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My daughter decided she wanted to learn to play chess out of the blue. I have a couple if collectable chess set, but not ideal for playing with (hard to tell which pieces are which). So I through this together. Made of cherry and thermally treated oak. The inspiration for the pieces designs came from several different sets I was able to pull up on a google search.

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That will make a lot more interest in the game, for her, knowing her dad made the set.

That's why we have shops, for opportunities just like this…far out…

Good design on that, looks good…
 

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Nicely done, and great for the kids, more if which that need to get back to some of the simpler times, way before video games..
 

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Nice set! When you said cherry and thermally treated oak, is that the pieces? What about the board? What is the black in the board?

What a fun project. She will treasure this!
 

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The black pieces and black board squares are thermally treated oak
 

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Very nice set and even better that your daughter will be playing chess with you. Pardon my asking, what is thermally treated oak and why are you using it?
 

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Thermally treated oak is almost black once it is finished. I had a piece lying around and it made a good contrast to the cherry.
 

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Nice set, I like it.
Not all chess pieces have to be turned on a lathe.. ;)
Wish I could play a game.
 

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You did a great job. I think it's a great idea. Right in the favorite box.
 

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I love the minimalist look of the pieces. Awesome set!
 

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I like how it turned out, but now I'm rolling around the idea of turning 32 pieces on the lathe. Maybe I'll wait and see how much we play this one
 

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Lathe work is fun, but multiple pieces to match would be hard without a duplicator, maybe. It would build the skills though. Think the knights would be the difficult ones, maybe use the off-set for most of it, then hand carve the rest.
 
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