This is a table I made from quarter sawed walnut and cherry
pieces, cut into "tiles" with the center of the heart on a corner.
The tiles were about 1/4" thick and naturally were end grain.
They were applied to a heavily varnished 3/4" piece of plywood as
a base, with double length pieces of walnut applied underneath
herringbone pattern. The base and spindle was all walnut as well.
The chess pieces were then surrounded by end grain mahogany tiles
to create a boarder, and then finished with a cherry raised edge.

The tiles were applied using PL400 construction adhesive for both
hardness and water resistance. After sanding, the end grain tiles
were sealed by applying Homer Formby's modified Tung Oil and hand
rubbing for approximately 2 hours until nothing more was absorbed.
Due to the only 1/4" thickness, no material was added to the
underside of the tiles, other than what absorbed downward. . .
long after the PL400 had dried.

The quarter sawed tiles were set in groups of 4, with the heart of
each touching. That gave a circular swirl effect to each 4-tile
area and an overall pleasing look to the top of the chess table.

--
Nonny

What does it mean when drool runs
out of both sides of a drunken
Congressman's mouth?

The floor is level.

chess table- What chess table - you fogot to post the pic. ;-)

--
Jerome Meekings

On 12/5/09 8:41 PM, "SCUBA Bookreader" wrote:

chess table- What chess table - you fogot to post the pic. ;-)

It showed for me. Two attached images.

"SCUBA Bookreader" wrote in message
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chess table- What chess table - you fogot to post the pic. ;-)

You need to scroll down the page. The images were there for me.

Good work on the table.

Nonny wrote:

This is a table I made from quarter sawed walnut and cherry
pieces, cut into "tiles" with the center of the heart on a corner.
The tiles were about 1/4" thick and naturally were end grain.
They were applied to a heavily varnished 3/4" piece of plywood as
a base, with double length pieces of walnut applied underneath
herringbone pattern. The base and spindle was all walnut as well.
The chess pieces were then surrounded by end grain mahogany tiles
to create a boarder, and then finished with a cherry raised edge.

The tiles were applied using PL400 construction adhesive for both
hardness and water resistance. After sanding, the end grain tiles
were sealed by applying Homer Formby's modified Tung Oil and hand
rubbing for approximately 2 hours until nothing more was absorbed.
Due to the only 1/4" thickness, no material was added to the
underside of the tiles, other than what absorbed downward. . .
long after the PL400 had dried.

The quarter sawed tiles were set in groups of 4, with the heart of
each touching. That gave a circular swirl effect to each 4-tile
area and an overall pleasing look to the top of the chess table.


Very nice looking. Sounds like a significant amount of work went into it.


--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

This is a table I made from quarter sawed walnut and cherry
pieces, cut into "tiles" with the center of the heart on a corner.
The tiles were about 1/4" thick and naturally were end grain.
They were applied to a heavily varnished 3/4" piece of plywood as
a base, with double length pieces of walnut applied underneath
herringbone pattern. The base and spindle was all walnut as well.
The chess pieces were then surrounded by end grain mahogany tiles
to create a boarder, and then finished with a cherry raised edge.

The tiles were applied using PL400 construction adhesive for both
hardness and water resistance. After sanding, the end grain tiles
were sealed by applying Homer Formby's modified Tung Oil and hand
rubbing for approximately 2 hours until nothing more was absorbed.
Due to the only 1/4" thickness, no material was added to the
underside of the tiles, other than what absorbed downward. . .
long after the PL400 had dried.

The quarter sawed tiles were set in groups of 4, with the heart of
each touching. That gave a circular swirl effect to each 4-tile
area and an overall pleasing look to the top of the chess table.
Nonny

Nice job. I never got into chess but always loved the handmade wooden
boards and pieces. You going to make the pieces too?
`Casper