Thread: Giant Chess Set

lol isn't ebony a lil expensive? but if someone else is paying i would do it too

How did TURNED chess pieces end up in carving? Please have more respect for the dying...

Originally Posted by Frank&Earnest

How did TURNED chess pieces end up in carving? Please have more respect for the dying...

We need a sculpture to do the knights.

Although I suspect a sculptor would do a better job...

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Although I suspect a sculptor would do a better job...

Well don't have me on your team at the spelling bee.

If you want me to pay 480 dollars for the design and labor, I'll likely be having these made out of the finest wood available. How awesome would they be? How much would a cruder model be? Would you even make a cruder model or is that an insult because you only make art pieces and I shouldn't question your price...

I make art websites, so maybe make a deal for labor.

What would be the finest wood in your opinion?

For a one-off set, that's realistic pricing. Like anything, mass-production reduces costs. Mass-production also reduces quality as it involves short-cuts, such as copy-machines which don't give details as crisp as hand turning.

It's not so much about creating art, as how do you value your time? For pieces that size there's more than 40 hours labour. I'd imagine that a production turner, such as , could finish more quickly... but somehow I can't see him as being any cheaper.

We're in Australia, after all. Not China.

(And don't forget that our $Aussie < $US)

A very basic turned/carved king 600mm tall... would have to worth a couple hundred to be viable as a 1 off product and that would be in common pine.
You wouldn't want to make it from heavy aussie hardwood either, unless your going to play wearing steel cap boots!(could only imagine what a full set would weigh...)

and so far have not found a set for sale that is similar to the one my friend has. I will have to go and take a picture to upload. I did however find many weird types of chess ranging from 3 - 6 players and having all different shapes of boards. I will post a pic of the chess set that I am imagining and you can tell me what you think..