Chess

W275- Sapele, Black Walnut, and Ebony Game Table
March 22, 2019

The clients who commissioned this table wanted a game table with multiple playing surfaces. There are two inserts that fit inside the frame: one has a chessboard with a backgammon…
Sapele, Lacewood, and Veneer Tilt-Top Chess Table
April 16, 2018

For McKee, this tilt-top chess table encompassed a lot of woodworking lessons. After shaping the legs and the turned center column from sapele, he started on the top. He created…
Chess Set
October 14, 2014

It started off with lessons in parquetry at my woodworking club which then led me to turning the chess men and making a box to house the chess men
deluxe chess set
April 29, 2013

HI THERE , THIS IS MY HANDMADE DELUXE CHESS SET , MADE BY MYSELF , 248 INDEPENDENT PIECES .
A Chess Set For My Daughter
August 17, 2012

Last year, on the evening of December 23rd, my youngest daughter asked me for a chessboad for her Christmas present. I was able to bang out a very basic chessboard…
Chess Board and Pieces
January 1, 2012

Walnut and maple chess board I built for my son for Christmas.
Moated Chess Table™
September 26, 2011

Introducing the third in the Moated Chess Table™ series. The pieces are 2 1/4 inches square, the king is 5 5/8 inches tall, the biggest so far. There is a…
A Chessboard Made Easy
April 7, 2011

At some point in your woodworking life, you’ll probably make a chessboard. The classic parquet pattern adds fun and function to an ordinary table. And a chessboard on its own…
UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Making Wooden Chess Sets by Jim Kape
November 21, 2010

See who won a copy of Making Wooden Chess Sets
3-way chess board
January 23, 2010

My lunatic brother decided to ask me to make him a 3-way chess board along with 3 sets of chess pieces. No easy task for someone with little to no…

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