Wooden Chess Board With Drawer Plans

You ll love playing chess on this custom built board.

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. Use a tape measure to make sure the chess board is 17 1 8 in each direction. Turn the chess board over and continue to take trim cuts until the chess board is 3 4 thick. Make a chess set and playing board with a storage drawer.

For my own board i went with 2 inches. 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. 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. Plan is a reprint from issue 48 of today s woodworker magazine.

It is my first time doing any kind of wood turning but with little practice you can get it down pretty quickly. You can certainly buy 1x2 boards and skip. The unique feature of this chessboard is its go anywhere design. Use a t square to make sure the chess board is perfectly square.

This can be done by making a couple of passes on your table saw with the blade set up to 1 4. Rip boards to 1 1 2 in. Trim all four edges to be sure they are smooth and flush. On the table saw.

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

And it s easy to do. Red oak and poplar used built i. 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 heirloom chess board was inspired by a james krenov design that ingeniously tackles the wood movement problems inherent in using two wood species. The uniquely designed chessboard top works with natural wood movement to keep the top stable. 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. Some of the key features on this chess set are.