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The boys still haven't gotten to play a match on tgus board yet. Seeing as it's still in Germany and were in Georgia. Ugh!

Yeah, I did have to work it in, but I managed. Thank you guys for the compliments!

It took a year for me to make this. As a novice, I learned a lot of what to do and what not to do when working with wood. I'm very proud of how it turned out. My husband loved it and had more of a...

Neil,

I'm not sure what you would call a load but these pieces have a 2" base and range in size from about 4 5/8" to 6 3/4" tall they're ceramic. The case its self is made of mahagony and the...

Thanks Neil, I had to look up mortise because as stated in the title, I'm a Newbie...lol! So I see what you mean. My case measurements are 32" x 17" x 8" so what size hinges would I need and how many?

The chessboard case will be an octagon when opened to play. So the the hinges will be used to fold the case in half, holding the pieces and locking them away. Similiar to this one but on a larger...

Also I am lining the box with foam and cutting out individual places for each piece.

Here are some pictures of some of the steps of my project, maybe this will help with the suggestions. Thanks again all!

Thanks Johnny, the pieces themselves have some weight already being larger than you standard chess pieces and ceramic. I poured them mysely so I weighted the bottoms heavy with slip. The magnets were...

Thanks Alex, that sounds like a good plan. So what kind of magnets would give the best hold but refrain from being a nuisance during game play, Jim?

So I'm about halfway done with this chessboard case for my hubby and it dawns on me that my pieces are large and easily broken. So I decided magnets would be a good call. What's the best way to go...

Thanks for the advice Dave, I'm looking them up now.
@ Jerome...I don't plan on making another set for quite some time. My pieces are ceramic, I poured them, cleaned them, had them fired and...

I poured my hubby a nice new ceramic chess set that's larger than your standard set. So that led to needing a board/case for them. I'm about half way through cutting out the pieces and I have no clue...