Bringing Old Chess Pieces Back To Life and Making Extra Queens

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  • Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
  • A client who I'd made a chess board for a couple of years ago sent me some chess pieces and asked me if I could refinish them and also make two extra queens. In this video I show how I brought the pieces back to life and turned two new queens on my lathe.
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    Chapters
    00:00 Stripping the old finish
    03:00 Turning the new queens
    12:47 Adding lead weights
    14:29 Staining the pieces
    15:21 Applying the finish
    16:18 Adding felt bottoms
    Music is provided by Epidemic Sound
    00:08 Minor Emotions - Megan Wofford
    03:00 Memories of the Green Valley - Lars Meyer
    05:27 When All Else Fades - Sam Eber
    08:36 Under My Oak Tree - Johannes Bornlof
    12:46 Lullaby for Charlie - Franz Gordon
    15:21 Softly, Gently - Jon E. Amber
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Комментарии • 25

  • @conjured_up_skeletons6178
    @conjured_up_skeletons6178 2 месяца назад

    My lady thinks chess piece vids are like the most boring vids ever but I enjoyed this. Man that vintage Lardy set… those knights speak to me and it warms my heart

  • @demmertp
    @demmertp 7 месяцев назад +4

    Mike, that was some real detailed spindle turning. Well done.

  • @beedissle994
    @beedissle994 7 месяцев назад +2

    I have my father's old chess set that I may try this on. Maybe then I could pass it down to my son. As always, thanks for the inspiration.

  • @yooreqopfor4746
    @yooreqopfor4746 6 месяцев назад +1

    Wspaniała robota! Jestem pod wielkim wrażeniem renowacji tych figur szachowych i wykonania nowych. Jesteś wielkim fachowcem!

  • @ChromeVader
    @ChromeVader Месяц назад

    Your videos have inspired me to try making a chess board of my own. I am hoping to do the project in the fall when I go home to my mom's farm for a week vacation (that's where the family shop and tools live).

  • @NJS-TL1000S
    @NJS-TL1000S 7 месяцев назад +2

    Hello Mike, really enjoyed your chess set 'restoration' & watching you hand craft those two additional Queen pieces ...
    You made that skilled work look so straightforward and easy; however, I know there is much more to making handmade pieces than meets the eye ...
    One wrong move & the chisel can destroy a piece in a split second 😬 ...
    Superb craftsmanship by you, as always ...
    Wishing you & your family a very happy Christmas. 👍

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  7 месяцев назад +3

      I know what you mean about one wrong move. I didn't have any problems with these two queens, but I started making an entire set a few weeks ago, and I had a few incidents with a skew chisel that destroyed a few pieces. I'm worried about running out of wood, so I'll need to slow down! Thanks for watching, and happy holidays!

  • @kraxmel
    @kraxmel 7 месяцев назад +1

    Like others have said, beautiful work. It was great watching you turn those queens. That takes some real skill.

  • @Tassaczek
    @Tassaczek 6 месяцев назад +1

    I have watched almost all of your chessboard-making videos. I think it would be nice to try to add magnets in pieces and the middle of squares. This means - they would self-centering on each move xD

  • @ChessTurner
    @ChessTurner 6 месяцев назад +1

    Perfect job, perfect pieces, thank you so much for great video

  • @MrDparker69
    @MrDparker69 7 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely Beautiful. Amazing skill. Thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed it.

  • @FabledFrame
    @FabledFrame 7 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful work!

  • @rafbrule9601
    @rafbrule9601 3 месяца назад

    your an artist mister. i hope get a chess set like that one day !!

  • @raymondswadley165
    @raymondswadley165 7 месяцев назад

    Wonderful lathe skills Mike!

  • @nn1335
    @nn1335 7 месяцев назад

    As usual great job and very joyful to watch your videos, be so blessed and have a nice Christmas days with your family 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @danielmilinski2563
    @danielmilinski2563 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you!❤

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations 7 месяцев назад

    Beautiful work, Mike! Really stunning pieces! 😃
    Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
    And happy holidays!

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much! Happy holidays!

  • @joshandgarrett
    @joshandgarrett 6 месяцев назад +1

    I saw a chess board on a woodworking forum where the board's squares were concave and the pieces bottoms were round and weighted. Is this something you "wood make"? Or consider making? Thanks for your content

  • @nightraven9258
    @nightraven9258 7 месяцев назад

    I wonder if goo gone would have helped remove the remnants of the old felt from those chess pieces since you were having so much trouble removing it lol

  • @barbrabrown9997
    @barbrabrown9997 6 месяцев назад +1

    Why did you place epoxy in the chess pieces? Amazing finished product.

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  6 месяцев назад +1

      That's to secure the lead weights so that they don't rattle.

  • @haider2168
    @haider2168 2 месяца назад

    would you make a $15 set for me?

  • @pauca2014
    @pauca2014 6 месяцев назад +1

    I'm not impressed. You should have removed the coating with paint remover then very lightly sanding. Because the way the deeper corners turned out makes it look like it's a shade. Not professionally done, sorry.