Cherry "team" done. 2 poplar knights remain.

[Tim Beauregard]

http://treebeau.blogspot.com/2006/05/cherry-team-done.html

Thanks for looking. For some reason I can't upload photos to this site.

Regards,
Tim B.

[Jim Becker]

Tim, I really like how you did the multi-axis turning for the knights. Very effective!

[Don Baer]

Very good Tim. I like it.

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Nice looking set, Tim! Just a thought---did you get the idea for the offset turning of the knights' necks from the ShopSmith website?

[Tim Beauregard]

Howdy. Correct. None of this is my own original idea. And their pieces look a whole heck of a lot better than mine.

Here is a link: http://www.shopsmithhandson.com/archives/nov_dec00/html/money_maker.htm

Regards,
Tim B.

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Thanks---I thought that knight looked familiar. I remember my father making these something like 25 years ago... I think he used maple and padauk. I don't believe he made more than like two or three sets, one of which was a gift for my uncle.

Gadzooks, I can't wait to get the money together for my lathe---I'm thinking about doing chess pieces as well, and am considering larger diameter pieces. I was wondering how I was going to make a chessboard without any real flatwork equipment other than a handsaw and miter box, but then I realized that I can most likely get some good veneers that would make for some interesting possibilites for alternate boards.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Very cool Tim. Nice job.

Ernie

[Corey Hallagan]

Man that is really something to be proud of Tim, beautiful!

Corey