Commander-In-Chief's Chess Board
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Published 2021-12-07
The chessboard has 2" squares and a 3" frame with a brass border and curly maple edge banding. The playing field is 16" x 16" and the overall board is 22" x 22". In addition to the logos from the three military services, the board also has Alex's initials engraved and finished with gold leaf.
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00:00 Intro
02:00 Milling the lumber
09:56 Cutting the squares
13:10 Gluing the board
17:12 Making the Frame
23:15 Carving the notation
26:47 Carving the military service logos
34:06 Gluing the Frame
36:40 Applying the gold leaf
38:23 Cutting the finger slots
39:19 Applying the finish
39:52 Photos
You can find everything else I used in this project at my Amazon storefront at www.amazon.com/shop/woodumakeit.
Items I used in this project include:
Grizzly 8” Parallelogram Jointer: amzn.to/3cK43vV
Grizzly G1023RLWX Table Saw amzn.to/2AGvqVV
INCRA Miter Gauge: amzn.to/2HTzvef
Laguna Resaw King Blade: amzn.to/3nl0KPm
DeWalt DW734 Planer: amzn.to/3bV310O
iGaging Caliper: amzn.to/2WAjcGh
Magswitch Featherboard: amzn.to/3eRLlVA
Freud 24T Rip Blade with Flat Grind: amzn.to/2rQl9EY
Freud Ultimate Cut-Off Blade: amzn.to/2OAwRMU
Freud 8" Super Dado Set: amzn.to/2TAO3C2
Freud 3/8” Up Spiral Bit: amzn.to/3bYHZOL (for mortises)
Amana 15-degree v-bit: amzn.to/3nJcf57 (for engraving)
SuperMax 19-38 Drum Sander: amzn.to/2DOWJzX
Dewalt Random Orbit Sander: amzn.to/35vS7d8
Mirka 6” Sanding System: amzn.to/3c0V7mJ
Ridgid Sliding Compound Miter Saw: amzn.to/2ODW0J6
GVS Elipse P100 Dusk Mask Respirator: amzn.to/35ncxV0
White Paint Pens: amzn.to/3vVoHCh
Mixol Wood Dye Black: amzn.to/3y7YX6P
Mixol Wood Dye Ocean Colors: amzn.to/3DAclS9
3M 220-grit sandpaper: amzn.to/2HOaQHA
HVLP Spray Gun: amzn.to/3vXxpjE
Titebond III Glue: amzn.to/3BplaNF
M.L. Campbell Pre-Cat Lacquer: www.mlcampbell.com/product/enviromax/
Total Boat Epoxy: amzn.to/3DAclS9
01:58 Toccata and Fugue in D Minor Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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10:36 Carnival of the Animals - The Swan - by Saint-Saëns licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JOHN_MICHEL_CELLO-…
13:09 Bach Cello Suite No .1, G Major, Prelude -- J.S. Bach, provided by the YouTube Music Library
14:50 Gymnopedie No 1 by Erik Satie, performed by Kevin MacLeod licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License from freemusicarchive.org
17:57 1812 Overture, Finale -- Tchaikovsky, provided by the YouTube Music Library
21:55 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik licensed under Creative Commons from the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum, Boston. www.gardnermuseum.org/
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All Comments (21)
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You have this down to a science, I always enjoy watching you make these, you make them look easy to make. I know there's a lot of work in making a chessboard, and I am sure once you've found out what works you are able to eliminate extra steps in the process. Keep up the fabulous work, another work of Art.
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I just finished a board for a client, Ebony and white oak playing surface , walnut border inlaid with curly maple and Tiger wood, This board caught my eye beautiful work as always Mike.
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Glad that the Air Force Academy football emblem was included! Back in the day (1965-1969) we would wager our bathrobes on the outcome of the game, but we only played Army or Navy on alternate years back then. It wasn't until 1972 that the three service schools played each other for the trophy. As of 2021, I believe the win record for the Commander-In-Chief's trophy stands at AF 20, Navy 16, and Army 10. Great looking boards Mike!
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Truly a work of art!! Thank You
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Beautiful!
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Wonderful. A real joy to watch.
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Another beautiful piece. I know Alex will treasure his board as I do mine. Great choice of music, too!
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Amazing. Eye opening. Incredible attention to detail and a masterpiece
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Extraordinary work. Thank you for the video!
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That's a beautiful piece - thank you for sharing the process.
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I have just tried my hand at my first chess board and turned my own pieces. I gained confidence to do this from watching your videos. Yes I still learned so much as I made my own. I made some mistakes in material selection, but my board cam out amazing. Everyone who sees it expresses amazement. That sir comes from you showing me what a board to be proud of looks like. Thanks for your help
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Spectacular build. Not only is the attention to detail in teh craftsmanship truly next-level, the video documenting your work is so enjoyable to watch. Inspiring to say the least!
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I like chess much, and I do enjoy seeing woodworking. I've seen lot of videos of the making of chessboard. This video is the best. The details, the music, the chessboard, they all are masterpieces 👍👍👍👍 Thank you for sharing this one 👍👍👍👍
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The board was amazing👍
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The Bob Ross of woodworking! It finally dawned on me who your voice or more your calm, and easy delivery reminds me of - Bob Ross, the Happy Painter! Great video. I also echo a previous reader and would like to see how you sneak up on your miter cuts, corrections if it is not a perfect 90 degrees, and how you correct if you cut too short.
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Way to go Mike! Perfection 🙌
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Awesome board and the classical music divine
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Outstanding
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That is freaking beautiful
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Your workmanship inspiring. I start life as student at technical school. I stumbled on your YouTube and will undertake your design/build as a foundation of the project. Thank you for your share. Bob Zielinski.
