In Part 1, we discussed the preparation of the Hard White Maple and Black Walnut Chess set turning blanks and the roughing out and finishing of a Pawn. 

In Part 2, we will discuss the design parameters I chose when designing each Chess Set piece.

My main objective was to keep some conventional top designs.  We have all seen some pretty wild iterations of Chess pieces designs. The Pawn; Rook; and Bishop are pretty much like wht's found in most Chess sets.

The Knight has a rather unique top (horse head) design that I talk about in detail in Part 3. The Queen and King are a little different, and I think a little prettier.

The body of each Chess piece are either "S" curve undulations or a concave form mixed with the "S" curves. The larger pieces also have a thin "pan" (whatI call it) under the heads. The bases for all of the Chess set pieces have a round base of different diameters, depending on which Chess set piece.

Part 3 will contain deatils about each piece design along with supporting images.  The Rook and Knight will be the most interesting.  The Knight reuires a band saw, and the Rook reqires a simple jig.  Both will be shown in Part 3.

Larry

Gorgeous pieces, Larry! Looking forward to seeing how you made each one.

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time Traveler and Purveyor of the Universe's Finest Custom Rolling Pins!

I like em, are we going to drill out the center bottom of these to give them some weight? I love playing chess with heavy pieces, makes one feel powerful! Also you can knock your opponent out by whacking em in the head if you lose.

The pieces are quite stunning Larry, you did a wonderful job on them. Thanks for sharing the adventure here.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker