Woodbox 23

chess piece progress

Originally uploaded by sablebadger

I was able to sneak some time to get down to the garage tonight. The baby was sleeping, and my mother was here to help my wife with the baby for a bit, so I got a chance to turn a few pieces.

I made a second rook, not quite the exact scaling as the other one, but I’m not worried too much about it. Same look.

And the Bishops I turned two of these in the shape I was going for. I still have to come up with some kind of design for the Knights though, they are being a design nightmare for me. I have some concepts for the King, and a couple ideas for the Queen in mind. I’ll get some wood on the lathe and turn it round a bit to see if I like them.

The Wood is White Oak, and the Source is Recycled. I found this great plank of white oak, with some streaking all through it that gives the pieces a lot of character.

So left to go is:

- 2x Knights
- 1x King
- 1x Queen
- true up all bottoms
- weight pieces (I’m going to insert some metal rod where the mandrel went)
- felt the bottoms

Then I need to make some decisions on the opposing side. I could make it in another wood, or use more the white oak, and dye/stain the wood. Also, do I do the same style pieces or a totally different style?

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