That's a GREAT project. Not only the history of the board, but the family can watch this video and see how the "heritage" trees were transformed into a generational keepsake! !! !!!
The spalted maple really stands out. I was surprised that the walnut rotted so much in just a few years. I guess the insect damage had been working on the interior of the log for a lot longer. Beautiful board even with the challenging material.
I am still getting a kick from watching you make these beautiful chess boards. Just amazing how beautiful they turn out to be. That maple is reminiscence of marble.
A method that I’ve found really helpful. Quarter the fresh logs and let them dry in quarters before milling them up. You get smaller widths, but they are all quarter or rift sawn and doing it this way minimizes checking.
ALL of yours boards are beautiful but I especially love the use of Spalted Maple for the light colored squares and border strip. I have a shed with 15 year old dried Walnut and some Maple that my neighbor and I milled from storm damaged trees; this would be an excellent project.. Thanks for the inspiration.
I enjoy watching all of your "Wood You Make It" videos. This one especially, as the sentimental value makes this piece priceless. I look forward to seeing more of your creative creations :)
LOVED the piece the spalted maple did wonders to change what would be a blander area. I never dreamed of using a core of plywood I bet it does prevent warping.
Wish I could craft fine wok like this. I'm going to look through more of your videos to see if you ever make items from the perspective of those of us that don't have bandsaws and belt sanders. I've got a good table saw, miter saw, planer, hand held sander, hand held router, and jig saw. My shop has no room for joiner, belt sander, or bandsaw unfortunately. This the first video I've watched and I will be looking at more of your work. Keep up the great work and content.
Just saw the video of you four years ago making a similar looking chessboard. I would love to have a professional chessboard like this so I would be so damn glad having such a wonderful art of handwork for my future chessgames instead of cardboard which I use now because of financial reasons. Would definitely be a generation overloving chessboard in my family and I would hold it in honor. Thank you for the nice video and keep up the awesome work!
Hey there @HeathenHammer123, thanks for your comment and for participating in the give-away contest. I'm happy to let you know that you won the TopTes moisture meter. I'll release a video tomorrow and will announce it there. Just send me at an email to woodumakeit@gmail.com using the email account associated with your RUclips account and provide me with the shipping details and I'll send it off. Congrats!!
Thanks for sharing your skill on these videos. The history and milling of the logs was so interesting and will make this a priceless piece of craftsmanship for this family. Love how the Spalted Maple turned out.
I always enjoy your videos and look forward to seeing what is coming out next. So this one, wow, what a unique approach to start with the log. So enlightening. Especially love the sentimental value of the wood. I find that to be the most rewarding when you know your project will be cherished for some time. Love it. Great job, Mike!
Awesome give away opportunity. Love your builds been watching for years... Just getting enough confidence to tackle my own chessboard... I dont have a thicknesser and thats been holding me back... I did just get a Festool RO 125, and think I can do a good enough job to attempt it. Thanks for the inspiration!
I have watched most of your videos. I will now like and subscribe and hopefully one day be able to afford one of your signature Master, craftsmanship chess boards. I really liked your table chess video. And the SalesX one was totally awesome! Praying 🙏 the random generator picks me.
I just made my first chess board and am excited to make more. Yours are amazing and watching the steps and your skill is mesmerizing. I’m going to have to improve my skills a ton, lol.
This was a very timely video for me. I just built a new house in the forest. I had the contractor leave the logs of the trees that were taken down for the house. I have quite a large pile of 10 foot logs of mostly chestnut oak, some ash, some white pine and perhaps a sycamore. They have been down for perhaps 16 months, and I was thinking its about time to do something about getting the lumber out of them. I think I will use your technique on at least one of the smaller logs, and have a saw miller come in and do the rest.
As much as I enjoy your videos, I find myself falling asleep or getting sleepy from how relaxing it is to watch you work 😂
My daughter falls asleep watching your videos with me. I absolutely love your channel, and I am SOOO jealous of your bandsaw 😍
That's a GREAT project. Not only the history of the board, but the family can watch this video and see how the "heritage" trees were transformed into a generational keepsake! !! !!!
Thanks. Great video!
Beautiful
Very nice
Really nice work, the spalted maple gave an extra touch.
Beautiful piece. The spalted maple is awesome. It's always fun when the value of what you make extends beyond its intended function .
The spalted maple really stands out. I was surprised that the walnut rotted so much in just a few years. I guess the insect damage had been working on the interior of the log for a lot longer. Beautiful board even with the challenging material.
Excellent work, I made my first chess board after watching some of your videos, very inspiring!
Nothing like spalted wood, great work Mike.
Great video, just commissioned my first chess board so will be watching more thanks!!
I enjoy watching your chess board videos. I was recently thinking about making a wood project video with firewood.
The spalting on that maple is beautiful
I am still getting a kick from watching you make these beautiful chess boards. Just amazing how beautiful they turn out to be. That maple is reminiscence of marble.
Very nice chess board. I will definitely make this in my schools woodworking club.
Beautiful work! I especially love that the wood came from trees the client's grandma planted -- I couldn't think of a better use for the wood.
Woodworking at its best.
proud to say i just finished building my own chess board thanks to your videos! I used walnut with curly maple and it turnout out amazing!
That's great to hear! 👍
Another great board. The spalted maple is a great touch.
Beautiful. It truly is amazing, when milling logs, how quickly one goes from seemingly too much wood, down to not enough…
Love your videos. Helped me build my first chess board.
My son and I will be building a board based on your work. Keep up the great work
I Love the Maple...Very Nice! Great Video!!!
A method that I’ve found really helpful. Quarter the fresh logs and let them dry in quarters before milling them up. You get smaller widths, but they are all quarter or rift sawn and doing it this way minimizes checking.
Great project Mike! I love how these “imperfect” woods turned out.
I really like that the wood has a sentimental value. What a beautiful heirloom to pass down ❤
This is my favorite chess board from all the others you have made. A very unique way to keep the memory of a family member.
Love the entire build, Using logs was amazing.
It was 100% worth waiting for new video! As always!
Just amazing as usual, congratulations!
Your work is my company since I've found my way back to the chess world.
I’ve been following your channel over 2 years now and always find your work very relaxing and informative as well! Thank you!!
As always a truly wonderful and inspirational video of you making an heirloom of the future. Absolutely beautiful. thanks for sharing. Danny.
A moisture meter would be a welcomed tool to my growing arsenal lol
ALL of yours boards are beautiful but I especially love the use of Spalted Maple for the light colored squares and border strip. I have a shed with 15 year old dried Walnut and some Maple that my neighbor and I milled from storm damaged trees; this would be an excellent project.. Thanks for the inspiration.
As always, your work is astounding! Being a chess enthusiast myself, these videos are always a joy to watch.
You make the best chessboards I have ever seen. I strive to that level.
So thrilled to see a new build. Currently builing one inspired by one of your others
New subscriber here,love the finished product,and yes I wood make it,the spalted maple adds more beauty to the board!
Mike, you are truly a craftsman. The chessboard is fantastic. Thank you for sharing.
I enjoy watching all of your "Wood You Make It" videos. This one especially, as the sentimental value makes this piece priceless. I look forward to seeing more of your creative creations :)
As always you don’t disappoint. We’ll done
The spalting on the maple makes the board.
An amazing dedication to the owners family. Congrats sir on another fine build.
That was a lot of tree for one chess board! Beautiful.
Definitely, but I still have a lot of leftover scraps to make the chess pieces. That's going to be tedious, but it might make an interesting video.
That would make an interesting video.
LOVED the piece the spalted maple did wonders to change what would be a blander area. I never dreamed of using a core of plywood I bet it does prevent warping.
Just hope that we can get as good as you one day. Well done sir!
Wish I could craft fine wok like this. I'm going to look through more of your videos to see if you ever make items from the perspective of those of us that don't have bandsaws and belt sanders. I've got a good table saw, miter saw, planer, hand held sander, hand held router, and jig saw. My shop has no room for joiner, belt sander, or bandsaw unfortunately. This the first video I've watched and I will be looking at more of your work. Keep up the great work and content.
Beautiful chessboard, ... it always continues like this
Wish I had all those tools. Very nice job
Thanks for the video, nice to see your process. Lately all the wood I’ve tried milling on my sawmill has the bug problem also.
Don't let my name confuse you, I genuinely love watching your videos. Been binging them for a while now.
Thanks for clarifying! 😊
Such a beautiful project! Impressive what masterpiece you made out of this challenge. Lots of character in the grain. Your Client will love it! 👍
Just saw the video of you four years ago making a similar looking chessboard. I would love to have a professional chessboard like this so I would be so damn glad having such a wonderful art of handwork for my future chessgames instead of cardboard which I use now because of financial reasons. Would definitely be a generation overloving chessboard in my family and I would hold it in honor. Thank you for the nice video and keep up the awesome work!
Beautiful! I think that these spalted maple inlays are my favorite so far. And as always, a pleasure to watch.
loving your videos. I'm preparing to make my first chessboard in a couple of weeks and your videos have really been helpful.
Thanks for posting these instructional videos. I made my first chessboard just a few weeks ago and it turned out well. I like how detailed you are.
I love watching your process and the finished results, too. This one with the sparring turned out particularly striking. Bravo! 🙌🏻
I love the spalted maple. It made for a very beautiful board. As always your boards are spectacular.
The spalted maple looks amazing. I might have to try something similar in my next board. Thanks for sharing!
What a beautiful and special piece
Honestly, you never cease to amazing with the top quality, very inspirational.
Hey there @HeathenHammer123, thanks for your comment and for participating in the give-away contest. I'm happy to let you know that you won the TopTes moisture meter. I'll release a video tomorrow and will announce it there. Just send me at an email to woodumakeit@gmail.com using the email account associated with your RUclips account and provide me with the shipping details and I'll send it off. Congrats!!
Thanks for sharing your skill on these videos. The history and milling of the logs was so interesting and will make this a priceless piece of craftsmanship for this family. Love how the Spalted Maple turned out.
As always, a joy to watch.
I love watching your skills. I made my first chess board after being inspired by you.
Excellent job thanks for sharing. Love the spalted maple.
Always nice to see you make a board again. Such a treat cutting into a log with some nice spalting.
Happy Easter.
Thanks, you too!
Great videos! I always enjoy watching you work. Thanks for all you do!
I always enjoy your videos and look forward to seeing what is coming out next. So this one, wow, what a unique approach to start with the log. So enlightening. Especially love the sentimental value of the wood. I find that to be the most rewarding when you know your project will be cherished for some time. Love it. Great job, Mike!
Amazing work, Mike! Really stunning piece! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Absolutely gorgeous piece once again!!! I love the spalted maple with walnut.
You've did such a wonderful job building the chess board!!
I don't think anyone else could've do a better job!
I love your editing.
Awesome give away opportunity. Love your builds been watching for years... Just getting enough confidence to tackle my own chessboard... I dont have a thicknesser and thats been holding me back... I did just get a Festool RO 125, and think I can do a good enough job to attempt it. Thanks for the inspiration!
I always enjoy your chess board videos. Great video work as well.
Yes, I'm gonna make one!
Beautiful board
Loving the spalting. The log jig is simple but awesome, definitely going to make one for some crows ash logs I got recently.
This board is so beautiful!
I have watched most of your videos. I will now like and subscribe and hopefully one day be able to afford one of your signature Master, craftsmanship chess boards.
I really liked your table chess video.
And the SalesX one was totally awesome!
Praying 🙏 the random generator picks me.
I would love a shot at the moisture meter! As you know I’m already a fan so I’m subscribed and just need that reminder to hit the like button :)
I just made my first chess board and am excited to make more. Yours are amazing and watching the steps and your skill is mesmerizing. I’m going to have to improve my skills a ton, lol.
I so admire your work😊
Fantasic work! I've been working with spalted maple recently as well.
This was a very timely video for me. I just built a new house in the forest. I had the contractor leave the logs of the trees that were taken down for the house. I have quite a large pile of 10 foot logs of mostly chestnut oak, some ash, some white pine and perhaps a sycamore. They have been down for perhaps 16 months, and I was thinking its about time to do something about getting the lumber out of them. I think I will use your technique on at least one of the smaller logs, and have a saw miller come in and do the rest.
Really enjoy your videos. Would I make it? Yes, if I had the tools!
Lovely. I think I wood make it
I love your work, it is inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful board!
Always like your chess board projects
Très beau travail Mike, j’aime beaucoup tes vidéos. Merci.
Merci bien!
Beautiful work as always
this is a beautiful piece. thanks for sharing!
Beutiful,awesome craftsmanship
love the spalting
Love your work! I'm going to make one soon!
Beautiful work, your pieces always have an attention to detail that is inspiring!
Mike, you’re up to a 100k subscribers!!! 🎉
Yes! UPS is delivering my silver plaque from RUclips on Thursday. Exciting!!
🙌👏
Very nice work as always!
looks great. going to start one tomorrow. 👍