A while back I had built a mid-century modern chess set to play with my son. This time around I completed the chessboard.
After thinking about it for a while, I realized that the best way to make the board was to simply create a walnut and maple cutting board. Buy gluing up strips of maple and walnut I was able to cut strips off of that and reassemble them into the classic chessboard pattern.
After some edge cleanup, I sanded all the way to 320 grid and then applied 2 coats of Tung oil!
Checkout the Chess Pieces here: • Mid Century Modern DIY...
~ Sizing ~
In terms of sizing I went with a thickness that just felt right to me, I did, however, research the square size and learned that the chess pieces needed to be 75-80% of the surface so working backward I ended up with squares that were 30mm meaning that my chess pieces were around 20mm.
~ Board Setup ~
On a correct setup board, the square in the lower right-hand corner is always white, making the queen's position from white's perspective (on her own color) fourth from the left. I was unaware of this while I set up the shots but was pointed out to me in a Reddit post.
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I think I had the board upside down :)
This was really fun and actually a very simple project to make.
One thing I wish that I had added is a border around the board. I knew that I wanted a bevel but my table saw can’t cut deep enough to get the results that I want.
Don’t forget to check out part 1 where I build an entire Mid Century Modern Chess Set
• Mid Century Modern DIY...
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Tools Used:
Thickness Planer
Table Saw
80 Tooth crosscut blade
Sand Paper
Tung oil
Rotring 800 Pencil
Square
Ruler
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:25 Dimensioning Lumber
1:52 Glue Up
4:07 Cutting Segments
4:40 Gluing up the board
7:18 Board Cleanup
8:22 Sanding
8:58 Applying Finish
10:30 Completed 😀
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