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The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls => Handcrafting Other Items, Pens, Bowls, Forms => Topic started by: Joe Short on December 31, 2014, 09:27:50 AM

Title: Chess Set
Post by: Joe Short on December 31, 2014, 09:27:50 AM

Made this for a Christmas gift, it was finally opened thus I am now "allowed" to share. Board is Wenge and Curly Maple. Pieces are Bubinga and Boxwood...
(http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w610/shortz1lla/20141226_152739-resized-640_zps7efuugoj.jpg) (http://s1332.photobucket.com/user/shortz1lla/media/20141226_152739-resized-640_zps7efuugoj.jpg.html)
My wife set the "Black" King up in the wrong location... not to worry, no games were played incorrectly in the making of the set.
(http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w610/shortz1lla/20141226_151026-resized-640_zps9i7hga73.jpg) (http://s1332.photobucket.com/user/shortz1lla/media/20141226_151026-resized-640_zps9i7hga73.jpg.html)

(http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w610/shortz1lla/20141226_151000-1-resized-640_zpsuawyeite.jpg) (http://s1332.photobucket.com/user/shortz1lla/media/20141226_151000-1-resized-640_zpsuawyeite.jpg.html)
Knight roughed out, prior to final shaping and sanding:
(http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w610/shortz1lla/20141224_173722-resized-640_zpshsoe8tgv.jpg) (http://s1332.photobucket.com/user/shortz1lla/media/20141224_173722-resized-640_zpshsoe8tgv.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Chess Set
Post by: James Strickland on December 31, 2014, 09:46:42 AM

Great job.  Looks great!

Title: Re: Chess Set
Post by: HaMeR on December 31, 2014, 03:46:23 PM

SWEET!! That is incredible Joe!!  :up1:  I would never attempt to make those pieces either!!  :nono:

Title: Re: Chess Set
Post by: Joe Short on January 01, 2015, 07:03:01 PM

Thanks for the kind words, gents.

Title: Re: Chess Set
Post by: Henry H on January 01, 2015, 08:24:47 PM

Very cool, Joe!  And beautiful work!

Title: Re: Chess Set
Post by: VECtor Calls on January 01, 2015, 10:09:40 PM

Dang man!  That is over the top!  Who was the lucky recipient to you?  Relative/friend/customer?

Will you readily do it again?

Title: Re: Chess Set
Post by: Joe Short on January 02, 2015, 01:04:31 PM

Vince, it was commissioned by my brother-in-law's girlfriend for him. He seemed quite pleased in the video (got it in MD, I live in NC). I would gladly do another board for the right amount of monetary reward... the pieces would increase the necessary monetary gain exponentially. It was not a pleasant affair.

Title: Re: Chess Set
Post by: David @ Mad Duck Game Calls on January 02, 2015, 01:06:35 PM

That's beautiful! I would like one in African Blackwood and Elephant Ivory.....  :hysterical:

Title: Re: Chess Set
Post by: VECtor Calls on January 02, 2015, 01:13:23 PM

Quote from: Joe Short on January 02, 2015, 01:04:31 PM

Vince, it was commissioned by my brother-in-law's girlfriend for him. He seemed quite pleased in the video (got it in MD, I live in NC). I would gladly do another board for the right amount of monetary reward... the pieces would increase the necessary monetary gain exponentially. It was not a pleasant affair.

Hahaha!  Sounds like quite the adventure!  I bet that will become a family heirloom. I can't imagine how many hours you have in the whole project.