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  1. 26th December 2006, 04:01 PM #1
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    Default my first project - chessboard

    hi all

    just wanted to share some photos of my first project! The board is made of recycled jarrah decking which had a few hundred layers of mission brown paint, silicone and astro turf stuck to it and some tas oak from bunnnies. i used my triton workcentre (xmas present recieved a couple of weeks early) to machine up all the pieces and finished it with 2 coats of danish oil. Overall really happy with the finish but the mitre cuts and glue up was a big learning curve as the joins around the edges weren't completley up to scratch. it will only make my next project better.
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  3. 26th December 2006, 04:07 PM #2
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    Nice board. Now you need to carve the peices and you can even have a game....

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  4. 26th December 2006, 04:46 PM #3
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    Cheers doughboy

    i have to admit im cheating on the pieces for now (one thing at a time) i ordered some rosewood staunton pieces that should look nice

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    Very Nice Chessboard!! - It looks like it needs the cheese platter next to it, some glasses of wine.....

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    Pretty darned good for a first project CB. Thumbs up for recycling the jarrah too.

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    Looks kike a pretty good effort Colbaby . Did you laminate the legs for the base too
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    no i didn't laminate the legs too, sorry for the lack of info. I have just attached the board (temporarily) to a small table i had.

    btw cheers for the feedback everyone
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    Carbatec have a chess set, solid brass, you just turn the bit in the middle between the base and the top that identifies the piece.
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    Nice job Col good to see the use of the re cycled timber

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