| Project by alain | posted 86 days ago | 435 views | 2 times favorited | 30 comments | ![]() |
done with a home made lathe
i choose the wood of “muiricatiara”tree, good to turn and finish
6” high , black “french” ebonizing
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30 comments so far
Steelmum
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posted 86 days ago
Wow, that is just beautiful.
-- Berta in NC
TomFran
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posted 86 days ago
Very nice work! Beautiful set.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 86 days ago
A fantastic looking chess set, & also some very nice carving.
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DAN
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posted 86 days ago
Wow ! That is some nice work DUDE ! You are really good. Your website is very nice too. Really something else.
That horse head carving has a lot of expression !
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woodyone
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posted 86 days ago
Wow, Very nice, the horses head are amazing. Well done.
Woody.
-- Woody, UK
jeanmarc
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posted 86 days ago
Very nice work
-- jeanmarc manosque france
lew
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posted 86 days ago
Stunning!
I have never heard of the muiricatiara tree. Is that local to your area?
Lew
Toolz
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posted 86 days ago
Superb!
-- Growing older but not up!
alain
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posted 86 days ago
thank you very much everybody, muiracatiara ou gonçalo alves, to you I think is “tiger wood”, and yes it is local wood , realy pleasant to work ,but let the fingers black !!
-- http://freewebs.com/linse_alain
teenagewoodworker
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posted 86 days ago
amazing!
Dean
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posted 86 days ago
Very attractive pieces! I would also like to see your home made lathe.
Thanks!
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alain
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posted 86 days ago
thank you Dean
it’s coming but slowly we are living far, very far!
-- http://freewebs.com/linse_alain
SawDustnSplinters
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posted 86 days ago
Awesome work…..
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MsDebbieP
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posted 86 days ago
amazing!!
beautiful work.
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jockmike2
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posted 85 days ago
BEAUTIFUL work, just gorgeous.
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scottb
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posted 85 days ago
tres belle!
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Denappy
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posted 85 days ago
Very nicely done! I really like the carving, great work!
-- -=Den
romansfivefive
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posted 85 days ago
Let me try my portuguese… caro amigo esta madera es munto bonito, e as pesas do jogo som munto jiro
tres bien!
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alain
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posted 85 days ago
thank you and pretty good but ,esta madeira é muita bonita, e as peças são muito boas, impressive did you enjoy carnaval?
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mhawkins2
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posted 85 days ago
Raally nice work. I especially like the detail in the knights.
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brianinpa
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posted 85 days ago
A lot of attention to detail. Looks great. I think if I made a chess set, it would look like a bunch of dowel pins.
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CraftsmanCollective
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posted 85 days ago
Simply Stunning !
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Dennis Zongker
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posted 85 days ago
Great Chess Set! I really like the style of the Knights.
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trifern
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posted 85 days ago
Awesome craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing.
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snowdog
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posted 85 days ago
wonderful work . Love the horsey, ok, knights :)
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SCOTSMAN
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posted 85 days ago
This is a really well made set of chess pieces well done love the knights and actually all the pieces Alistair
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Les Hastings
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posted 84 days ago
Awesome work Alain!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
alain
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posted 84 days ago
thank you all, you are using adjectives that difficulting my prose, any way thank you very much !
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ShannonRogers
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posted 82 days ago
What greater praise can I offer other than, I’m ready for a game of chess now! Well done, original design too, rare to see that with so many chess sets out there now.
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mmh
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posted 37 days ago
The horse carving is extraordinary! I love your choice of woods too. Do you have information on your homemade lathe? Very impressive results here.
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