Build a Chess Board. Pt.1 - The Top

My adventure in building a chess board out of wood. This is a seven part series: check out the rest of the video!

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Howto & Style

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• Woodworking
• chess
• board
• how
• to
• build
• out
• of
• wood

[FragBenitez]

what do you use to check the real grain and color of the wood at 1:09 ?? Thanks

[stevinmarin]

@FragBenitez I use naphtha, but minerals spirits will work too.

[tibothenr]

plainer , jointer , band saw , miter saw O°_o

 i dont have all that shit

[stevinmarin]

@tibothenr Check Craigslist.

[dragon91027]

Too Funny!!!! This guy have thousands of dollars of tools. We would have to buy or rent these tools. Not practical for most of us.

[stevinmarin]

@dragon91027 Granted, not hand tools, but realistic hobbyist tools. My videos are geared toward woodworkers who HAVE power tools, just not the high-end ones most woodworking videos show. I picked up most of mine on Craigslist and other second-hand sources for very little cost.

[v8metal]

Very nice work sir !!! be carefull pleaseee !!!

[randysngh]

Steve, I followed your instructions, and I made a real classic Chess Board. I do not know how to upload pictures on this site. But Thanks for your instructions and ideas. I made my Chess Board of Rock Maple and Purpleheart. My worst Critic said it's the best thing she has seen me made. I am thinking of using a Tung Oil Finish. would you recommend this?

[BFran89]

Steve...I have not only viewed all seven parts of your chess board series but I have viewed all more than seven times..they are really good..I'm a little thick... Although a 16x16 board should be the result I have ended up with odd sizes ( for various reason , like thickness of blade). My frustration is making a frame for an odd size board that has a 1/4" rabit. It would seem that subtracting a 1/4" from the inside measurement should do the trick. Not necessarily so...What am I missing?

[Kasuh3]

I tried making a balsa wood chess board but it was too flimsy and it broke

[Bad55Taco]

Be careful with mini sp if you choose to use an oil base clear coat or finish it's possible that the wood will refuse to absorb the finish but use laquer it's always nice

[NixonAre]

Hahaha. this is the first video i watched from your shop. and now allmost inn 2012. i still whatch you..... am i a stalker?

[FragBenitez]

@stevinmarin Thanks Stevin, that was fast!

[95kanester]

Have you heard of SawStop table saws?

[caseychaos3601]

bandsaw -120$

table saw-130$

planar-500$ [or use one that is 89$ or even better use a hand plannar 4$] going the cheapest route, is not much harder, and all you really need is JUST the band saw. sand paper, and a planar for tools everything else is optional. so quit being so retarded. [and ofc the materials. for you who would like to say something that stupid.]