Still a "rook"ie

[Tim Beauregard]

Hey all,

Since these pictures of the new rook I have turned still another pawn. So, 5 down and 27 to go.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5832/747/1600/Chessmen03.jpg


http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5832/747/1600/Chessmen04.jpg

Hope you're having a fun weekend.
Regards,
Tim B.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Excellent Tim! What types of woods are you using?

[Ernie Nyvall]

They all look great Tim.

Ernie

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful Tim. They look great. Wood????

[Corey Hallagan]

Excellent Tim, that set is going to be a beauty!

Corey

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Good looking work, are you building the board too?

[Jim Becker]

Looks like it's going to be a wonderful set! I don't know if you're doing blacks, too, but if so, shoe polish is a nice way to ebonize those pieces...

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Nice work, Tim. They DO take a while, don't they.

Bruce

[Tim Beauregard]

Yes, they do take a while. But I have a while before they need to be done (late July).

And yes, I'm making the board too...flat land !!

The ones you're seeing are poplar. The darks will be cherry. Both trees came from my back yard. I'm sanding to 400 grit, then using some polish (can't remember the name) which has a grit in it. Then finish it off with a coat of Shellawax.

And I did two more pawns tonight, so that's 7 down and 25 to go.

Thanks for the looking and the comments and the compliments!!

Regards,
Tim B.

[Von Bickley]

Tim,
Great looking pieces.