cHeSS board

I am continuing catching up with the birthdays. This time is my son Fernando, born on January 29th. So only 3 months behind!!. From now on I think I will start giving vouchers for wooden gifts.

This time I used walnut and maple for the board. No table, nor drawers or box for the time being. I just gave him a voucher for the next birthday.

Squares are 2", and inlays are cedar and guatambu (tiny small squares) Finished with sealer, and then air brushed lacquer.

Chessmen are Staunton Classic - 4.0 inch King. Sorry, no time left for turning and carving horses, )

One of the works I hate the most is starting from rough lumber and preparing it.



After ripping I did include a small banding between each stripe, as so



then proceed for the first glue up, with some Flintstones kind of cauling.



Once glued, I made some other glue ups to obtain stripes that will be inserted sideways



Hope following 2 photos be self explanatory.

The toughest part was to make the white stripes exactly the 2" side of each square





After the first crosscutting, I was anxious to check whether the measurements were OK. Glad they were.



To avoid any kind of trouble, I started gluing up the bandings one by one.



Once dried, then glued each stripe with its banding, one by one, to a 5mm (0.2") plywood base.



Then all is matter of tying the wood hardly, so it will not escape away.



Keeping together the miters is another story.

Before gluing the frame, I pass through the 18" drum sander the board. A piece of cake. (I should have made the drum 22" wide. )



Cleaned up the sides inlays.



Then, preparing for finishing. This is the second work I hate as well.



After finished and tidying the shop mess, I took some photos



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