Wooden Chess Sets You Can Make: 9 Complete Designs for the Scroll Saw

by Diana L. Thompson

Overview

Handcraft a classic or contemporary chess set that will be cherished for years to come. With Wooden Chess Sets You Can Make, you will learn to create each piece by using compound cuts on the scroll saw. Patterns and full-color photographs for each of the playing pieces are included (king, queen, bishop, knight, rook, pawn), as well as instructions and scroll saw patterns for a beautiful inlay playing board.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565231887
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/23/2003
Pages:	72
Sales rank:	555,461
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.22(d)

About the Author

Diana Thompson is a professional scroll saw artist specializing in compound cutting design. She is the author of several compound design books for the scroll saw, including Compound Christmas Ornaments for the Scroll Saw, Compound Scroll Saw Creations, Custom Wooden Boxes for the Scroll Saw, and Wooden Chess Sets You Can Make. She is a regular contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine.

Table of Contents

About the Author iv Introduction 1 Part One: Compound Basics 2 Part Two: General Directions 10 Part Three: Chess Set Patterns 13 Classic I 14 Classic II 19 For the Birds 24 Happy Bugs 29 In the Garden 34 Sea Life 39 Alien Chess 44 Woodworker's Set 49 Honorable Heritage 54 Part Four: Making a Chess Board 59 Wood Appendix 64

Editorial Reviews

Wooden Chess Sets You Can Make by Diana Thompson, presents nine chess set designs that can be made on the scroll saw. It's an easy-to-follow guide for the young, beginning around the shop. The book is an introduction to compound sawing, which the author describes as a technique of making two cuts on one pattern to create a three-dimensional piece. The patterns are presented so they can be cut out and adhered directly to 1-1/2" stock. The chess set designs include a woodworker's set with the pieces resembling a saw, drill bit, hammer, pliers, screwdriver and screws. There's also instruction for making a chessboard. The 66-page softcover sells for $14.95.

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