Making A Chess Board - End-Grain Style
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- čas přidán 20. 02. 2017
- I made a chess board for a friend recently and decided to make a second one with the leftovers. Here is how I built a regulation sized end-grain chess board out of black walnut and ash.
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This is beautiful...endgrain has depth and your techniques are flawless...like using a glue that allows the wood to expend and contract. I wish I had known that before.
What happens if you dont? (Use wood expanding glue)
Great job. Like how you used the rabbeting bit to recess the board into the frame.
Lovely board, I like the end grain and the 3 D effect of it raised out of the frame.
FWIW the pieces were set up across the board, the bottom right hand square is white, H1
That’s a beautiful board.
Stunning man. Absolutely stunning.
This is beautiful. Thank you for posting this video, I enjoyed watching your work and more importantly your comments.
Absolutely marvelous! I bet your friend's dad loved it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Lol marble ous
Stunning!
Very nice job !!! I love its simplicity and overall gorgeous finish. Well done my friend . 👍
Love the finish
Very simple and beautiful, thanks
Love it! That looks fantastic!
That's a nice looking board. Have been trying to make a gift for a friend that has everything and you gave me a perfect idea. Thank you for sharing. GW
Thanks Guy, I'm glad I could help!
Great job!
Love the board
I like the final outcome
Beautiful job!
Muito lindo mesmo seu trabalho. Parabéns
FYI, set up the chess board with a white square in the right corner. You set it up sideways, and yes, it makes a big difference.
Good info. Someone already pointed that out to me. I don't play chess myself, so I never had a reason to know that before.
Not like you can't rotate the board 90 degrees or anything...
It is just a good tip in case he, or anyone watching, ever does another one with the alphanumeric grid references carved in.
"Light at bottom right". That's how I remember. I think I'll attempt this project myself, only with much worse results.
Humm, this is supposed to be a chessboard but it's not. Where are the coordinates, the letters and the alphabets? Not hating but it's an incomplete project. Nice job from a no chess player BTW.
Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful !!!
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
I would have liked to see some more of your glue up in real time though.
Started looking at chess stuff after watching Netflix's The Queen's Gambit. Top Job brother!
Looks great!
I'm just here to watch because I'm looking toake a chess board for my daughter. I haven't done anything with wood since shop class in high school. This is lovely work🌹
First time in your chanel. I loved it! I've learned about making this board. Congratulations and thank you for sharing your knowledge!
You're welcome, I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Awesome work!
Very nice, but now it needs a separate case to store the pieces in that matches it. I owe my daughter a chess board too, so another really handy video - thanks for taking the time to make it.
Thanks Matt! I'm sure your daughter will cherish a chess board made for her by her dad!
love that u can see the grain, u don't see that alot... since u have experience, would it be a good idea if I wanted to use a long metal wire, heat it up and use it to burn in and separate all the individual squares?
So are you saying you would just have one big board and use the wire burning method to make the grid pattern? I don't see any reason why that wouldn't work.
Beautiful board
Great work, currently working on a board for my granddaughter, great tips 👍
Beautiful well done
Love it man. Like all of your projects, it’s awesome.
Thanks Wesley!
Very well done work sir 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Beautiful.
Cool! Thank you!
looks great, really nice finish.
Thank you!
Love it, nice design!
Great work
Great video, Mark! The drum sander looks key. I really like the drill press branding tip.
Thanks Scott! I really like using that brand, it looks cool and is fun to use.
Can you please tell me how did you make the 'soft' rounding of the edges of the top surface of the chessboard? And also, what kind of varnish did you use for the surface?
Agreed, theirs an exquisite elegance to the glass pieces on the wood board, and I love the board itself although, maybe rounding off those edges on the boarder would have been a nice touch and also, if it was me, I would have put a little more craftsmanship into the legs, just to give it a more raised look. Man I gotta get me a wood router!!!!
nice....like the End-grain idea. didn't think of that. made a board before..you have nice machines/tools. I actually just went ahead and bought a couple boards from House of Staunton, clearance for like 50 bucks each...Can't make them for that. but would like to make a nice one some day...unique one...and this End Grain idea might be the way to go
I said "wow when i saw the thumbnail! I didn't think I'd like the glass on wood either but it's really amazing
Where did you get your brand because I've been wanting to get one custom but cant seem to find a good place
Great job man!!
Beautiful Work!!
Thank you Marty!
I think it looks great!
Great work! When I eventually get set up, that's my first project; a Chess board. I like your design!
Thanks!
I like it!!! good job.
Nice board how did you do your measurements for the rabbit to be so perfect?
Just curious. Was there a reason that you routed the recess into the frame after assembling? Why did you not route before assembly? I am newish to finer woodworking and looking for more tips and tricks.
Nice chess board and thanks for the video.
How did you measure the frame so that the rabbeted pieces fit together?
Great chess table. Do you have the dimensions of the table and the surrounding trim
Very cool. Nice job
I would say hold the high gloss lacker, I hate playing on shinny boards, very distracting - actually ignore me, board looks truly stunning...great job!!
Thanks Kaine! High-gloss might have been too much, but I wanted a thick coat of something to keep it protected. Satin might have been a better choice.
It looks stunning with the glass pieces on it though! You might be on to something on ease of use though. There is a balance (hence staunton style in general)
Very nice!
amazing work, using your design as reference to make one for my sister (newbie here). What is that glue you used? Can’t seem to find info on it. Is it some sort of silicone?
Can you tell me which glue you used for the corners?
Nice!
What flexable glue did u use??
beautiful
Bonito. Lástima que hayas colocado mal las piezas en el tablero. Juegas tú ajedrez??!
Very cool!! I'm making an end grain chess set right now
Awesome! I'd love to see how it turns out.
Gunflint Designs unfortunately I won't have a video on it but once it's done I'll have photos on my Instagram account @jtwoodworks
Very nice.
I would put polyurethane on it. And make it little more thick.
Endgrain has a tendency to twist and bow.
Anyway very nice video.
That is a very nice chessboard. I hope that you love doing woodwork.
Great video. Great chess board. Is there a way to buy a custom chess board like this from you?? Thanks.
I am curious, not sure if you mentioned it but how thick was the wood pieces and how wide were the strips? Trying to figure how how large each square should be so i can order some wood, walnut is so expensive now I have to order it online, kinda frustrating haha. Beautiful work my man!
Man, I've had the opposite experience with lacquer as far as Not being forgiving. Perhaps I should try brushing it. I always spray it, and I find any imperfections or uneven spraying shows up. Board looks great btw.
Nice work! Where can I get custom brands made? It's a really cool idea using the drill press, thanks for that.
Thanks Joe, glad I could help! I got my brand from www.brandingirons.com
I’ll just mention what Adrian did below. The lower right square is always white. You had the pieces set up incorrectly. Thanks.
Fantastic
Beautiful finish product, however an easy way to remember board setting is light on right. Not nitpicking just friendly advice.;-)
I had no idea there was a right way to do it, but hat makes sense. I’ve had several people point that out, but you’ve been the most polite about it!
Gunflint Designs cool man, yea some people get a little over zealous when the see even a minor mistake made by someone else. Thankyou for your reply
beautifullly made
Thank you Anne!
Coordinates makes it look a lot more elegant
in my opinion.
Great job on the board. Wish I had the skill and tools to do that. I have an old board that I made in high school that needs a new edge around it. Just don't have tools to get it done.
Thanks Tony! Have you looked to see if your area has a Maker Space somewhere? You could probably build a new edge easily and have every tool you can imagine at your fingertips.
Gunflint Designs thanks for the info. Nothing like that around here .
Nice video! I have a freind asking for a chess board for christmas, but I've never done one so this helped give me some ideas. Thanks :)
That`s a beautiful board and would be at home in any high end chess set, for that reason i think you should make a 4 inches king set of pieces to go with that.
Thanks!
sick. great video.
did you do any sanding/buffing after applying the 3rd coat of lacquer? Or did it just come out like that after? Really nice board!
Nope, the final coat is all natural.
Do you have a link for the glass pieces? I like the contrast
Those pieces came from a while chess set and board I had when I was a kid. Not sure where it actually came from.
Muy hermoso!! Cuánto mide y cuánto saldría uno en pesos mexicanos? Muchas gracias.
Seen bunch of these videos before I start to built a chess board for myself. Is it recommended to use the auto clear coat over the wood chess board?
I'm not sure what auto clear coat is? I used lacquer, which is easy to work with and dries pretty hard, so it should be durable enough to stand up to years of chess pieces sliding across it.
Really nice job of that, what kind of lacquer are you using, is it spirit based.
Thanks Paul! I was using Watco Clear Lacquer - I think I picked it up at my local ACE Hardware. I have had really good luck with it. It is Oil based
www.rustoleum.com/en/product-catalog/consumer-brands/watco/lacquer-clear-wood-finish
Love the wood,is that walnut?where did you buy that awesome wood..?been watching your videos,your spot on...
Thanks Damon! That is black walnut and ash. My family actually has a small tree farm so all of my lumber comes from trees that my Grandfathers planted. czcams.com/video/smBRsF9NTAI/video.html
Nice man
Did you go with 2" or 1.5" squares?
Hi What thickness did you end up with? the thickness doesn't have to match the square width does it?
I don't remember for sure, so I'll take some guesses. The frame is probably 5/8 thick, and the board is probably 1" or more. Since the board sits into the frame half-way, we are probably talking about 1 to 1-1/4 overall thickness.
Sharp looking chess board. What kind of glue was used to connect the playing surface to the base?
I don't remember... but it was some sort of elastic stuff, it doesn't dry hard, it dries more rubbery.
Nice job... love it. FYI... when setting up the pieces, each player should have their righthand rook on a white square. ie. Your board needs to be rotated 90 degrees. :)
Beautiful board! I was slightly annoyed that you set the chess board up wrong though. Black square is always on the left corner. Queen goes on her own color.
I'm a builder, not a chess player.
Yeah. I felt weird being bothered by that. I love the board and hate the fact I may have an OCD
@@GunflintDesigns Even if you aren't, it is your obligation as a good builder to know what you are going to build that actually works for the game.
@@GunflintDesigns what's the use of a wrong chess board one can't play on? Less excuses, more attention.
lol
Очень красиво!!!
will an end-grain board not collapse if the wood expands or or shrinks? or does it depend on the dryness of the wood as well as the wood species? I am going to build a board myself and am deciding if just to follow the grain.
You definitely want the wood to be dry. Technically, this style should be stronger because everything is glued edge grain to edge grain. If you go the other direction, you end up with lots of end grain to end grain joints, which isn't very strong.
Hi, where did you get your branding iron
brandingirons.com
This looks great! What kind of tung oil did you use? I'm a beginner at finishing wood, and thinking about trying this for my next project and I'd like it to look similar to this. Also, did you start with turning blanks? It's hard to tell in the video how big your squares are, but I'm guessing 2" or 1 3/4" ? Not having any luck finding local suppliers who carry walnut and ash blanks, so maybe you have a recommendation for an online supplier?
I believe I used Homer Formby's tung oil on that one. Each square is 2x2, for an overall playing surface of 16x16. I actually have a small hobby tree farm in my family, so I get all of my lumber straight from the tree. czcams.com/video/smBRsF9NTAI/video.html
I'm afraid I'm not a great source for information on where to get lumber.
Beautiful job
Only one thing, , , ,
Final shots,
White square to the players right -
Beautiful work 👍
After a couple years, how did the board hold up with wood movement? Thanks for making this, it was beautiful.
Also wondering about this!
Do you find a market for selling these?
Are end grain boards the most common and strongest?
Where did you get the branding done?
www.brandingirons.com
What are the dimensions of the board itself and the dimensions of the squares?