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Chessboard for the family
Apr 10, 2019
I recently completed this chessboard to replace another one I made years ago. Over the years, my woodworking skills have improved and there were a few things on the original one that I just didn’t like.
I designed this using naturally contrasting woods — mahogany and maple — for the main board and oak for the sides. I added a few details like simple corner miter inlays and banding. Now when I play chess with my daughters, I can enjoy the game and only see my chess blunders, not my earlier woodworking ones.
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The chessboard showing the hinges and some of the fine details.
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Ready to play! The chessboard is opened (and has an early Queen's Gambit opening).
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Opened up, there's plenty of space for storing the pieces. If I was a backgammon player, I might have inlaid a board on this side.
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Gallery photo of chessboard.
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