Wooden Chess Board With Drawer Plans

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.

Wooden chess board with drawer plans.

Now cut the groove around the edges of the chessboard for the splines that secure the board in the lid. 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. Jan 26 2017 game board plans including chess boards checker boards and dominos. 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.

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. On the table saw. Trim all four edges to be sure they are smooth and flush.

Plan is a reprint from issue 48 of today s woodworker magazine. 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. See more ideas about chess board chess domino. This is a birthday gift i made for someone this year.

Use a t square to make sure the chess board is perfectly square. Rip boards to 1 1 2 in. Turn the chess board over and continue to take trim cuts until the chess board is 3 4 thick. Place the wood in the planer and make a trim cut.

For my own board i went with 2 inches. 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.

It is my first time doing any kind of wood turning but with little practice you can get it down pretty quickly. 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. 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. Two built in drawers are perfect for hiding away your chess pieces.

And it s easy to do. This heirloom chess board was inspired by a james krenov design that ingeniously tackles the wood movement problems inherent in using two wood species. You ll love playing chess on this custom built board. Some of the key features on this chess set are.