More Chesspieces and A Business Card Holder - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

azbison · 02-18-2008, 08:57 PM

Here are the latest. I worked on finishing and got three more pieces cut over the weekend. Between errands and the saw breaking down, it's going to take me a year to cut all the pieces. I put a new Delta QuickClamp-II on my saw and it lasted all of 10 minutes before it broke and sent pieces all over the garage!!!

Anyway, here are my kings, knights, and a business card holder made out of spalted maple. The Rook is designed after the Canterbury castle ruin in england and is made from canarywood.

azbison · 02-18-2008, 08:59 PM

here are some more pics

stevebuk · 02-18-2008, 09:04 PM

that is some wicked compound cutting, the chess set will look awesome, and i like the card holder too..

Andy · 02-18-2008, 09:59 PM

Good stuff! I love the choice of wood you've selected for the chess pieces ... the card holder is awesome too.

Andy

Tor · 02-19-2008, 12:08 AM

Very nice work, all of it. Nice wood choices as well.

Tor

f250 · 03-06-2008, 05:00 PM

Sweet, that is going to be one fine piece when you get it finished. I'm looking forward to seeing a picture of the finished product.

Mike Crosa · 03-06-2008, 06:11 PM

Really nice. The spalted maple clock business holder is beautiful. Question. Is that dust on the chess pieces or what?

azbison · 03-06-2008, 06:53 PM

Yes that is dust. That was my first experiment with Danish oil and I soaked them each for about 30 min. This is a day after so there is some drying that has taken place. Since that time I've dunked them again and they also have gotten two coats of Polyurethane.

Barefoot1 · 03-06-2008, 11:22 PM

Nice cutting Jim! I have finished the mahogany set of your Notre Dame pattern and am really liking the way they are coming out. I have to mill the walnut for the other set, maybe tomorrow if I can get some time between meetings. Obviously I have not done any finish work on them yet, I will do both at the same time. And no, I know nothing about chess and I know they are not in the right order, they are just sitting around waiting on being finished!!

mahogany1.jpg

azbison · 03-07-2008, 01:18 AM

Those look fantastic. The rook and the pawn I had not even cut yet. The Rook looks even better than I thought it would. You have done a masterful job cutting them and I look forward to the finish.

Way to go!!!

02-18-2008, 08:57 PM	#1
azbison Jr. Sawdust Taster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 508	More Chesspieces and A Business Card Holder Here are the latest. I worked on finishing and got three more pieces cut over the weekend. Between errands and the saw breaking down, it's going to take me a year to cut all the pieces. I put a new Delta QuickClamp-II on my saw and it lasted all of 10 minutes before it broke and sent pieces all over the garage!!! Anyway, here are my kings, knights, and a business card holder made out of spalted maple. The Rook is designed after the Canterbury castle ruin in england and is made from canarywood. Last edited by azbison; 01-08-2009 at 11:26 PM.

02-18-2008, 08:59 PM	#2
azbison Jr. Sawdust Taster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 508	more pics here are some more pics Last edited by azbison; 01-08-2009 at 11:26 PM.

02-18-2008, 09:04 PM	#3
stevebuk Wanabe scrollsawer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nottm Posts: 588	that is some wicked compound cutting, the chess set will look awesome, and i like the card holder too.. __________________ http://www.cabincraft.co.uk

02-18-2008, 09:59 PM	#4
Andy Pattern Person Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,022	Good stuff! I love the choice of wood you've selected for the chess pieces ... the card holder is awesome too. Andy __________________ Shoot for the moon. If you miss you'll be headed for a star! www.80artdesigns.com

02-19-2008, 12:08 AM	#5
Tor Mad Marqueteur Join Date: May 2007 Location: The "Green Side" in Hawaii Posts: 1,411	Very nice work, all of it. Nice wood choices as well. Tor __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. - Thomas Jefferson Garden Island Marqueteur http://www.fineartmarquetry.com

03-06-2008, 05:00 PM	#6
f250 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 1,762	Sweet, that is going to be one fine piece when you get it finished. I'm looking forward to seeing a picture of the finished product. __________________ Hawk G4 http://www.scrollsawer.com/gallery/s...00/ppuser/4243

03-06-2008, 06:11 PM	#7
Mike Crosa Land Locked Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 1,721	Really nice. The spalted maple clock business holder is beautiful. Question. Is that dust on the chess pieces or what? __________________ Mike C. Hawk G4

03-06-2008, 06:53 PM	#8
azbison Jr. Sawdust Taster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 508	Yes that is dust. That was my first experiment with Danish oil and I soaked them each for about 30 min. This is a day after so there is some drying that has taken place. Since that time I've dunked them again and they also have gotten two coats of Polyurethane. __________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jim DW788 My scrollin' blog The worst day scrollin' is better than the best day o' workin'

03-06-2008, 11:22 PM	#9
Barefoot1 Wood Mauler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Jordan Utah Posts: 805	Nice cutting Jim! I have finished the mahogany set of your Notre Dame pattern and am really liking the way they are coming out. I have to mill the walnut for the other set, maybe tomorrow if I can get some time between meetings. Obviously I have not done any finish work on them yet, I will do both at the same time. And no, I know nothing about chess and I know they are not in the right order, they are just sitting around waiting on being finished!! mahogany1.jpg __________________ Thomas The Barefoot Scroller ~ Thomas@barefootwoodworks.com www.barefootwoodworks.com

03-07-2008, 01:18 AM	#10
azbison Jr. Sawdust Taster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 508	Those look fantastic. The rook and the pawn I had not even cut yet. The Rook looks even better than I thought it would. You have done a masterful job cutting them and I look forward to the finish. Way to go!!! __________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jim DW788 My scrollin' blog The worst day scrollin' is better than the best day o' workin'

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