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I always thought building one of these would be neat. The idea is to be able to play a casual game of chess. Since it hangs on the wall, the game can take days or even weeks.
I used wenge (dark) and anigre (light) veneer for the checkerboard design. Each square is 1.5” x 3”. They are veneered to ½” plywood. After scraping the glue, the rabbets for the acrylic shelves was cut on a radial arm saw. I painted the rabbets black, attached it to the frame and glued in the acrylic shelves.
I gave the chessboard to a chess-playing friend. He had never seen anything like it and loved it.
-- Jeff, North Carolina
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CFrye
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#1 posted 11-05-2014 02:58 AM
This is beautiful and unique! An ever changing piece of wall art. Is there a place to store captured pieces? Thanks for sharing.
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#2 posted 11-05-2014 03:19 AM
What’s the extra piece of wood on the edge of the black pawns’ shelf?
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blackcherry
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#3 posted 11-05-2014 03:22 AM
Jeff this is oh so cool, thanks for posting…BC
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#4 posted 11-05-2014 03:30 AM
Very nicely done. I really like the idea of this board hanging on the wall and just making a move as you pass by in morning. It’s a really neat idea and you did it very well.
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#5 posted 11-05-2014 03:49 AM
Very cool. Never seen that before. It looks like a good idea to me.
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#6 posted 11-05-2014 04:23 AM
Nicely done. Wife’s been after me to make one of these.
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TheWoodenOyster
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#7 posted 11-05-2014 12:50 PM
Really great idea. Good execution too
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jeff_wenz
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#8 posted 11-05-2014 01:13 PM
Great question! The captured pieces are stored on the top of the frame. I selected a moulding that had a flat top profile.
-- Jeff, North Carolina
jeff_wenz
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#9 posted 11-05-2014 01:18 PM
What you are seeing is a game marker. It says “last move”. If a game is not played at one sitting, this allows the players (maybe between a couple, coworkers, etc.) to walk by the board and quickly know who made the last move. there is also another game marker piece labeled “check”.
-- Jeff, North Carolina
jeff_wenz
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#10 posted 11-05-2014 01:21 PM
They say imitation is the best form of flattery. This idea is not mine. I first saw it by Straight Up Chess. I bought my chess pieces from Steve and asked him to include the marker set (“last move” and “check”).
(2 minute) video of the game in action.
-- Jeff, North Carolina
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#11 posted 11-05-2014 03:00 PM
NEAT!!!!
JayT
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#12 posted 11-05-2014 03:09 PM
Very cool and well done!
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#13 posted 11-05-2014 04:03 PM
That’s a new one on me, but I really like it!
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Matt Stauffer
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#14 posted 11-05-2014 06:30 PM
Jeff, you may be interested in this bench from Lee Valley. It seems like it would be perfect for things like this.
http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=71736&cat=1,41637!https://s3.amazonaws.com/vs-lumberjocks.com/nekwqdl.jpg!
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jeff_wenz
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#15 posted 11-05-2014 06:34 PM
haha! That is great.
-- Jeff, North Carolina
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