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chess set

Project by alain posted 86 days ago 435 views 2 times favorited 30 comments Add to Favorites
chess set chess set chess set Click the pictures to enlarge them

done with a home made lathe
i choose the wood of “muiricatiara”tree, good to turn and finish
6” high , black “french” ebonizing

-- http://freewebs.com/linse_alain


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Steelmum

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posted 86 days ago

Wow, that is just beautiful.

-- Berta in NC

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TomFran

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posted 86 days ago

Very nice work! Beautiful set.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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Dick, & Barb Cain

5395 posts in 837 days


posted 86 days ago

A fantastic looking chess set, & also some very nice carving.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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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 !

-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com

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woodyone

223 posts in 129 days


posted 86 days ago

Wow, Very nice, the horses head are amazing. Well done.

Woody.

-- Woody, UK

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jeanmarc

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posted 86 days ago

Very nice work

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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lew

1756 posts in 293 days


posted 86 days ago

Stunning!

I have never heard of the muiricatiara tree. Is that local to your area?

Lew

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Toolz

227 posts in 280 days


posted 86 days ago

Superb!

-- Growing older but not up!

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alain

57 posts in 86 days


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

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teenagewoodworker

2135 posts in 306 days


posted 86 days ago

amazing!

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Dean

40 posts in 113 days


posted 86 days ago

Very attractive pieces! I would also like to see your home made lathe.

Thanks!

-- "Skol, Vikings"

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alain

57 posts in 86 days


posted 86 days ago

thank you Dean
it’s coming but slowly we are living far, very far!

-- http://freewebs.com/linse_alain

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SawDustnSplinters

140 posts in 319 days


posted 86 days ago

Awesome work…..

-- Frank, Little River/Academy, Texas , http://www.allthingsrustix.com

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MsDebbieP

12282 posts in 698 days


posted 86 days ago

amazing!!
beautiful work.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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jockmike2

4497 posts in 784 days


posted 85 days ago

BEAUTIFUL work, just gorgeous.

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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scottb

3060 posts in 864 days


posted 85 days ago

tres belle!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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Denappy

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posted 85 days ago

Very nicely done! I really like the carving, great work!

-- -=Den

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romansfivefive

231 posts in 310 days


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!

-- www.robneves.com

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alain

57 posts in 86 days


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?

-- http://freewebs.com/linse_alain

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mhawkins2

36 posts in 105 days


posted 85 days ago

Raally nice work. I especially like the detail in the knights.

-- mhawkins2 - why does my wife keep parking her car in my shop :)?

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brianinpa

941 posts in 260 days


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.

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

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CraftsmanCollective

42 posts in 99 days


posted 85 days ago

Simply Stunning !

-- R.Myer Design|Build

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Dennis Zongker

293 posts in 129 days


posted 85 days ago

Great Chess Set! I really like the style of the Knights.

-- Dennis Zongker

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trifern

4974 posts in 304 days


posted 85 days ago

Awesome craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing.

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

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snowdog

688 posts in 520 days


posted 85 days ago

wonderful work . Love the horsey, ok, knights :)

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

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SCOTSMAN

539 posts in 123 days


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

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

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Les Hastings

559 posts in 311 days


posted 84 days ago

Awesome work Alain!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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alain

57 posts in 86 days


posted 84 days ago

thank you all, you are using adjectives that difficulting my prose, any way thank you very much !

-- http://freewebs.com/linse_alain

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ShannonRogers

264 posts in 325 days


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.

-- Check out my blog and podcast "The Renaissance Woodworker" at www.rogersfinewoodworking.com/blog

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mmh

298 posts in 260 days


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.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

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