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Thread: Completed chess set!
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21st March 2013, 12:09 AM #1
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Completed chess set!
I have been using this website to get some inspiration and some good info over the last several months since i started wood turning.
I began as I wanted to make myself a chess set and bought a lathe and tried to self teach myself. Since then ive turned several bowls, a couple of segmented bowls, a pepper grinder and a chess set.
Its a great website and good info that people are always trying to help out new people.
Anyway, here is my chess set that I thought would take a couple of weekend but ended up taking 6 months (much time was trying to find more of the right wood).
Its dark and light maple with maple board.
Some sketches before the work
board about to be glued
a knight takes shape
various other pieces
starting to get finished
adding weight into the pieces
finished set
knights, took 1.5 hours to carve each!
It was fun, wood turning is definately a nice hobby and I may post up the segmented bowl im working on when its done!
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21st March 2013, 04:43 AM #2
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That is very impressive! You put a lot of love into that set. It'll become an heirloom.
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21st March 2013, 06:06 AM #3
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The ball-bearing base weight is a clever idea.
Love the WiP, thanks for posting.Dragonfly
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21st March 2013, 06:35 AM #4
never can have too much wood
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not a bearing its a sinkeras i can see the hole in it
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21st March 2013, 06:36 AM #5
never can have too much wood
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wow amazing work i cant rember when last time i seen a real turned set of chess pieces on the forum or anywhere actually
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21st March 2013, 06:57 AM #6
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Originally Posted by dr4g0nfly
Ah, yeah. Darn. I thought it was a bearing, too, and was wondering it it'd work to hold the pieces in-place on a large travel board. Originally Posted by mkypenturner
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21st March 2013, 08:28 AM #7
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I've seen chess pieces turn in brass & aluminum on a CNC lathe but WOW they didn't look as beautiful as you set.....Very Well Done Indeed....
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21st March 2013, 09:41 AM #8
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I am in agreeance with Trent, you have made an heirloom Very nice indeed.
Just do it!
Kind regards Rod
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21st March 2013, 10:40 AM #9
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A brave thing to do first up and a brilliant result!!!
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21st March 2013, 06:44 PM #10
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Great effort with a beautiful result
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21st March 2013, 07:26 PM #11
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hi ndp,
very nice set you have made,did you make each piece individually or
4 or 5 at a time??? I was asked to make a set months ago and have managed
1 pawn so far
,i just don't have the patience or the time
i suppose ,
very well done
cheers smiife
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21st March 2013, 07:36 PM #12
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Way back when I first joined a turning club, one of the first group projects was a chess set.
As there weren't enough members for one piece each, every-one was asked which two pieces they wanted to do and identical templates were handed out. After a month or two when pieces were due in, some of us had to put our hands up to turn a few more.
The end result? A horrible mish-mash. It's amazing how liberal some people can be, even when given full plans with dimensions and templates. It was auctioned off and some generous person took the monstrosity home.
Me? I'm cured of chess sets. But that doesn't mean I can't admire someone who has the persistence to make something as gorgeous as yours... well done!
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21st March 2013, 08:21 PM #13
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Great work
Well done
You have progressed well in advance of me for sure. I have never even thought of doing anything like that.
That will be a treasured family set for sure.
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21st March 2013, 09:07 PM #14
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well done nice set I made a boad yrs ago but havent made the pieces this may just have inspired me to have a go
Ian
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21st March 2013, 09:14 PM #15
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thankyou all for the kind words, I am really happy with the result!!
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