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. 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 (king, queen, bishop, knight, rook, pawn) are included. Instructions and pattern for a beautiful inlay playing board also included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565231887
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/28/2003
Pages:	72
Sales rank:	280,651
Product dimensions:	8.52(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.20(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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