Popular Post GPscroller Posted September 5, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) A few months ago our local Windsor Plywood did a custom job out of two inch aromatic cedar. The scraps ended up in the bargain bin for $3.00/lb, too good a deal to pass up. Played chess when I was younger and had always liked the pattern for chess pieces that Sue Mey has. So decided to give it a whirl. Got some cut and showed them to a friend and he ordered a set out of walnut and aspen. Finished his and then did my light players out of some more of my scrap material (really nice grain soft wood). The first pic is of Kings and Queens of each kind of wood. Walnut on the left, then aspen, aromatic red cedar and then the mystery wood. The second pic is of my friend's set with a display case I threw together for his birthday this month. Third pic is of some the cedar pieces to show the colouring I love. Jeff Edited September 5, 2018 by GPscroller Typo Scrolling Steve, Phantom Scroller, Sam777 and 12 others 13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Excellent pick up on the wood Jeff. The mystery wood looks terrific. You did a beautiful set for your friend, well done. Marg GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Those look great thanks for sharing GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Very nicely done. Those came out great. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 very nice GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidAlien Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Not much of a chess player, myself (always wondered were the trebuchets and main battle tanks were...why close with the enemy when you can pick them off from a distance without putting down your cup o' coffee?)....but I've always appreciated the craftsmanship that goes into a nice chess set. Been thinking about making one of my own, now that I've pretty much finished up my current obsessi....er...project. Well done! GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) That is a great chess set. You have really done a proud job. Like you I am not much of a player, but I love chess sets. I have been collecting patterns for a long time, maybe someday I will actually cut one! Edited September 5, 2018 by Scrappile GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 I Love Chess.Just don't have anyone to play with.Awesome job. GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry B Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Jeff, Nice job. In the end how thick were the pieces when you cut them? I started a thread here a week back when trying to cut some word art from 1.25" maple and found my Dewalt 788 blade was way out of square at the top of the stroke (but square at the bottom) after install the Pegas blade clamps. I'm curious what saw you used and how much out of square your blade is from top to bottom of stroke. Thanks Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfold Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Beautifully done. GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted September 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 4 hours ago, Larry B said: Jeff, Nice job. In the end how thick were the pieces when you cut them? I started a thread here a week back when trying to cut some word art from 1.25" maple and found my Dewalt 788 blade was way out of square at the top of the stroke (but square at the bottom) after install the Pegas blade clamps. I'm curious what saw you used and how much out of square your blade is from top to bottom of stroke. Thanks Larry I used my 21" Excalibur and Sawbird #3 ultra reverse blades. The wood was 1 1/2 X 1 1/2 blocks. I remember your thread about your cutting coning out. I tried larger blades to cut the blocks but found the #3's worked the best, just had to change them frequently. One blade per piece was the average for the harder woods. This kept the vertical cuts fairly straight. Hope this helps. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 9 hours ago, lawson56 said: I Love Chess.Just don't have anyone to play with.Awesome job. You can always play on-line at Chess.com. It's free. I play once or twice a week that way. People from all over the globe. lawson56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 Great work, thanks for sharing. GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebur9362 Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Oh my god, it´s incredible!! I´ve been some time thinking about how to make a chess set, and really love the design. Great job, you nailed it!! GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Now here's a great looking set! GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneG Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 that is fabulous! I would not have thought aromatic western red cedar would work well for this but you proved that was wrong. GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiridos Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Excellent job. Where can i find the pattern? GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Very nice Jeff. A great set. GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted September 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 4 hours ago, spiridos said: Excellent job. Where can i find the pattern? From Sue Mey (scrollsawartist.com). Someday I will learn how to add a link lol. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Jeff, just copy the address and paste it in your post' https://www.scrollsawartist.com/chess-set-with-compound-cut-3d-chess-pieces.html GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pellow Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 They look very good! Like you, I particularly like the colour of the aromatic cedar. I have some scraps somewhere of that stuff and will check to see if any of my scraps have similar colour patterns. GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Those came out beautiful, great work, should be proud of them all. Thanks for showing them to us. jim GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Nice looking pieces. Well cut and finishes.... CHECK MATE Dick heppnerguy GPscroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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