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[Tim Beauregard]

Hey all. I won't bore you with 32 posts, but I wanted to gloat over this bishop which I did on Sunday. I am REALLY a rookie and it took me over an hour to do this 1 piece. I figure that I'll get faster before too long...especially after doing 2 or 3 of the 16 pawns. BTW, this is poplar, or tulip tree. Firewood from a tree in my backyard. No finish applied yet because I want to experiment on scrap first. Then I will finish and part off the block that goes in the chuck.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5832/747/1600/Chessmen01.jpg

Thanks for letting me share.
Regards,
Tim B.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Tim, nice work but let me ask you, isn't that the Kings Throne he's sitting on?

[David Fried]

Wow! That came out great! If you didn't tell me what it was I would have known! Definately post the rest as you go - OK, maybe just a group shot of all those pawns!


Dave Fried

[Tim Beauregard]

Chris,

Took me a few to get what you meant...the blue easy chair !! Good one!

Regards,
Tim B.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Super lookin', Tim.

Bruce

[Jim Dunn]

Good looking piece there Tim. Real nice backdrop too.

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is some mighty fine work Tim. Piece looks very good. Nice attention to detail.

[Corey Hallagan]

That looks fantastic Tim! Hope the rest turn out just as nice or better!

corey

[John Hart]

Nice handsome looking piece Tim! You chose well! :)

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Whoo Hoo, now you are cooking with gas!! :D

[Jim Becker]

Nice job...espeically for a "rook"-ee as you say you are... :) :D

[Carole Valentine]

Excellent Tim! I would also like to see a shot of all the pieces.

[Jim Ketron]

Nice Job!
Keep them coming!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Excellent Tim!

[Mark Stutz]

Tim
I don't venture over here too much since the vortex is so strong:D , but I'm glad I did. Are you working from patterns or just "by eye". I would love to see how you do the other pieces. Pleas add the rest as you go.

Mark

[Tim Beauregard]

Thanks all !

For Mark (and anyone else for that matter):
Yes, I am working from patterns. Here is a link that I found:
http://www.shopsmithhandson.com/archives/nov_dec00/html/money_maker.htm
But I also have that in an old "Hands on" book that Shopsmith gives out at demos. The nice thing about the ".jpg" files at the web page though was that I could do "save as" onto my PC, then insert them into a Powerpoint slide and print. They came out at 100% size. The downside is that the vertical centerline on some of the pictures is not really in the center...you'll see. I cut and folded at the midpoint to mark the wood. Then unfolded so I could measure the transitions with a caliper.

Will post more pics as the set develops.
Thanks and regards,
Tim B.

[Mark Stutz]

Tim,
Thanks for the link. I have often wondered about turning a chess set, but couldn't figure out the knight. That offset stuff looks a little scary, but I just might have to give it a try. Looking forward to seeing the completed set.

Mark