Wooden Chess Piece Box | Ebony, Boxwood, & Walnut

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  • Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
  • In this video I make a box for chess pieces that I made from ebony and boxwood. To match the chess pieces, this box is made from ebony and boxwood for the two ends and walnut for the remaining two sides and top and bottom.
    Inside the box, I made wooden inserts to hold the chess pieces. The inserts are made from maple (for the boxwood pieces) and walnut (for the ebony pieces). The inserts are attached to the sides of the box using spring loaded pin hinges to allow the inserts to tilt backwards.
    The holes that I drilled into the inserts to hold each chess piece are flocked to make it comfortable for the pieces while they rest in the box. 😂
    Here's a link to the video on how I made the chess pieces: • Making ebony and boxwo...
    Here’s a link to the video where I made the client’s chess board: • End Grain Chess Board ...
    With everything completed, I’ll package it all up and send it to the client in Austria.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 100

  • @travel734
    @travel734 Рік тому +2

    Great work. Your training as an engineer shows in the precision and planning of your work.

  • @TheLegend-nx3mm
    @TheLegend-nx3mm 4 роки тому +5

    Hello Mike, excellent work. Being a verneer box maker as a hobby here in the UK, I recently used , ebony, walnut, and boxwood strings in my latest project. Love your ways of working, and the box is stunning. Kind regards Danny uk 🇬🇧❤🇺🇸🙂👌

  • @user-bj3dd5zh8b
    @user-bj3dd5zh8b Місяць тому

    Thank you for the dimensions, love the project, working on a replica - walnut, cherry and maple. Fantastic work!!

  • @jeffjaekel2558
    @jeffjaekel2558 6 місяців тому

    I learn every time I watch one of your projects!

  • @SKPrince1
    @SKPrince1 4 роки тому +4

    Happy to see you upload! I hope you're staying safe Mike!

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks! Yep, staying healthy by remaining in my home office or in my workshop pretty much all the time. I hope to have more uploads soon. I've completed many projects, but haven't found the time to edit the videos.

  • @JolienBrebels
    @JolienBrebels 4 роки тому +2

    Really beautiful and cool box!

  • @andrewrobinson6076
    @andrewrobinson6076 4 роки тому +3

    Simply beautiful, Great craftmanship looking forward to your next video!!

  • @hammerdownwoodworkingtracy3679
    @hammerdownwoodworkingtracy3679 4 роки тому +2

    Who gave this a thumbs down? This was a great video and a very nice piece. Well done!

  • @Rawan-zg7fd
    @Rawan-zg7fd 3 роки тому +1

    This is absolutely stunning! Such an impeccable work

  • @zbigniewsiech3631
    @zbigniewsiech3631 3 роки тому +1

    Wow!. Great work and execution.

  • @Bekim8310
    @Bekim8310 4 роки тому +4

    Your work always amazes me. Absolutely beautiful.

  • @atathesteelcrownedqueen8070

    I think this video is going to be very helpful, I’m planning on making several chess boards that are the lid to their own piece box. So basically this but the chess boards on top of the box lid. This video gave me several good ideas.

  • @scrapsarticon
    @scrapsarticon 2 роки тому

    Undoubtedly you're a great master designer and skilled mistiri.

  • @gabrielcoronado6395
    @gabrielcoronado6395 2 роки тому

    I can do a lot of things, and I can do them very well. But I am sure that I could never do something like this supreme artcraft (or should I say just "art"?) It´s absolutely AMAZING! Greetings from México, Master.

  • @PawPawsClan
    @PawPawsClan 4 роки тому +1

    Really Really Nice! You took the time and effort to do it right- Hats Off To You

  • @jerrystark3587
    @jerrystark3587 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent work and beautiful results -- as always. Thanks!

  • @twomper
    @twomper 4 роки тому +1

    Wonderfully done! Such a piece of art.

  • @elliea9351
    @elliea9351 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent video and excellent product. You've got skills! Amazed once again :)

  • @larry5948
    @larry5948 4 роки тому +1

    Great job mike..excellent

  • @JustinLinn1998JC
    @JustinLinn1998JC 3 роки тому +4

    I can’t make this up. I was watching you cut something and I blew on my phone to clear the dust off your bandsaw... it’s been a long day

  • @bugarati
    @bugarati 4 роки тому +2

    masterpiece indeed

  • @patrickjohnson3765
    @patrickjohnson3765 4 роки тому +4

    wow! really interesting piece of wood artwork! absolutely stunning. I'll have to make mine out of pine because there is not way I'm taking a 2nd mortgage on my house to afford that much Walnut and Ebony haha!

  • @logiboy123
    @logiboy123 4 роки тому +4

    Really beautiful. There’s no chance I could make that.

    • @cai2727
      @cai2727 3 роки тому

      But wood you

  • @user-bj3dd5zh8b
    @user-bj3dd5zh8b 2 місяці тому

    I realize you made this a few years ago, if you see this comment, could you tell me how tall the sides of your box are and how much space you allowed between your blocks that hold the chessmen? Love this and am working on one similar to this. Great job!!, 😊

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  Місяць тому

      I'm pretty sure the exterior of the box was 3.75" high and 3.25" high in the interior. Each block was 1 1/2" thick. I'm not 100%, but I believe the spacing between the blocks was approximately 1". I hope that helps!

  • @bhimsengoyal1067
    @bhimsengoyal1067 2 роки тому

    Very Beautiful and Creative

  • @donaldklopper
    @donaldklopper 4 роки тому +1

    Great narration!

  • @goodboyringo9716
    @goodboyringo9716 3 роки тому +1

    I would make it if I could but I can't make it so I won't. Beautiful work I love it.

  • @mrlionel1965
    @mrlionel1965 2 роки тому

    Absolutely beautiful!

  • @user-mu6jx6ry5w
    @user-mu6jx6ry5w 10 місяців тому

    Very nice! Are you using buxus or castello boxwood?

  • @DragonwoodDesigns
    @DragonwoodDesigns Рік тому

    Your videos always end with me saying "Hell Yeah!" Nice job, but the music?

  • @miked28711
    @miked28711 3 роки тому

    Beautiful work

  • @robfurnari1
    @robfurnari1 4 роки тому +1

    Perfect job!

  • @carlosmit8646
    @carlosmit8646 4 роки тому +1

    Really nice work. Beautiful. But i could'nt help but notice that your square is out of square. Those two lines at your router table taper in towards eachother. But keep up the good work

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  4 роки тому +1

      Interesting observation. I''ll definitely check, but I wonder if it might just be parallax caused by the angle and camera lens.

    • @carlosmit8646
      @carlosmit8646 4 роки тому +1

      @@Woodumakeit
      That's a possibility too offcourse. And lets hope that it's just that. But still a beautiful build. Keep it up, i enjoy your channel

  • @wandapiedra8973
    @wandapiedra8973 4 роки тому +1

    Gorgeous ! ❤️👍🏼

  • @mkivy
    @mkivy 3 роки тому

    ONLY IF I had a master like u with me! ~ BEAUIFUL sir! Absolutely beautifully!

  • @miragexl007
    @miragexl007 3 роки тому +1

    nice box...guessing kind of heavy though

  • @alskyd
    @alskyd 3 роки тому

    Beautiful!

  • @truthsantiago772
    @truthsantiago772 3 роки тому

    Outstanding!

  • @keithgraham336
    @keithgraham336 4 роки тому +1

    Can you recall what the final dimensions of this box were?
    I made the chess board with the tiger maple frame. Looking to make the boxes now
    Thank you for all the good information.

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  4 роки тому +1

      I have this box drawn up in SketchUp and could send you the file if you'd like. I drew it up to figure out how to position the holders inside the box. It's not exactly as built, but fairly close. Just email me at woodumakeit@gmail.com and I'll send it to you.

    • @keithgraham336
      @keithgraham336 4 роки тому +1

      You're awesome!

  • @daviddeangelo1330
    @daviddeangelo1330 4 роки тому +2

    GREAT VIDEO!!! Can I ask you why did you make the extra queen?

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  4 роки тому +3

      The client requested it. Some chess sets come with an extra queen to use when a pawn gets promoted.

    • @daviddeangelo1330
      @daviddeangelo1330 4 роки тому +2

      @@Woodumakeit THANKS! I didn't know about the extra queen in some sets.

    • @generally_good_guy
      @generally_good_guy 3 роки тому

      @@daviddeangelo1330 I looked through the comments until I found yours because I had the same question. So now I know. 🤓

  • @toms4123
    @toms4123 4 роки тому

    Very nice, piece of art.
    The music while pleasant enough was too loud

  • @scar17athome
    @scar17athome 2 роки тому

    That sweater though

  • @jestawell
    @jestawell 3 роки тому

    Very nice, would be cool with a chess board on the lid

  • @VulcanOnWheels
    @VulcanOnWheels 3 роки тому +1

    If I wood make it, then I would make the pieces look more like regular ones.

  • @synthdude7664
    @synthdude7664 2 роки тому

    beautiful. i wish my bandsaw cut a straight line like that. I have the laguna bx12 newer version, only allows for up to a 3/4" blade for resaw, is yuors a 1" ?

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  2 роки тому +1

      Yes, it's a 1" Resaw King blade that I have in mine.

    • @synthdude7664
      @synthdude7664 2 роки тому

      @@Woodumakeit cool, and which version of the laguna bandsaw is that?

  • @1bongocero
    @1bongocero 3 роки тому +1

    Hello Mike, I sent you an email yesterday asking about the making of this box for my high-end chess sets. Could you send me a reply? I know you're quite busy with orders which one of mine is included but I'd like to have a few of these boxes to house my prized Collection sets as I've sent you photos of a few of them. These boxes would make fabulous coffers for them. Thanks, Mike, hoping to hear from you soon...all the best...George from NYC.

  • @kimballreyher4671
    @kimballreyher4671 3 роки тому +1

    Hello Mike, I love your skillful work. I am wondering if you could let me know from where you source the boxwood that you often use. I have searched for it and cannot find a supplier. I would really appreciate it. Thank you!

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  3 роки тому +2

      I've been purchasing my boxwood from Exotic Lumber in Annapolis, MD. www.exoticlumber.com They have lots of turning blanks as well as other larger pieces.

    • @kimballreyher4671
      @kimballreyher4671 3 роки тому

      Sorry for the delay in replying back to you with thanks. That helps a lot. I'll contact them.

  • @jasonholland5507
    @jasonholland5507 4 роки тому +1

    You resaw effortlessly! I cringe every time I have a project resawing on any tool.

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  4 роки тому +2

      Keep in mind that I typically have the video sped up, so it looks easier than it is in real life. Sometimes my 1 hp bandsaw is a little under-powered.

    • @PawPawsClan
      @PawPawsClan 4 роки тому

      Wood U Make It: I heard it bogg just a bit and it made me smile, I hear the same thing in my shop- Nice to see some of us are meer mortals, and down own the top of the line stuff- no hard feelings for those who do, it just nice to see another human periodically .

    • @PawPawsClan
      @PawPawsClan 4 роки тому

      I used to cringe as well and practically just gave up on re-sawing until I purchased a new 1/2” in blade from sawblade. com, then my life changed.

  • @deepsgnips
    @deepsgnips 4 роки тому +1

    Only thing I don’t like is the round corners on the lid. Everything else is just gorgeous

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  4 роки тому +3

      Yeah, I was unsure about that. I did it to reveal the corners of the box joints, but it might not have been the right choice. After doing that, I thought about rounding the corners of the box joints, but I wanted to keep them looking like chess board squares.

  • @EduardoSouza-bd8fp
    @EduardoSouza-bd8fp 3 роки тому

    Wow!

  • @mannyvaldez7136
    @mannyvaldez7136 3 роки тому

    Man, that is beautiful. Please give me details if you have a website or email I can contact you about your creations.

  • @wildonpriddy1800
    @wildonpriddy1800 4 роки тому

    Thanks

  • @georgegonzalez-rivas3787
    @georgegonzalez-rivas3787 3 роки тому

    I would buy it!

  • @ytcdi
    @ytcdi 3 роки тому

    Great. Can I suggest you lower the volume of the 'background' music. Thanks.

    • @daveklein2826
      @daveklein2826 3 роки тому

      Or you can turn your volume down

    • @ytcdi
      @ytcdi 3 роки тому

      @@daveklein2826 If I do that I can't hear the voice; it's the background music that doesn't match the overall (volume) expereince for me.

  • @Stratomacaster
    @Stratomacaster 3 роки тому

    18:30 Tip: What you're doing there is super dangerous; especially with a bit of that size. Next time, try either clamping your small piece to a larger piece, or if there isn't enough material for a clamp, use a bench vise and a finish router. The time it takes to think it through is cheaper than the emergency room visit!
    -Cheers

  • @hellenvardalismendoza7756
    @hellenvardalismendoza7756 4 роки тому +1

    Are you selling these?
    How will cost one of these?

  • @MikeJones-kv7gg
    @MikeJones-kv7gg 3 роки тому

    Are you selling your any of these items ?

  • @ezehd
    @ezehd 3 роки тому

    Cómo puse en el vídeo anterior son muy bonitas las piezas pero no sirven para jugar

  • @unitwoodworking5403
    @unitwoodworking5403 4 роки тому +1

    👍👍

  • @barnyardkh4
    @barnyardkh4 4 роки тому

    Nice work. Why round the corners of the lid and not the box?

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  4 роки тому

      I meant to mention in the video that I used box joints with alternating colors to represent the squares in a chess board (but forgot), so rounding the corners wouldn't have worked. I rounded the corners of the top to expose the corners of the box, but it probably wasn't the right choice. But I didn't like them square either....

    • @barnyardkh4
      @barnyardkh4 4 роки тому +1

      @@Woodumakeit I noticed the color treatments. I would've done something similar. Agreed re: the lid corners as well. Perhaps just a smaller radius would've been better? Oh well, it is what it is. Still a beautiful piece.

  • @terrywest1094
    @terrywest1094 4 роки тому +1

    Can I ask where you got a log of ebony?

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  4 роки тому +1

      A coworker bought it about twenty years ago and just had it in storage. He asked me several times to buy it but I had no idea how I'd use it. When my client asked me to make a set of chess pieces and a box to hold them, that gave me the excuse to buy it. I was fortunate to get it for as really good price.

  • @aleclandman8194
    @aleclandman8194 3 роки тому

    very good chess boards. Suggestion: I think it would be better if the videos were shorter☺☺☺☺†††

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  3 роки тому

      Yes, some of them are pretty long. I'm just never sure which parts to cut without losing too much value for the how-to part. I suppose you could watch the videos at a 1.25 or 1.5 playback speed to make them go a little faster.

    • @daveklein2826
      @daveklein2826 3 роки тому

      LMAO

  • @user-dh5tl4fy3n
    @user-dh5tl4fy3n 4 роки тому

    А где доска? Это переносные шахматы? Надо еще чемодан сделать для переноски комплекта.

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  4 роки тому

      Это доска, которую я сделал для него. ua-cam.com/video/pVvoK840mwQ/v-deo.html

  • @pbacci1
    @pbacci1 3 роки тому

    Hello Mike, great job but I'm really worried about your hands:
    they are too close to the circular saw which has no protection

  • @federicopeano
    @federicopeano 3 роки тому

    you're very nice and relaxing

  • @kathybaker2660
    @kathybaker2660 2 роки тому

    Lose the music or turn it down.

  • @Kr1zToV
    @Kr1zToV 4 роки тому

    did you photoshop your sweater on ?

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  4 роки тому +1

      Just wanted to get your attention. 😂

  • @catchall3704
    @catchall3704 3 роки тому +1

    Happy to see you upload! I hope you're staying safe Mike!

    • @Woodumakeit
      @Woodumakeit  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks! I've been slow to upload but with any luck I'll release a new video next week.