Popular Post Jaguarguy Posted November 23, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) It's been a little while since I posted my Halloween lanterns. Here are some pics of the chess set I've been working on. The chess pieces were done on the scroll saw. They are black walnut and mango. The board is black walnut and ambrosia maple. I still have to do clean-up and then finishing. Plan is to finish them using tung oil (unless some one has a better idea). Edited November 23, 2022 by Jaguarguy Dan, Blaughn, danny and 18 others 19 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 That is looking great. Never saw mango. danny, Jaguarguy and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) Great set... One project I hope to do yet before I meet the big scroller in the sky... I want to try to scroll the light pieces with artifical Ivory. Not sure that is what it is called. I use to turn in,, not sure how it will scroll. Edited November 23, 2022 by Scrappile Jaguarguy and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaguarguy Posted November 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Dave Monk said: That is looking great. Never saw mango. Here's what the mango looks like finished with 4 coats of tung oil. I bought it at Woodcrafters. danny, barb.j.enders, Phantom Scroller and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie E Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Beautiful!! Like Paul, I'd love to do one some day. OCtoolguy and Jaguarguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 7 hours ago, Jaguarguy said: Here's what the mango looks like finished with 4 coats of tung oil. I bought it at Woodcrafters. Very good lookin. OCtoolguy and Jaguarguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 awesome job Jaguarguy and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaughn Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Beautiful! A lot of work behind that chess set! OCtoolguy and Jaguarguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 Perfect! Beautiful wood Jaguarguy and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 Wow! Fantastic! OCtoolguy and Jaguarguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaguarguy Posted November 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) Here is the first chess set I started last month - I'm still working on finishing it but getting close. The light colored wood is spalted ash that I found at Home Depot - it was a 6' tree spike that I paid $2 for. The dark set is mahogany. The board is cherry mixed with some figured pallet board wood (not sure what it is). The finish is tung oil. The frame is ambrosia maple. Edited November 25, 2022 by Jaguarguy GusGustin, Dak0ta52, Scrappile and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTOMILE Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 Great work ! Love the look of the finish ! OCtoolguy and Jaguarguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 Very nice! I also have a chess set on my list of to do. OCtoolguy and Jaguarguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted November 26, 2022 Report Share Posted November 26, 2022 Awesome work. Time well spent. Marg OCtoolguy and Jaguarguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinydirt Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 It looks great. How much time did it take to make all the pieces? Are they weighted? How much blade did you used up in the process? What kind of blades did you used? It looks like that the bases of all the figures are the same size. Are they? Sorry for all the question, I'm new to this. OCtoolguy and Jaguarguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaguarguy Posted November 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Shinydirt said: It looks great. How much time did it take to make all the pieces? Are they weighted? How much blade did you used up in the process? What kind of blades did you used? It looks like that the bases of all the figures are the same size. Are they? Sorry for all the question, I'm new to this. Thanks! Here's some answers to your Questions: Each piece averaged about 40 minutes to cut. I made a simple little jig to cut them (I'll see if I can find the plan). Sanding the large ones is TBD I did not weight them - though weighting looked easy enough. Drill hole in bottom and fill with something like buckshot. For the large ones I cut 2 pieces per blade because the blanks I used were 1.5" for large ones and 1" for small pieces. You can use the "discarded" blades for small stock afterwards. The blades I used were Flying Dutchman #7 Polar blades (.047w - .017t - 14 tpi). They were purchased from "The Wooden Teddy Bear" The bases were the same size for all pieces in the respective set. The pattern came from the book "Making Wooden Chess Sets" by Jim Kape. I picked up a brand new copy for under $20 from thrift book.com. I'm fairly new as well - about a year of woodworking. Good Luck! Edited November 28, 2022 by Jaguarguy OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 I love what you have done. Beautiful work. I would love to try one but I can't seem to cut anything square on 4 sides with regularity. I have a fairly well-tuned Dewalt jobsite saw but I'm always off by a tiny bit. Can you offer any advice on how you make all those squares for the boards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaguarguy Posted November 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) 46 minutes ago, OCtoolguy said: I love what you have done. Beautiful work. I would love to try one but I can't seem to cut anything square on 4 sides with regularity. I have a fairly well-tuned Dewalt jobsite saw but I'm always off by a tiny bit. Can you offer any advice on how you make all those squares for the boards? You cut four strips of each wood into 2"x 16" strips. I ran them through my drum sander on end to get the all the same size. You glue the strips using alternating colors. After 24 hours, you cut 2" strips across the alternating strips so you have new strips that are now light, dark, light, dark. Flip every other strip upside down, reglue and you'll have basic chess board. Here's a video that covers the basics Edited November 28, 2022 by Jaguarguy Scrappile and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaguarguy Posted November 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Shinydirt said: It looks great. How much time did it take to make all the pieces? Are they weighted? How much blade did you used up in the process? What kind of blades did you used? It looks like that the bases of all the figures are the same size. Are they? Sorry for all the question, I'm new to this. Here's the link to one jig from Steve Good. LINK CORRECTED!!! http://www.stevedgood.com/3djig.pdf Here's a couple of pics of the one I built - one extra screw in it supposed to hold the wood better. Edited November 28, 2022 by Jaguarguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 Thanks for that info. As usual, I was looking at it from the standpoint of doing it the hard way. Maybe that's my problem. I do everything the hard way. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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