Making Wooden Chess Sets

15 One-of-a-Kind Projects for the Scroll Saw

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Chess pieces and their boards are a thing of beauty that serious players often like to display around their home. The 15 one of a kind designs in this book are sure to become conversation pieces. The use of exotic woods and interesting designs will inspire woodworkers, chess players and scroll saw enthusiasts alike. Chess pieces and their boards are a thing of beauty that serious players often like to display around their home. The 15 one of a kind designs in this book are sure to become conversation pieces, like the Berlin, with its vertical board that mounts to the wall. Other patterns in the book are inspired by the beautiful cities of Paris, San Francisco and Venice. From classical to modern these chess sets will be cherished for years to come for their heirloom quality and high level of craftsmanship. The author's use of exotic woods and interesting designs are sure to inspire woodworkers, chess players and scroll saw enthusiasts alike.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-12-01
Mått:216 x 279 x 9 mm
Vikt:566 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:136
Förlag:Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN:9781565234574

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Mer om författaren

Jim Kape has been working with wood since childhood. One of his chess sets took a First Place Blue Ribbon at the 2009 Excellence in Woodworking show sponsored by the Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers. Another of his set designs won a county and state fair award in Utah.

Recensioner i media

Checkmate! Here is a book fit for kings, queens and knights and a book not to be pawned. I, with my sick humor could not work a rook into my diatribe. In any event, this is a fantastic and inspiring book for all woodworkers. In a word, unique! This is perhaps the best way of describing the contents of this book. Author Kape has a great imagination and it is well projected in this fabulous book. There are, as the cover suggests, 15 one-of-a-kind projects for the scroll saw. There is a classic and two neo-classic sets that are close to traditional but certainly unique as cut with the scrollsaw. There is also a set reminiscent of the Knights of the Round Table, a classic Greek set, a Czarist set and an Olde English set. Add these to the architectural collection like Paris, Canterbury, Venice, Rome and San Francisco and you have a fully rounded out chess set collection that is to die for. Now, if you were counting you will realize that the list is short by four. These are made up by the author's plans for a chess board, a travelling chess board, a storage box and a vertical wall mounted chess set. Kape provides the sawyer with full plans and scale drawings for all of the above as well as a full list of materials. As an avid chess player and/or a scroll sawyer you will really appreciate this book.

Innehållsförteckning

Section 1: Introduction *Getting Started Section 2: Gallery of Design *Classic Chess Set *Neo Classic Chess Set *Neo Classic II Chess Set *King Henry VIII Chess Set *Trojan Chess Set *Peter the Great Chess Set *Canterbury Chess Set *Paris Chess Set *Roman Glory Chess Set *San Francisco Chess Set *Venice Chess Set Section 3: Projects *Building the Classic Chess Set *Building a Chessboard *Simple Storage Box *Box Joint Storage Box *Travel Chess Set *Vertical Chess Set Appendix - Designs