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Folding Chess board and Chess piece box

Project by Jimboe posted 529 days ago 485 views 3 times favorited 14 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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 529 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 529 days ago

Fantastic job all the way around!

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

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Bigbuck

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posted 529 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 528 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 528 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

1751 posts in 613 days


posted 528 days ago

Very nice,Fantastic job

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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Randy

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posted 528 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

1145 posts in 620 days


posted 528 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

1365 posts in 620 days


posted 528 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

36 posts in 535 days


posted 528 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 528 days ago

I agree… WOW!

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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trifern

7894 posts in 664 days


posted 528 days ago

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

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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jockmike2

7329 posts in 1144 days


posted 527 days ago

Great design and colors. Nice box too.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Chris

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posted 516 days ago

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

I like it :)

-- Chris

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