Now cut the groove around the edges of the chessboard for the splines that secure the board in the lid.
Wooden chess board with drawer plans.
The uniquely designed chessboard top works with natural wood movement to keep the top stable.
Make a chess set and playing board with a storage drawer.
Red oak and poplar used built i.
Rip boards to 1 1 2 in.
It is my first time doing any kind of wood turning but with little practice you can get it down pretty quickly.
For my own board i went with 2 inches.
This can be done by making a couple of passes on your table saw with the blade set up to 1 4.
This chessboard gives you the best of both worlds a few interesting woodworking challenges and a great excuse to play a few matches when you re finished with the project.
Turn the chess board over and continue to take trim cuts until the chess board is 3 4 thick.
Trim all four edges to be sure they are smooth and flush.
This is a birthday gift i made for someone this year.
Then plane a light chamfer around the outside top surface of the board and sand in stages up to its final grit i go to 600 grit.
Two built in drawers are perfect for hiding away your chess pieces.
Use a t square to make sure the chess board is perfectly square.
Plan is a reprint from issue 48 of today s woodworker magazine.
You ll love playing chess on this custom built board.
See more ideas about chess board chess domino.
Some of the key features on this chess set are.
The unique feature of this chessboard is its go anywhere design.
Posted on october 27 2011 june 29 2018 author gina categories games tags chess chess boards chessboards do it yourself drawings free woodworking plans games projects post navigation previous previous post.
This heirloom chess board was inspired by a james krenov design that ingeniously tackles the wood movement problems inherent in using two wood species.
According to the world chess federation the dimensions of a chessboard square should be between 5 and 6 5 centimeters 2 to 2 5 inches.
Jan 26 2017 game board plans including chess boards checker boards and dominos.
On the table saw.
Use a tape measure to make sure the chess board is 17 1 8 in each direction.
Select the contrasting wood species you desire gather up some glue and a few other tools and materials and you re ready to start building.
And it s easy to do.
You can certainly buy 1x2 boards and skip.