How would you make this chess board? This is my answer to that question...
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2021
- When a friend of mine approached me about making this for him, he was actually asking me "How would you make this chess board?" What would make it a unique chess board? How would you think through it? How would you integrate epoxy into it? This video is my answer. This video shows how I made this epoxy chess board.
The three main materials are walnut, maple and epoxy. It was incredibly fun making this. Sit back, relax and enjoy the video. 
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One of the most beautiful vides on the internet. I can only hope to be this skilled of a craftsman one day.
I'm overwhelmed by your comment. Thank you!
@Juarez Belém Sorry, unfortunately I can't.
Oh man. Your work, your machinery, talent. Just the best ever.
Ive been struggling placing fillets between the cross cuts but now I can cut them in. Brilliant.
Glad I could help!
Absolutely beautiful work. Well done.
Next on my build list!
Thanks!
Beautiful board! Only thing though is that I would have tried to avoid the lines of joined boards in the middle of squares in the final product. But even with that, it's still absolutely gorgeous.
Agreed, thanks for commenting!
I think it gives the chess board more character. The design and timber is spot on.
WOW, amazing detail and skill in making this, thanks for sharing the video.
Glad you liked it!
From one woodworker to another, beautiful board Brother 🥃 I love the little 45 you did on the handles. Those little details are what take a project from good to great. Excellent touch (and a creative way to get it done as well)
Thanks Robert! Thanks for noticing all the details that I sweated over. Cheers!
Amazing work. Very inspired to try this design out. Subscribed for more 🤙
Thank you!
Really, really NICE! Simple but elegant and the epoxy really sets it off. Great job!!
Thank you!
Charlie
NIce build I made a board pretty much the same way but I used glo in the dark mika for the inlay, pretty neat when playing it on the porch at night.
What a great idea! I would love to see pictures of that.
Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much!
That was really a great presentation, and your craftsmanship is outstanding. I enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks!!
Wow, very clean! Nice work!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Everything. The music, the cool unspoken tips, and, of course, the piece all make this one of the most appealing wood working videos I've ever seen
Thank you! So kind...
@@BrokenThornDesigns If I may suggest one thing would be to experiment with keeping audio normal speed when playback speed increases. Idk if it would sound weird, but maybe itd be more pleasing than the high pitched sound of the tools when sped up? subbed btw
Beautiful work!
Thanks!
Professionalism at its finest... Wonderful video. Liked & Subbed
Very kind words
Stunning board, nice accenting of the epoxy without it taking over the aesthetic 🙂💯
Glad you like it! Thanks for commenting!
Beautiful craftsmanship and a gorgeous board.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful, love the design.
Thank you! Cheers!
WOW, totally stunning. the maple and walnut will always go well together for contrast but the use of resin was stunning. Such a high level of skill involved and how quickly the video went watching you work. I have subscribed, thanks for sharing. Jim in Liverpool
Thank you so much Jim. Your comment is very encouraging. Cheers.
@@BrokenThornDesigns Are you still working? I noticed your last video was a year ago. Jim
@@jimpike3489 Yes, this channel is my side hustle and my job has been very busy this last year. I have a couple more videos that are in the works.
Muy hermoso. No había visto un trabajo de este tipo con tanta perfección. Felicidades.
Thank you so much!
Very inspiring. Awesome job 👍🏽
Thanks for commenting! Thanks for the encouragement.
Most elaborate clamping setup I have ever seen!!
Thanks! I'm not sure that I'm going to keep using it because I have a more streamlined and simple setup that I want to make soon. At least it's more simple and streamlined in my head...
Nice board dude , well impressed with your top clamp system on your Sash clamps thanks bud 😁😁🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thanks, that clamping system is a prototype. It works ok but I have an idea for a better system that I will implement soon. Thanks for commenting!
Worthy of a king! Beautiful work.
Wow, thanks!
Well done! What a nice design 😀
Thank you so much
Hermosamente único 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Well done! That pearl pigment epoxy was a nice choice!
Thanks!
Loved that piano jazz (first music), may I ask who and what song is it? Beautiful woodwork.
Sorry it took so long to get this info to you: Sad Smooth Piano Jazz Background Music by Volodymyr Piddubnyk. Cheers!!
I would have found a way to dado in an Led strip that projects from underneath to the epoxy strips. Always handy to have a plunge/hand router in the shop if not a router table. I also don't know why people keep going straight from an orbital to their finish coat. All to often an orbital sander will leave micro swirls that can show up unless sanded out by hand using a sanding block.
The LED strip is a great idea, thanks for commenting.
This is a beautiful piece of art. Your video thumbnail doesn't do it justice!
I most likely missed it, did you say what the name of the finish you used is?
Rubio Monocoat pure
New subscriber. Awesome work!
Thanks for subbing
Simply beautiful. This is out-f***ing-standing.
LOL, thanks!
Nice work - looks great :) Question though about wood movement. Most people who put frames around the chessboards need to leave a gap to allow for movement of the squares. You a recess but it's filled with resin. Will there be any issue with the board warping or even cracking over time? Some people use thin strips and glue it to plywood for stability but yours are thick pieces which will almost certainly move a little. Since this video was from over a year ago have you observed any issues yet? Asking because I'm wanting to make one myself and I hate the idea of having a gap between the squares and frame.
Thanks for commenting. Here in the Midwest part of the US, we experience huge shifts in humidity and temperature depending on the season. There has been no noticeable wood movement on this in over a year. I fully understand you not wanting gaps or cracking, good luck!
@@BrokenThornDesigns i was curious about the same thing 🙂
I built 2 and realised there might be an issue 😬
Thank you for sharing!
"How would you make this chess board?" (First part of the title to this video). I'd like to say I'd make it much like yours... but I'd be lying! I have nowhere near your skills, and only about half the tools, so... That's one stunning piece of work-- just gorgeous! I enjoyed every nanosecond of that video!
Thank you so much for your kind words!
Hi from Australia.
Loved the video and chessboard. My next project/video is going to be a chessboard.
Have subscribed and will be watching more of your videos.
Regards James
One Handed Maker
Thanks James! Australia! I love Nick Pedulla from Sydney. He is such an inspiration to the craft. Look me up on insta, and send pics of your chess board
I just subbed to your channel, love the floating table top
Totally agree, Nick's work and videos are amazing. Hope to drop and say hello to him one day.
really enjoyed watching this build. 👍 having attempted my first few live edge resin clocks recently, I fully appreciate the time and effort gone into building this.👏👏
Would have been interesting to see what it would have looked like if you did a jet black resin between the squares, before then adding the borders and having just the white pearl resin on the borders.
NOT a criticism, just thinking out loud. Bravo again!
That's a great idea, having a contrast color, nice!
magnifique, du très bon travail et soigné
Effing amazing!
Thanks!
I injoyed every moment of your performance ❤
Thank you!
As all who have seen your video...very impressive...vary beautiful. A question about the epoxy: It appears you used the "Pearl" epoxy for all grooves, yet those around the squares appear dark while the boarder is pearlescent. Are those around the playing squares picking up the color from the walnut and it's just a difference in width of the "troughs?"
Good eye! I think it's the size of the "troughs" that is making the color difference. The pearl pigment that I used is granular and needs light to bring out the pearlescence. Those troughs seem to block the light. I've thought about using a liquid dye to mitigate some of the color variance, but I would probably lose some of the pearlescence without the powdered pigment. Thanks for commenting and asking about this.
Very nice work
Thank you! Cheers!
Love this. Can you tell me the dimensions of the individual pieces you started with?
I started with boards that I laminated and then cut into 2 1/4" squares. Then, as I milled and glued them, I cut them to a final dimension of 2x2" squares.
I am making one right now using Wenge and some nice figured Maple, it's looking great so far and I appreciate the amount of work that you put into yours. I think after all that work I might be a little reluctant to route out those handles (I'd be afraid the router would slip and ruin my masterpiece) do you think those handles were necessary especially after beveling the bottom outer edge like you did? also what did you use at the end for a finish, was that just a finishing wax (that you buffed out)?
great job by the way, one of the best looking chessboards I've seen so far on the tube!
Yes, the routed handles were a high risk. If I were to do it again, I would use my Pantorouter with a diy template to route them out, it is much safer from catastrophic slipping. So if I were you I would take that (router mishaps) into account. I used Rubio Monocoat pure for the finish. It's a food safe hard wax/oil combo. I love it. It's similar to Odie's oil or Osmo. I hope your chessboard turns out well, send me a link if you make a video or take pix. I would love to see it. Thanks for commenting!
@@BrokenThornDesigns thanks for the reply, I doubt if I'll video it not really into that but if it turns out well (fingers crossed) I'll definitely take pictures and post them somewhere, when that happens I'll for sure send you the link. Keep up the good work!
This is really amazing work. I'm curious how much a project like this would cost, because I would consider commissioning a piece like this if I had a ballpark estimate. In any case, really beautiful craftsmanship.
Feel free to hit me up directly on my business email on my channel, I can give you a ballpark. But... I'm swamped with projects for the next 8 months or so, it's very busy for me because this is a side hustle for me. Thanks for the comment!
If you have to ask, you just don't know!
Such a nice chess board.
Great job , I couldn't have done it so well .
The only thing I wish you would have done differently is at time 15:34 the light and dark squares are not one piece of wood, they are pieced.
Thanks! I agree, one piece of wood would have been even better. I couldn't find any 12/4 maple and walnut to rip into 2" squares so I had to laminate multiple pieces together to get to 2". Thanks for watching.
can you make me one, I love this. The way you made it was absoluy fantastic
Thank you very much! If you are inquiring about making one, feel free to email me, in the "about" information. Cheers!
Todo espectacular, la música me encanta.
Thanks!
Can you please tell me, have you checked how maple wood works with walnut in terms of thermal expansion coefficients? What is the risk that these types of wood are not friendly with each other, resulting in cracking, swelling, or splitting? Also, what if I wanted to make the board wood-block end to top to make the wood structure more fancy - would gluing them be any different?
Ah... wood movement and expansion: Jonathan Katz-Moses (search him on RUclips) has a video on wood movement from both heat and humidity. He also has printable resources that can actually predict wood movement. It's a great resource for what you are inquiring about. As far as maple and walnut being glued up in tandem, woodworkers make cutting boards with this combination all the time without issues. When I made this board, I made it edge grain on top. I'm not sure what you mean by "wood-block end to top", but if you mean end-grain showing on top, than yes, that would be a very viable option. Gluing would be no different, you would just need to keep the end-grain oriented the way that is most desirable to you. Hope that helps, good luck.
@@BrokenThornDesigns that helps a lot, thank you, and happy new year!
@@BrokenThornDesigns Oh, BTW, I actually meant end-grain on top, just didn't know how it's called in English. So, since your board was made edge end, could you tell me what was the thickness (edge size) of the wood planks that you used?
@@petr3788 I had to glue the wood planks together to make planks that were thicker than 2" and then I cut them to a little larger than 2" square so that each square that you see on the board is 2" x 2" after final cutting on the table saw.
Only thing I would have done differently is to use a natural white marble inlay around the border and brass or possibly Ebony inlay around the squares. Im okay with using epoxy for curved and complex inlays, but linear inlays I always prefer to use the natural materials. Personal preference. Fabulous craftsmanship though!
Brass, ebony or white marble are all excellent ideas! I'll keep that in mind, thanks for commenting.
That's one big ass, beautiful chess board. You could use pepper grinders for pawns. Did you make custom oversized pieces to go with it?
I haven't made any chess pieces yet, but if I do, I'll video the process. Thanks!
Your attention to detail and finesse is brilliant, but how does this design account for wood movement? It looks to me the bordered pieces with grain perpendicular to the rest of the board will likely split along the glue line over time.
Some people have asked about wood movement previously as well. It has not split anywhere as of yet and it has been over three years with multiple season changes happening. But, it is a good question to ask. I think that the movement is so small that it has not affecting the outer border. Thanks for commenting.
@@BrokenThornDesigns Awesome, great to know for the future. Thanks for the update :)
Beautiful work bud. How many board feet of material did you go through? Work at a mill/shop and this looks like a fun project
Thanks! A little under 12 board feet. The walnut was already milled into 2x2 blanks, but the maple had more cutoffs and waste. I would love to see your project when it's done.
@@BrokenThornDesigns I'm going to be using scraps so it will be a little more effort, but next to free. I especially like the epoxy grid and then the thicker lines in the border. Probably round over the top, and do the hand holes with a router, idk. Just an experiment. I was looking for something, so thanks again
@@michaels775 Good Luck with your build. I think it can still turn out really good with scraps. I hope that this build gives you a lot of ideas for yours.
That is a beautiful chess board.
Thanks so much!
I'd love to see it with pieces on. I've just bought a board with 63mm squares, obviously made to a price - but I hope this gets used a lot. Next problem I have is how to store it so that it doesn't get light damage. I don't want to hide it away. Super job.
The friend that asked me to make this has also requested a table or cart for it so he can display it and play it on it. I have lots of ideas concerning that table / cart... I'm the same as you, I don't want it to get damaged or hidden away.
A very beautiful board indeed! Can you say the width of the edges? They look less than 2 inches. I was wondering if they are the same width as the squares. Thanks
They are less than 2", I think 1.5" if I recall correctly. Thanks for asking
Very elegant
Thanks Cam!
Bravo!!!
Thanks!
@@BrokenThornDesigns You bet. You're an artist!
Interesting. There are many "end grain" chessboard videos, but this is the first I've seen of an edge grain one. I guess you stuck the end grains together. Now that Patrick Sullivan has conclusively demonstrated that end grain glue joints are as strong as edge grain, it is open season on innovative designs :) Thank you.
Wow, I'm actually super impressed that you noticed that detail. This board won't be under water (at least I hope not) and the wood was acclimated for a long time (3+ years) so I weighed the risk and reward.
Well done sir.
Thank you!
Nice work
But why gluing the two woods in two boards just to cut them again?
The squares are 2.25" square and the boards that I had to work with were not that thick, so I glued them up and then cut them to the right size squares.
beautiful chess board. The only thing is with all of the hard and precise work you put in there are orbital scratch marks in the edges 15:03. Most people wouldn't notice or say anything, but I just thought you put such a lot of effort into it just a little more and and it would be faultless given the material you had to work with.
Thank you for commenting. You have a next-level eye for detail!! Will you come to stand next to me when I'm working? :) Thanks for commenting
@@BrokenThornDesigns I really appreciate the accuracy of what you have done. When I first saw the thumbnail I thought the thin outlines were a darker timber inlay and I wanted to see how you did that.
I have done lots of projects that have had the same issue with the orbital scratch marks very difficult to eradicate without hand sanding.
Your craftsmanship is absolutely first rate though.
that is nice man
Thank you!
Доброго здоров'я. Друже гарно вийшло. 👍
Thank you!
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
its a very fancy cutting board :)
Bahahahahahaha!!!!! Well played
If you're a wood worker this video counts a Cornhub worthy. This is truly one of the most satisfying videos I have ever seen.
I hate Subbing. I barely "like" Videos but you, You sir get the bell.
Thanks, lol.
Thank you
I’ve never seen you in a red flannel. You’re looking better than ever.
If you saw it in person, you would be tempted to steal it
@@BrokenThornDesigns You’re assuming I’m not already planning a heist
You are SO more talented than me. Stunning.
It's not a competition 🤣.
I would have whole pieces for the walnut squares instead of gluing up different pieces of walnut. Color match would be what I would want. And I would have used black metalic in the epoxy. Other than that, Nice job.
Yeah, if I had it to do over again, I would have looked for bigger pieces of walnut. I hadn't thought of the black metallic epoxy before, interesting idea. Thanks for commenting
it is a great video , wish i can do something like that, but i can't......i was wondering how much will cost that chess board??
Thanks, feel free to DM me for a quote and timeline. I'm out about 6 months with projects.
Suggestion, every epoxy guru uses a butane torch to get rid of topical bubb;es. Really destroyed the look of the epoxy portion of the table. Cheers.
I so badly want to make a chess board, but then every video I watch is like, it's easy, own a drum sander. And I hang my head and walk away.
I understand the frustration of not having bigger tools to make stuff, that's how I started out. You might be able to find someone local that has a drum sander that could help you. Maybe find a local woodworkers' group on Facebook. Just a suggestion, I hope it helps. Thanks for commenting.
Wish you would come back, need pieces!!!
Thanks! I'm currently working on a custom bar. I hope to have videos out on it soon.
Wow.. premium look 👍
Thank you!
Perfeito.
Thanks!
wow...
🌿🌿🌿
Thanks!
@@BrokenThornDesigns
🙂
Nice
Thanks!
Ive always been a fan of using the right tool for the right job. In this case the right tool is a builder with more skill than myself. He is powered not by electricity, but money.
I've been called a tool before... but never an expensive one.
The incentive to do quality work, like that is not powered by money, alone, to think so is missing the heart of the matter, and speaks more to the superficial nature of the critique
Could you have made two boards instead of one? Cuz that board looks thick
I could have made it thinner, but the look and feel that I was going for was a big, beefy chess board.
Nice board , but personaly i feel a board without the file numbers & rows a bit harder to play hehe
😅
I like the epoxy touch. I bet a bit of gold mother of pearl would look nice in lieu of the white
To give it kind of a brass look... Nice!
@@BrokenThornDesigns That was not to imply the chessboard was not already a beautiful piece of work using the white epoxy!
@@Kal-zo5ym Thanks!
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Thanks!
B3 square is really getting to me, what's wrong with it ? E6 too.
I really enjoyed this comment! Depending on what orientation the board is in, I think I know B3 and E6... at least I think I do. Those maple pieces were thinner than the walnut so I had to glue 2 pieces together to get the thickness of the squares. On some, the 2 boards had vastly different wood characteristics. That is what you are seeing there. Also, I filled a void with epoxy. Thanks for commenting!
Great Work. I have stolen your Idea with the Epoxy and did it the same way. Thanks for sharing
Greetings from Austria
Thanks for commenting! Did you film any of it? I would love to see it!
Stunning.....//ji
Thank you!
All I can is that Board is Smoking !
Thanks!
Шикарная доска для шахмат получилась
Thank you so much!
What's the song on the video?
There are several songs on there. What time on the video are you asking about?
GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks 🙂
0:30 How can i get some of that paper?
I searched "isometric graph paper" on Google. It's three dimensional graph paper. I downloaded it and then put my logo on it.
@@BrokenThornDesigns thank you.
lets see the pieces now ahahah
I've tried to think through some cool chess pieces. I haven't really seen them in my mind yet... maybe someday soon.
How much cost sir
Feel free to dm me, thanks for commenting.
Where do you get those syringe's from?
I searched Dental Syringe 8pcs 12cc Disposable Curved Syringe Irrigation Syringe with Curved Tip on Amazon. They were less than $8.
Hello beautiful Board. Would you sell me this or be willing to make one just like it for sale
Thank you so much. I'm backed up on projects by about 8 months. If you can wait that long...
@@BrokenThornDesigns please let me know when you can do it I'll wait i printed some nice players and i want a nice board to go with them . You do really nice work 👍
Thanks again. Feel free to reach out again in a few months to remind me. You can message me on insta, brokenthorndesigns
Very nice board. Just subscribed. You popped up and I like your work. Hope to see more.
Sincerely,
Dick Head
Thanks, I think...
صناعتك عجيبة وممتا ز ة
Thank you so much!
I take the commission for the project, then sub contract someone who knows what they are doing.
Well played on answering the question in the title…
How much$$$$
Feel free to dm me, thanks for commenting.
why ruin this beautiful work with music?
The musicians are asking "Why ruin this beautiful music with woodworking..."