Chess pieces

[Boradryn]

Some of you may have seen these posted elsewhere here on the village, but I wanted to put them up here and brag a little. I'm currently working on a board for the Oak and Pine set. It's not coming out as well as I had hoped, but my son says the gaps and stains give it "character". I know a couple ways to improve for future boards, but it will take a while and I already had the materials on hand for this one.

[DWSUDEKUM]

Excellent work on those. Thanks for sharing them with us.

 

DW

[Oges]

You have done real well.

I have never had much luck with doing compound cuts on my scroll saw

[wombatie]

Compound cut and I do not like each other very much, so I take my hat off to you, well done.

 

Marg

[PawPawRay]

You did an excellent job, thanks for sharing.

[Kenda]

Excellent work

[mikesscrollsaw]

I always hated doing compound cuts, then I got my Excalibur scrollsaw and they all of a sudden just work.

 

Compound cut items are cool

And people seem amazed by them

[Boradryn]

Thank you all for your comments and encouragements. Compound scrolled pieces used to be one of the greatest mysteries in my life, until I read an article. Now, I've ALMOST lost interest in any other scrolling. (Not quite, but almost.) The next great mystery to tackle, (not yet, but when I'm ready), will be intarsia, or inlay, or marquetry. I haven't decided, yet, but it appears to me that they are all somewhat related.

[Boradryn]

I just finished the first board a couple days ago. I was starting to make the checkers to go with it when my table saw quit on me entirely. Now the rest will have to wait till I can either repair or replace it.

[Oges]

Nice work on the board

[Boradryn]

Nice work on the board

Thanks. It was easy compared to the pieces.

[longrifle]

Those chess pieces and the boards are awesome. I made some box handles from

a pattern in a book. I was amazed at how they came out. Thankfully there was

some good instructions with the pattern. Be careful when you start doing inlays.

They are soooo addictive..lol

Rick

[Boradryn]

Thank you a lot. I have a friend, (more like a brother than my own brothers), who would LOVE that clock. He's a big fan of Dodge trucks. Won't have any other make, even though I offered to give him mine. Can't wait to get my new table saw and get back to work.

[Oges]

Nice work on the clock Rick

[longrifle]

Thanks for the compliments. I enjoy doing compound cuts and inlays. They are more

intense and sometimes i just make more fodder for the burn barrel. My hat's off to

you on that chess set. I have the pattern but have only made one piece. Your work

is really good.

Rick

[Boradryn]

Thank you Rick. After seeing your work, that comes as a great compliment. I'll keep improving as I keep making them, I'm sure. Looking now at a couple books of patterns for more sets. And of course need to make boards with storage boxes to keep the set together.