HOW TO - Build a chess board and MASSIVE DIY chess roundup

Chess089
Alex writes in...

This tutorial will show you how to build an heirloom-quality, all-wood chess or checkers board with just a few small pieces of lumber. This is a great project for using up some small, otherwise unusable pieces of wood you may have laying around your shop. It's very easy to build even with woodworking hobbyist tools, and it doesn't consume a lot of expensive wood. The method described here will result in a handsome board with perfectly aligned squares, a sophisticated (but simple) inlay, and a polished finish.

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Posted by: Jetlag on May 2, 2007 at 7:08 AM

Don't forget BNC Chess!

http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/chess/


Posted by: amp2003 on May 2, 2007 at 12:36 PM

...paper...chess....link..not....working.... *gasp*


Posted by: fyberbob on May 2, 2007 at 6:40 PM

Paper chess at http://www.icebergbouwplaten.nl/models/schaak.pdf


Posted by: amp2003 on May 3, 2007 at 11:38 AM

you rock


Posted by: jim hutchinson on January 14, 2010 at 10:38 AM

help

hi, can anyone tell me where i can buy a chess teacher set for my gransons birthday
many thanks
jim


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