacker

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posted 113 days ago

Wow, the combination of curly maple with the zebra wood is terrific. They compliment each other very well. Great job.

-- Martin, Kansas

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brianinpa

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posted 113 days ago

I like the Maple! Something to be proud of.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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mthomp0725

25 posts in 120 days


posted 113 days ago

Really nice! I’ve been wanting to tackle something like this. How did you join the rim?

-- He who hesitates is lost...

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Blake

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posted 113 days ago

I agree… WOW!

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trifern

3987 posts in 249 days


posted 113 days ago

Beautiful wood grain and execution. I like your carving also.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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jockmike2

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posted 112 days ago

Great design and colors. Nice box too.

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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Chris

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posted 101 days ago

Very nice work, the contrasts stand out nicely with out being a distraction.

I like it :)

-- Chris

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