wattcoffee
11th July 2009, 09:59 PM
Hello!
I am in year 10 and I am designing a Chessboard for my major project. I have a couple of wood questions.
I want to use Silver Ash and (New Guinea) Rosewood, but was wondering if rosewood is dark enough, and how do they go on a lathe.
I have a list of woods to choose from:
Dark
Makore
Sapele Mahogany
Plantation Mahogany
Merabu
Rosewood
White
Hoop Pine
Silver Ash
I want to know which types would be best for a chess board (colour wise and is it easy to work with on a lathe?)
I also hear you cannot use estapol on rosewood have you got some other finishes that can be used?
I also need to know how to make all the pieces as identical as possible.
I am in year 10 and I am designing a Chessboard for my major project. I have a couple of wood questions.
I want to use Silver Ash and (New Guinea) Rosewood, but was wondering if rosewood is dark enough, and how do they go on a lathe.
I have a list of woods to choose from:
Dark
Makore
Sapele Mahogany
Plantation Mahogany
Merabu
Rosewood
White
Hoop Pine
Silver Ash
I want to know which types would be best for a chess board (colour wise and is it easy to work with on a lathe?)
I also hear you cannot use estapol on rosewood have you got some other finishes that can be used?
I also need to know how to make all the pieces as identical as possible.