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Thread: Chessboard Design

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    Chessboard Design

    I want to make my son a Chess/Checker board for Christmas. I've drawn up plans and attached them here.

    I'm planning on using Walnut and Maple

    I'll turn the pieces, again, out of Walnut and Maple.

    The thing that I'm most curious about is how I've laid out the dovetails. Has anyone done them like that? It seemed like kind of an interesting idea, but now I'm wondering if it's pretty misguided. Since I've never seen a box laid out like that, I'm wondering if there's a good reason...
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    Don,
    My only comment would be that there's no real good reason for a full pierced side on the drawer ends, I'd dovetail a top and bottom keeper strip or rail, and let the endgrain of the sides frame the drawer face. The pierced piece would have no stuctural integrity with so much short grain next to the dovetails. Other than that, it looks like a great gift. I've got one I've almost finished, for my son's college graduation (3 years ago!). Its got a flippable board with chess on one side, and a "go" board on the other, with a backgamon board inside. All I have left to do is the turning of the non-pawn pieces. A little late, but my son says its worth waiting for.
    Hal
    If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer.

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