Making Wooden Chess Sets: 15 One-of-a-Kind Projects for the Scroll Saw

Overview

Chess pieces and their boards are a thing of beauty that serious players often like to display around their home. The 15 one-of-a-kind designs in this book are sure to become conversation pieces, like the Berlin, with its vertical board that mounts to the wall. Other patterns in the book are inspired by the beautiful cities of Paris, San Francisco, and Venice. From classical to modern these chess sets will be cherished for years to come for their heirloom quality and high level of craftsmanship. The author's use ...

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Overview

Chess pieces and their boards are a thing of beauty that serious players often like to display around their home. The 15 one-of-a-kind designs in this book are sure to become conversation pieces, like the Berlin, with its vertical board that mounts to the wall. Other patterns in the book are inspired by the beautiful cities of Paris, San Francisco, and Venice. From classical to modern these chess sets will be cherished for years to come for their heirloom quality and high level of craftsmanship. The author's use of exotic woods, and interesting designs are sure to inspire woodworkers, chess players and scroll saw enthusiasts alike.

 

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781565234574
  • Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 12/1/2010
  • Pages: 136
  • Sales rank: 312,632
  • Product dimensions: 8.40 (w) x 10.90 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Meet the Author

Jim Kape has been working with wood since childhood. One of his chess sets took a First Place Blue Ribbon at the 2009 Excellence in Woodworking show sponsored by the Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers. Another of his set designs won a county and state fair award in Utah.

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction

*Getting Started

Section 2: Gallery of Design

*Classic Chess Set

*Neo Classic Chess Set

*Neo Classic II Chess Set

*King Henry VIII Chess Set

*Trojan Chess Set

*Peter the Great Chess Set

*Canterbury Chess Set

*Paris Chess Set

*Roman Glory Chess Set

*San Francisco Chess Set

*Venice Chess Set

Section 3: Projects

*Building the Classic Chess Set

*Building a Chessboard

*Simple Storage Box

*Box Joint Storage Box

*Travel Chess Set

*Vertical Chess Set

Appendix - Designs

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