WIP Competition Entry "Chess Table" FINISHED

[Chems]

That looks super LN, I don't play chess but If I saw that in a shop I'd buy it!

 

[neilc]

LN it looks fantastic, outstanding workmanship.
Neil

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Fitting the top

With a long phillips screwdriver going right through the drawer cabinet I'm marking the top where to drill pilot holes.

Applying the finish

Top attached and first coat of danish oil applied.

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Taken outside just to show the true colours

The finish of one coat of cellulose sanding sealer cut back with 0000 wirewool, Then two coats of danish oil both cut back with wire wool, lastly a thick coat of paste wax (Black Bison) applied with wire wool then buffed off with a clean cotton cloth.

With the Drawer Open

Check Mate
The Last Picture

 

[Imperial]

How does the drawer open, push to open? perhaps this is mentioned earlier? Otherwise a lovely piece of workmanship, it may be easier for somebody else to do the chessboard part with veneer, if they fancy having a go at copying your project :wink:

 

[Boz62]

Thankyou LN, I've really enjoyed watching this come together and, as usual, I've learned a lot. A truly lovely piece of work .

Boz

 

[Lord Nibbo]

How does the drawer open, push to open?

I have bought some very small bronze knobs to fit but I'm undecided whether to fit them and as the drawer is right through it's no problem just to push the drawer whichever way.

 

[Lord Nibbo]

A lovely piece of workmanship, it may be easier for somebody else to do the chessboard part with veneer, if they fancy having a go at copying your project :wink:

I think the method I used is easier than doing veneer, I did think about using a veneer especially because of the cross grain situation, and because of that I kept the checqured area as thin as posible it was less than 1/4" before it was totally glued to the mdf.

 

[devonwoody]

My compliments in addition to above remarks, perhaps one day we can pop down and have a game on your table.
(I would have to read up on opening gambits again etc.)

 

[OPJ]

Very well done indeed, it looks flawless. Makes me feel like it's not even worth me starting my competition entry, having seen this now!! ...I think I know where my vote may be going! :wink:

 

[stevep]

in a word : stunning.

 

[Ironballs]

Beautifully made and finished

 

[big soft moose]

very nice LN - one point , i had envisioned that you would have had a little compartmented drawer to take the pieces - any reason why you decided against that ?

 

[Escudo]

Well done Nibs, excellent.

So glad you remembered to put the white square in the bottom right corner (in relation to the draw).

Cheers, Tony.

 

[Chems]

Those finished pictures should come with a sound clip of someone hitting a high soprano note.

Super!

 

[Harbo]

Very nice and excellent workmanship - glad I did not enter!

Rod

 

[Lord Nibbo]

I had envisioned that you would have had a little compartmented drawer to take the pieces - any reason why you decided against that ?

I still might do that by adding a lightly made frame inside the drawer, a bit like a noughts and crosses grid.

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Very well done indeed, it looks flawless. Makes me feel like it's not even worth me starting my competition entry,

I think there are quite a few including yourself who rather than post a WIP thread are going to mind blow us with the high standard of their finished entries, lets just say there are a lot of dark horses out there. :wink:

Having seen this now!! ...I think I know where my vote may be going!

:shock: Is it not down to the judges, who have to keep quiet :lol:

I'm sure your table entry will be a worthy contender you little dark horse you.... :lol: :lol:

 

[woodbloke]

Is it not down to the judges, who have to keep quiet :lol:

Yes...no voting, judges decide - Rob

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Addendum to the chess table drawer

So I decided on making a divider for all the chess pieces.
Here in this pic I've knocked up a jig to use a 6mm cutter to slot all the wood, the wood is all 6mm thick.

All the pieces cut and ready for a dry assembly.

How it looks assembled dry.

Fitted in the drawer still unglued it was obvious that it need not be as deep.

So I ripped 1/2" off the depth, here still unglued I'm trying it out for size.

The grid in this pic is glued up but not glued to the drawer, however the little blocks you can see in this are glued to the drawer, these are to hold all the chess pieces level.
Next step is to remove the grid and flock the base of the drawer.

For those who are unaware of flock here is a box I made some time ago using flock to line it. In this pic the box was still unfinished.