Wooden Chess Board With Drawer Plans

This heirloom chess board was inspired by a james krenov design that ingeniously tackles the wood movement problems inherent in using two wood species.

Wooden chess board with drawer plans.

It is my first time doing any kind of wood turning but with little practice you can get it down pretty quickly. Use a t square to make sure the chess board is perfectly square. If you re a chess junkie as well as a woodworker you ll be smiling from the first cut through the last checkmate with this clever project. Use a tape measure to make sure the chess board is 17 1 8 in each direction.

Place the wood in the planer and make a trim cut. See more ideas about chess board chess domino. 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. Make a chess set and playing board with a storage drawer.

Some of the key features on this chess set are. Outside of spending time in the shop there s nothing better than a game of chess with a friend or a couple rounds of checkers with the grandkids. You ll love playing chess on this custom built board. The unique feature of this chessboard is its go anywhere design.

The uniquely designed chessboard top works with natural wood movement to keep the top stable. 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. 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. For my own board i went with 2 inches.

Now cut the groove around the edges of the chessboard for the splines that secure the board in the lid. And it s easy to do. Two built in drawers are perfect for hiding away your chess pieces. Trim all four edges to be sure they are smooth and flush.

Red oak and poplar used built i. On the table saw. You can certainly buy 1x2 boards and skip. 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.

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. Jan 26 2017 game board plans including chess boards checker boards and dominos. Turn the chess board over and continue to take trim cuts until the chess board is 3 4 thick.