This year for a final project at my University architecture class I made a Bauhaus Chess set with guidance from a friend who is a experienced woodworker (He also made a set, teaching me as we went along, I made all my own cuts though). Below you'll find a walkthrough on the steps that I went through in creating my piece. Enjoy :)
Materials Used: 2'x9"x2" Maple Block, 2'x9"x2" Walnut block
First, I had to take the wood working workshops that my University offers for free to the students interesting in using the tools. After a couple hours of classes I was certified on the table, miter, band, and scroll saw. Although most of the cuts in the end would be exclusively on the table saw.
After the classes, I purchased the wood above and began the project. Both woods were cut and planed down to make a good even surface for use with the table saw.
These planks were then cut into strips that would be glued together to make the board.
After the glue dried, I planed the wood again to get a smooth surface on both sides and then I cut the board horizontally and flipped each piece to create the final checkerboard patterns.
These new strips were glued and the final board was now one piece. The wood was a little more fragile than it was before, and my mentor suggested we use a sander to finish the surfaces as it was softer on the wood.
After sanding, the board was now complete and ready for oil finishing.
After the time I spent with the table saw while making my board, it was a much simpler task creating the pieces. Many repetitive and precise cuts later they were finished.
And with that, the only thing left was to apply finishing onto the whole set.
I hope you enjoyed the project.. I am sorry that I did not capture every step in photos, something which I will keep in mind next project.
