This beautifully conceived and executed chess set was made using vintage Russian Nixie tubes. The tubes are illuminated without visible wires; they glow when at rest on the gameboard surface....
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday June 28th, 2012 1:00 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Electronics | 3 Comments
Say hello to Thing #19733 from Joseph Larson of Provo, UT, aka Thingiverse user cymon. It's his entry in the just-closed TinkerCAD Chess Set Design Challenge. You can browse all...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday April 2nd, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Fun & Games | 5 Comments
I like this new project from former Instructables artist-in-residence Jayefuu for a lot of reasons, but firstly, probably, because I've been down the same road. I've wanted a giant chess...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday March 27th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Home | 2 Comments
DeviantArtist "Joker-laugh" built this amazing AVM chess set which has recently been wowing the geek blogosphere. He doesn't say much about the making of the pieces, but on the creation...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Sunday January 8th, 2012 8:30 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Craft, Fun & Games | 3 Comments
Appeared in the comments on a post at EVERYDAYNODAYSOFF, which features a heavily stylized shell-casing set from Etsy seller OldeWorldCC. I think the queens are .50 BMG rounds, the kings...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday May 4th, 2011 1:00 PM
Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games, Machining | 36 Comments
Imagine building a chess set 12′ on a side, with each piece its own robot. Oh yeah, and make it all out of Lego. Team Hassenplug’s Monster Chess packs 100,000...
Posted by John Baichtal | Saturday June 12th, 2010 4:56 AM
Categories: Fun & Games | 1 Comment
We had a great talk with Chris, who was minding the store at the time. I asked about handmade chess sets, and when Chris showed us this wonderful Nuts and...
Posted by Brian Jepson | Saturday December 19th, 2009 3:15 PM
Categories: Fun & Games | 1 Comment
Linda and John Meyers built this beautiful chess set using typography, a scroll saw and boxes (in the form of a old type-holding tray).
Posted by Matt Mets | Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 1:06 PM
Categories: General | 2 Comments
Lego builder Brandon Griffith created this fantastic chess set out of Lego elements.
Posted by John Baichtal | Friday September 4th, 2009 11:50 AM
Categories: Fun & Games | 1 Comment
The tradition of improvising a chess set from whatever’s on hand is probably as venerable as chess itself. Chess culture is chock-full of sets put together from odds and ends...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday June 30th, 2009 5:44 PM
Categories: Craft, Energy, Fun & Games | 1 Comment
Not sure how it is to play on this board, but it sure looks cool. Paul Fryer – Chess Set for Telsa
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Sunday June 28th, 2009 9:34 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Fun & Games | 1 Comment
Via Ecofriend: Old and broken down auto parts are nothing more than trash for some, but for people like Armando RamÃrez they are no less than treasure. The artist transforms...
Posted by Luke Iseman | Saturday December 20th, 2008 7:50 AM
Categories: Fun & Games | 6 Comments
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