Thread: Staunton Chess Set

so how long did it take to make the 7th pawn

Number 6 only took 45minutes. But!
I'm not happy and will need to turn a ninth!
So number 7 took longer about an hour, but very happy.

Big trade off at the moment between accuracy and time.

Originally Posted by Lumber Bunker

Number 6 only took 45minutes. But!
I'm not happy and will need to turn a ninth!
So number 7 took longer about an hour, but very happy.

Big trade off at the moment between accuracy and time.

Originally Posted by ian

My prediction is that with more practice, Steve will get the time per pawn down to less than 30mins

you still have to do the whites, so maybe a little early to adjust my prediction ?

eight pawns.jpg

Aha!
and then there was eight. (pardon the dust, and half finished finished)

not happy. going for nine, maybe ten yet!

This morning i filmed number nine. I'm uploading the videos to youtube, it's taking a while so post the links once they are done.

Videos are up...
maybe i should have edited, them...
They're a little long but i didn't edit noting out, so you get the whole (boring) experience.

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Nice to see you back, Steve. Still on the Coast?

Daunting project there, my friend, but one that will no doubt give great satisfaction once completed. Interested to see how you turn those knights on the lathe. Looks like you've lost a little weight, by the way. Maybe more than a little. Don't know whether you'd qualify for the heavyweights any more.

By the way again, nice job with the videos. Reminds me a little of the Wranglerstar guy on YouTube.

Wayne

Thanks Wayne, yep a little weight's gone from when we had the shop. Good days.
I'm enjoying the process, and I'm going to stop in at Trend on the way up to the coast tomorrow to see if they have anything suitable for the white pieces at the right price of course.

Is Peter Day still running specialty timbers at Toronto? Opening hours still the same...

Called in to Trend Timbers this afternoon and snapped up a piece of Rock Maple for the white pieces.
Looks good )
Will start them this week )

Just found this
Nice work love playing chess
I'm just going to sit and wait for your next move

Ok, just finished the finish.
after using the oil and stain to even out the colour, and having given them a day or two to dry.
I decided to use shellawax to coat them.
Sure glad I did.
love the finish now.

Look pretty much the same to me. Good work.

Started roughing down the Rock Maple. It's the first time i've used it in small project and talk about hard. It's smashed the edge on my rouging gouge. very dense after turning the walnut.
I'm on track to get through the white pawns this week still. I won't bore you with the same pics of the pawns but in white, but, will show the progress once they are complete.

Mate,
thoroughly enjoyed watching that set of videos, excellant work, i actually learnt a couple of tricks so cheers for that.
keep them coming please, thanks.

Originally Posted by Lumber Bunker

Videos are up...
maybe i should have edited, them...
They're a little long but i didn't edit noting out, so you get the whole (boring) experience.

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they look wicked with the polish on, )