Chess Boards

[Greg Leighty, Chattanooga TN]

I just finished five chess boards for Christmas gifts :) . When I was five years old my dad gave me a chess set. Now, nearly 30 years later, I am going to give him the chess pieces back in the chess case I made for him. Can't believe I still have the full set.

Greg

[Scott Banbury]

Very Cool!

[Jim Dunn]

Greg those are really neat, never played chess myself but may start if I can get someone to teach me. Use to play a lot of checkers but my wife always beat me and I gave up :)

Tell me, did you make a set of chess men for the other boards? If so out of what? Are the boards of maple and maybe walnut?

[Greg Leighty, Chattanooga TN]

The boards are walnut and maple with a gloss tung oil finish. I bought chess men for four of the five sets. They are really nice weighted wood pieces. I would like to make one set of chess men some day. But, it would have taken me about 10 years to make five sets for the Christmas boards.

[Louis Bois]

Greg,

Those are simply exquisite!!! Well done. I'd be proud to play the Queen's Gambit on one of those :rolleyes:

[Brian Knop]

They’re beautiful, I’m sure it will be very special for your father.

Brian

[Jerry Baldwin]

What a beautiful and thoughtful gift! Your dad will love it! Nice work.

[Kurt Aebi]

Very, Very, Nice!

You have made some real treasures, there. Life time treasures!

[Jack Hogoboom]

Greg,

I really like the chessboards. Can you tell us more about the design and construction?? Nice and clean design. I'd love to make one with my son...

Jack

[Greg Leighty, Chattanooga TN]

It was from a 1992 issue of woodsmith. They still have kits. The kit has the magazine, real nice stop hinges and the latch for $16.95. They still have kits left from 1992.




http://store.yahoo.com/woodsmithstore/chessboard.html