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).
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. 👍
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!
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
Thanks! I've been extraordinarily busy this year and haven't been able to find time to edit and release videos. I hope to be able to release a couple in October and then hopefully a few in November.
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
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
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
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.
Mike, that was some real detailed spindle turning. Well done.
Thanks, Paul!
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).
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. 👍
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!
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.
Like others have said, beautiful work. It was great watching you turn those queens. That takes some real skill.
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
Time to break up
Absolutely Beautiful. Amazing skill. Thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed it.
Perfect job, perfect pieces, thank you so much for great video
your an artist mister. i hope get a chess set like that one day !!
Beautiful work!
Wonderful lathe skills Mike!
Beautiful work, Mike! Really stunning pieces! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
And happy holidays!
Thank you so much! Happy holidays!
As usual great job and very joyful to watch your videos, be so blessed and have a nice Christmas days with your family 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you!❤
How come you don’t make videos anymore? They are great!!
Thanks! I've been extraordinarily busy this year and haven't been able to find time to edit and release videos. I hope to be able to release a couple in October and then hopefully a few in November.
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
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
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
Why did you place epoxy in the chess pieces? Amazing finished product.
That's to secure the lead weights so that they don't rattle.
Hey Mike can you make a chessboard with a drawer and chess pieces because my birthday is on August 6
would you make a $15 set for me?
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.
Wspaniała robota! Jestem pod wielkim wrażeniem renowacji tych figur szachowych i wykonania nowych. Jesteś wielkim fachowcem!