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Just a quick update in case anyone stumbles across this thread in the future - we finished all the pieces using the method I described earlier, and both the ash and rosewood sets of chessmen turned out great. The Liberon wax gave each piece a really deep shine and glass-like appearance. I will...

Thank you for the quick reply :) I will definitely give the heat gun a go. I've been taking pictures throughout the build, and after the weekend I hope to upload them to an online album in some meaningful order! Everything's all over the place at the moment :s Chris

Hi all, thanks very much for taking the time to read this. I am furiously working away to finish a set of chess pieces and a board in time for a friend's birthday this coming Friday. The pieces are made from Indonesian rosewood and ash, and they are all pretty much at the stage where they need...