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This DIY walnut and maple chess board is super easy to make! PLANS AVAILABLE! Check out this tutorial video on how I made my own wooden chess board out of walnut and maple.
This wood chess board was pretty easy to make and it was a lot of fun! Unfortunately, the client wanted this hideous edge detail on the chess board...so that kind of ruined the design...
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this project and as always, let me know if you try this one out! Tag me @SpencleyDesignCo on Instagram so I can check it out!
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00:00 - Milling Lumber
02:00 - First Glue Up
05:00 - Fixing Voids in the Wood
05:45 - The Most Important Step!
06:50 - Second Glue Up
07:55 - Laminating the Board
09:10 - Actually...THIS Might be the Most Important Step
11:10 - Adding Thin Edge Banding
13:30 - Making the Border
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17:52 - Finishing and Beauty Shots
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“I built a $2000 chess board for $20”. Plus $2000 on clamps” (3:27) That’s an inspiring build. Thank you.
That router profile actually looks really good and fits that elegant chess board design. I’m all for modern profiles, too but it still does look good! Nice build!
Thanks gabe! I agree, it’s a classic look for a chess board but I really wanted to jazz it up and give it a unique look. Maybe next time 😀
I don't dislike that router bit, I find uses for it more often than you think.
It seems a lot of folks enjoy it
@@SpencleyDesignCo Chess is literally over 1,000 years old, and filled with history. Also the famous Drueke chess boards came with this profile, as well as a 1/8" groove routed into the border of the board. The only thing I would change is 2.25" squares for USCF regulations, so us Tournament players will want to play on it, and we can bring it to tournaments and play rated games on it. You got the colors dead on, very consistent and perfectly done!! Most wood workers building chess boards are NOT chess players and fail to appreciate the importance of simplicity, so as to not add distraction. For example, curly maple light squares would wreck a board... even a single square would be a distraction.
Thanks for checking out the video, Bert!
The Roman Ogee looks fantastic. It makes a lot of sense on a board for as classic a game as Chess.
Agree !
I agree too. The board as a whole has a classical look.
@@m.dewylde5287 Fixed! TY!
Completely agree, I really liked the finish and especially with chess, you want that sense of tradition, nostalgia, and heritage reflected in the board
The chessboard is absolutely gorgeous, including the ogee profile. Great job.
For $2,000, I sure hope this cutting board came complete with matching chess pieces.
nope it didnt
You’d be surprised the cost of chess boards - or chess boards with pieces. Classic wood tournament boards can reach upwards of $5,000!
@@maclennan.realestate Official World Chess Championship Chess Sets cost from $500-$1000! Don’t spread misinformation
@@aranha6462 its a crypto account, what do you expect
@@maclennan.realestate wrong
More like „2000$ in time and Material to make a 20$ Chess Board“
Labor is most often the most expensive part of making stuff.
It's called clickbait.
Imagine how much his tools cost too
@@michaelbauers8800mate a 2000 dollar chess board would probably be made of marble not wood
Could’ve been a $2000 board if he had used more clamps. Good vid otherwise!
Your client was completely right about the router bit! Still, I'm curious to see what the other one would've looked like!
Oh I agree, the bit was a terrible choice 🤣
@@SpencleyDesignCo All of the positive comments about the router bit being correct for an old game like chess are EXACTLY correct. And so are old school classic film makers who state that a proper film or video should not typically have clashing scenes that don't flow well or disrupt the viewer. All of your over the top repeated edits, fast popups, bleeps and whatnot added to your video is a complete waste of time. Once or twice trying to make a funny clip is okay, but you beat the dead horse repeatedly trying to make your video appealing. Instead, it makes it a PITA to watch. I couldn't watch your entire flick because of all the wasted moments watching repeated attempts at the same humor that are unrelated to the video. It was not funny after the 2nd or 3rd stab. I skipped around to find what I needed to see with the thumbnails and looked at the final product at the end of a lengthy 18 minute flick that could be half that length. You are the classic case of a young guy in the modern generation that thinks everything old is bad and you just gotta reinvent the wheel because the old stuff is so "old fashion". Your elders are wiser than you sir. You will figure this out in about 15-20 years. You can take my comments personal, or clean up the video edits and probably have more shares and views. ;-) Great looking chessboard, but I will not return to your channel.
@@RoadRacingAustin couldn't agree more
This came out great! Love the thin strip between the border and the squares. And while that ogee is old-timey, it definitely looks classic. Nice work!
Thanks for checking it out! The client wanted that classic look, so I guess it worked for them 😀
Totally agree! A small detail, that has a major impact on the finished piece!
I find it easier to glue the maple strip to the Walnut first, then glue the combined trim piece onto the project. That way both pieces of trim have the exact same miter in the corner. But either way works of course.
That’s a great technique too!
Good idea. Also, forgoes using the broken hand saw.
2000? What a joke
Let me start with the positives and say that as a new woodworker myself I appreciate the lesson's learned on some of the processes and approaches you took with limited equipment. I also like that you embraced the imperfections in recording/narrating. It's definitely harder than it looks and seeing someone own those mistakes was refreshing. That said, I was pretty put off by how strongly you trashed the client's edge profile choice, and even doubled down in the comments here as well. I get that you want to make sure the audience knows that wasn't your choice, but you could have pretty simply just said you would have gone with a different profile and left it at that. Also, that price is kind of mind-boggling to me considering it has a plywood base. Hats off that you got a client to bite on that but wow, I'm not sure I can comprehend it for what ultimately went into the project.
Thanks for watching JD
Easiest way to kill repeat business is to trash a client’s taste in a KZhead video. The client COULD have shown this video to friends, showing how their awesome custom-made chessboard was made, but now they probably won’t do that. Not sure advertising the huge price was wise. Also, using a broken saw blade is not a flex. Hope your business continues to grow. I will say I enjoy your videos and your brutal honesty.
Ya it seems he has a little bit of a narcissistic personality
@@TerenceHancock lol you can even tell that in his 4 word reply to the comment, he completely ignored the criticism
@@TerenceHancock Based on his comments, he doesn’t seem too bad. There is one woodworker KZheadr, whose name I forgot, who was condescending and overall just very rude to people in his comment sections. It sucked because I wanted to subscribe, but couldn’t after I realized what a butt he was.
I've been wanting to make a chess board for a while now and I picked up so many handy tips. I also think you could have used more clamps as I could still see the piece slightly 😂 The finished product looked nice and I think that lighter trim around the edge was definitely a good call. 👌👍
I knew someone would comment about the clamps 🤣
I loved the chessboard. Walnut and maple is a classic for chessboards and I think the Roman ogee profile gives it a bit of old-school class. My father-in-law once had a chessboard that had a similar thin accent border between the board and the larger wood border, but it was made of brass. I always thought that was super-cool looking.
Sanding. The bane of any woodworker! I LOVE the Roman Ogie bit! I think it looks absolutely amazing!
Boom! Was waiting for this video to finally drop after watching bits and pieces of it on IG! Excellent stuff as always brother!
I hope it didn’t disappoint! This project took forever with all the holidays going on!
dont wanna hate but 2k HUH??? where did you get that from???
Beautiful work, Eric! I love the small detail that the thin maple strip added. I think it really set the piece off. Also, I agree with the edge profile. #TeamChamfer
That thin strip totally set it off! I love how it turned out, but the chamfer would’ve been better 😀
3:53 You are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. No clamp can go unused, and you definitely could have added one more tiny clamp at the bottom left corner. Without it, you are risking the whole chess board just falling apart. Im speaking from experience.
Lmao
Totally agree. Without that clamp, the quality of the chessboard goes down so much, I don’t see how anyone would buy it.
Bruh
🤣 you all are funny
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I hope to build a chess board myself one day and i love the techniques you've used and the fact that you're dispensing knowledge that takes a while to learn. I'd have added a draw to a detachable base that I could keep the peices in. however, I really love the woods that you've used here and the light/dark edging was 100% the right call.
Great video! I make videos myself and appreciate the candid parts you left in. We all must know with the millions of vids out there, each scene involves many takes, planning, and mistakes, etc. MOST of us don't get it right the 1st time and fix a lot of it in editing! That said, I learned a lot of great woodworking techniques here. Always wanted to make a chess board, perhaps because it seems to be the simplest thing - yet clearly, it is not! I thought the router bit you used in the end was fine, the end product looked great! (yet you made a big fuss out of it) I guess the client wanted that classic look - it's fortunate you had so many tools to choose from, and took the time to explain/film each step! 😎👍
I think that router bit profile looks nice on the chess board. Gives it a classical look.
Dang, not used to people openly insulting their client’s taste.
fr this guy seems super unprofessional
That 45 degree trick for cutting thin and wide strips for edge banding was brilliant! Great video, thanks for sharing.
I agree! That was genius. Thanks for sharing that tip because it's super useful and I'm not sure it would have ever crossed my mind to do.
20 years ago my dad made me a chessboard (and an identical one for my aunt) in pretty much exactly this way, minus the nice border strip, questionable edge choice (he just rounded it off), and with a little less attention to lining up the squares perfectly (lol). I still have it today and it's one thing I'll hold onto my whole life. It's a prized possession. Great work on the board! It gave me a bit of a nostalgia trip.
That’s awesome! Thanks for watching!
I love your included blooper, it really humanizes the build, very nice!
Thanks Shawn! Any projects you’d like to see me try in the future?
$2000? - Is it super-expensive because of the irritating repaired holes in the board? Anyway, an interesting watch and a nice finish.
Does the jig you used to cut 45 degree angles come with the table saw, or is it an after market jig?
Great video! You seem to be very experienced in your craft. Unfortunately for me though $2,000 is way too much for that piece, I have seen equal or maybe even more detailed hand crafted boards for a quarter of the cost you label. But I understand that if you someone is silly enough to buy at that price then I respect the hustle.
It’s okay, you don’t have to buy it
$1000 is robbery. $300 in materials ( at worst), and 4 hrs of work, not counting dry time. Final product looks really nice but for $2000 I’d expect unique hand-carved game pieces of ebony and boxwood.
@@johnvogler5335 its a nice well made board, but $2000 - no way. each to their own.
@@johnvogler5335 4 hours! haahhhahahaa
@@darkmagna9004 4hrs for sure. Let's do the math: ($300 for material + $125/hr labor)*1.20% markup = $960. They buyer should of gotten x2 boards for $2k.
I think that the ogee edging gives the chessboard character. I either use an 1/8" contrasting banding for each square or chamfer each square. (I know how to easily do that) . Question ... What is your source for 8/4 walnut wood ?
OK, the angle cut on the trim to gain more height was brilliant!!!
Since the board was made entirely out of scrap wood, I had to try to get creative! Glad you thought it was a good idea and thanks for watching, Giovanni! 😀
Honestly, that looks super high quality. Great build man!
I’m pretty happy with how it turned out for my first board!
The thin maple lining is an absolute plus! You got my subscription!!
I liked the idea of cutting the strip of maple at an angle to reach the desired height! 👍 Great job with the chess board.
Thanks for watching!
Nice board! But the value might be closer to 100-200 than 1000-2000 dollars. But I like it.
He is a liar, nobody is paying 2k for that. A championship board goes for 500.00. He isn't that good.
Love it man thank you, I’m new to woodworking and you my good sir, are hilarious and a great teacher. Keep it up homie🤟 well earned sub !!
Thanks for watching! Any projects you’d like to see in the future?
Making a chessboard is on my to-do list for 2022 and this video makes it look attainable :) Before I've only really seen Wood-U-Make-It videos and while those are the absolute best quality, I couldn't hope to attain that level with my selection of tools :) Becoming a patreon member for at least a few months to show appreciation! ps. Good call on the maple strip! Looks real nice!
Wow! Thank you very much, dirk!
He's a liar; that board didn't sell for no 2k.
Hopefully the client doesn’t watch the video! Haha! Great build. Keep it up.
Thanks so much for checking it out! The client knows they made a bad choice 😜
Great instructional video and very fine channel. Thanks. I love "build with what you got" projects. I am old but I think the router trim looks really nice on the walnut :).
Thanks for the support and checking out the video, Mike! I really appreciate it! The edge profile is classic for a chess board, but I had a really modern look I wanted…but the client had a different vision. Either way, I’m pretty happy with how it turned out
That router profile looks fantastic and totally elegant. It gives tremendous edge detail and frames the board beautifully with a sense of delicacy surrounding the crisp, square board pieces. 😊
That pencil line strip of maple edging was the perfect touch. BTW, what is that black blade you’re using for finish cuts?
Great job! How did you come up with the price of 2000 USD? Does anybody ever pay that much for such a simple piece of work? I mean, if the wood was extremely rare and the board had gold or platin inlay - but this? How can you compare it to a board worth 2000? Just curious.
It’s only worth $2,000 if someone actually pays that much in an arms length transaction. Good for you if they did.
Turned out nice. Just curious how you or the client thought 2000$ was a fair price? As a wood worker I understand the time involved and I can slap together in 4 hours or less and the material cost 100$ or less , I personally would not feel good about taking that much money from someone.
They asked how much I’d charge for a chess board. I didn’t want to make it, so I gave them the “go away” price. They were cool with the price, so I made it
@@SpencleyDesignCo 👍
I’ve got an in depth pricing guide coming out soon
@@SpencleyDesignCo😂 I know this is an old post, on an old video....but man, this comment actually made me laugh out loud, and was the ONLY thing that made this price make sense to me.
He didn't because he didn't sell it for that dude. He's a liar.
Thought I was the only one that did their 45 coners like that. Nice board and I enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas
It works like a charm!
I love how in this kind of woodworking project the actual woodworking is like 3-4 hours, waiting for the glue to dry is like 100 hours.
Everybody should note that the actual squares, if tournament quality, have to be within certain dimensions (from memory around 2” - 2.5”.) But check first. If not championship then the king chess piece base should be around 0.8 x the square. Again, check it out. Also, if you mark the board for any reason, remember that in use the right hand corner square is white. (From research making mine).
I was going to say that! Chess boards come in all sizes, but if you're going to be near tournament specs, you might as well hit it.
55mm is the square size for DGT boards, used in FIDE tournaments ( FIDE is the world chess federation.) Translated to "united states" units, that's 2.165 inches :)
Nothing like bashing your clients in front of half a million people. Not smart.
hey, do you find any limitations with your method for using the thicknesser to flatten, or things that you'd really like to have a jointer for? or is having your jig for the thicknesser good enough for pretty much everything you do?
I like the routered edge, gives it ageless class which is pretty much what chess is. Good build and use of tools to accomplish what you needed to accomplish!
I'm going to be honest I love the video for the most part but when you're blessed enough to find a client that will overpay you by $1,500 for a chessboard that looks no better than my $500 cutting boards, you probably shouldn't spend 2 minutes publicly dunking on their taste in trim...
Glad you enjoyed the video!
I’m appalled someone pays you $500 for a cutting board.
No, this is a cutting board. But you could use it for a cutting board though
@Spencley Design Co. I think he was speaking to Matt's reference to folks paying him $500 for cutting boards not your chess board that can be used as a cutting board :)
Yes there is a "healthy" amount of glue. Optimum glue strength with most PVA glue is attained at .002 to .007 of an inch. More or less glue will be a weaker joint. I'd say just by eyeballing your glue up there you had too much glue. Many "old school" woodworkers did what was referred to a "rubbed" joint - if the edges are well jointed you can put a thin layer of glue on each surface, put them together, rub them back and forth a little to ensure that the glue is totally spread. If you pull lightly on one board the whole thing should move rather than pulling the joint apart. As an apprentice way back in the early 70's I made hundreds of solid panels this way for a very prestigious and high priced furniture company. The notion that you can stop wood from moving is wrong. One of the main properties of wood is it's hydroscopic - it reacts to water, humidity up and it absorbs moisture and swells, humidity down and it loses moisture and shrinks. Plywood glues very thin pieces in uneven numbers and each layer with the grain turned 90 degrees, even then not all plywood will remain flat. The reason large panels for doors are built with the frame and panel construction is to allow the panel to move while the frame remains mostly stable. The panel is left smaller than the opening that holds it in the frame to allow it to freely shrink and expand without distorting the overall frame. Test have shown that a solid panel - or a glued up solid panels such as your chess board will continue to shrink and expand with changes in humidity which will stress the glue joint that is holding it to the plywood. The stress that can be generated is thousands of pounds. The better solution would be to make the chess board float in or on a frame. Depending what aesthetic you want you could have the frame thicker than the board with the board inside a groove in the frame - like a typical frame and panel door. You could alternatively run the groove in the panel and have a tongue in the frame. Either way you get a structure that would allow for the inevitable wood movement. I would lay money that you will have some joints opening up on that board within 5 years. Yes it may not show for one year or two but sooner or later that wood movement will be greater than the glue or will split some wood and you'll have a crack.
Absolutely gorgeous board! I don't know anything about woodworking but my thought on using the sander to make the 1st frame flush was that it would cause the surface of the board to become slightly convex. And when you flipped alternate strips to swap the dark and light pieces, I thought that was clever. I'd been thinking you'd need to go 9 squares per strip and shift every other but flipping (or rotating) was better.
It's really cool (and funny) that you leave those outtakes (or mistakes) on the video. Nice chess board!!
I’d be super wary of bonding edge grain to plywood like that. Also, no miter joinery. Also, plywood bottom!😢
As soon as you glue solid wood to an inert substrate its going to fight. Next time stay around 1mm or less to stop that. If you want solid wood, give it space to move.
I just had lots of issues framing my desktop, I think the 45 degree framing method works better. I learned something today thanks
Glad to hear you found it helpful! Thanks for checking out the video, Ahmed!
I'm a big fan and subscriber to Blacktail Studio. I just discovered this channel. I like your style, it's relaxed and quirky. I also think the routered edge on the chess board looks great because it is an old classical style and chess is an old classical game. I'm old and kinda classical too 😂
I dont think sanding sucks. Its the time where you really see the project start taking the final shape
It's tedious and time consuming and can be difficult depending on the shape--sometimes seems never ending. Yes, it's wonderful to see the project taking shape--as long as someone else does the sanding.
I actually like the edge profile. That bit isn't so bad. Looks Good.
The client liked it too
I was most interested in the finishing segment. Some people like having a hard "bullet proof" finish that resists scratches and dents from chess pieces (ie: lacquer) and some prefer to allow the wood to "breathe". Did you end up using Danish Oil?
I did a Cocobolo/maple chess board once. Turned out Beautiful. I have a lathe and made all the matching pieces too. I wasn't scrap though. I had to buy the wood specifically for it. I left mine a lot thicker though. With some cocobolo/maple trim i made around the outside.
I don’t know if it was my love for chess or woodworking that got me here, but I’m glad I found your channel. In my opinion, your client was right about the profile. It looks classy and fits the board. It looks fantastic. I would probably stay a bit more neutral when it comes to trashing the client’s choice as well. There are many ways to disagree on looks. In the long run it would probably benefit you :)
Definitely tongue and cheek speech and a ploy to engage his KZhead audience....look at the top comments.
You did a great job. The router profile looks very nice. It’s not quite as bad as you made it out to me. Lol
Great method to assemble this! First I thought you’d be gluing up individual squares, which would have been very tedious. Once you started gluing up the strips I figured out the plan 🤓🤓👍🏻
I noted your advice on leaving extra width on the outer boards and then forgot. Now I’ll lose needed width unless I line them up perfectly. You were the only one I saw who gave this advice. Wish I had listened!
Sounds like you built a $20 chess board to me.
You didn't sell this for $2000, obviously.
Nice well made board. and great video. Wish I watched this before starting my build.
Thanks, Matthew!
You nailed it with that maple strip on the border. The ogee bit I will never used, but to be honest, it didn't end up that bad. Quality construction compensated for that.
I am making a board as well...did you really get $2,000 for that? Kudos if you did...I have seen them ranging from $150-$600. I'd love to sell mine for $2,000!
Yup, I sold mine for $2,000. Good luck out there!
No he did not. He's a fucking liar.
@@SpencleyDesignCo you are a liar.
nice work, definitly worth $200 bucks, i would argue you could make and sell a bunch of those for 350 a piece
2000$... what a joke
@LK i know Right! Some people will pay anything, its nice, amazing even, but its not worth a penny over 400, especially without pieces, even some of the highest end Staunton chess sets go for that price and they come with high end extreme detail pieces!
Love this! The thin strip between the squares and the border looks great. If I were going to do this, and I might, I think I would laminate this thin strip to the border material first, then mitre each side as one piece. Saves the flush trim step and gives a true mitred corner. Lovely work though.
When I saw those clamps, I laughed and Laughed. Very well done. Good humor:)
I bought all the machines to make really nice chessboard. I was going to start a business doing so in 2014. What I found out is no matter what you do the boards crack if they are solid wood. I tried jointing them every way possible. The problem is two species of wood grow and shrink and different rates with humidity changes. So in the winter it gets super dry and the board shrinks. I ended up spending close to 15k just to throw 10 super nice boards in the firepit.... Feel bad for whoever paid $2,000.00
Fortunately I suck at chess, so I wouldn't buy one in the first place.
This is the exact reason I use one species of wood and two colors of stain. I'm glad someone else pointed it out. It's critical to understand the properties of the woods you're using. As the woodworker, we're supposed to be the experts, it's not something the client should have to worry about.
Wouldn't it make sense to use a hardwood veneer over a stable base wood or even just directly to the plywood? Why even bother with the thicker Walnut/Maple if you're just going to glue it down to plywood anyway. Cheaper still and you wouldn't have to worry about the cracking issue.
@@livens100 I can't speak for the person who posted the video, but I can give you my opinion if you want it. The board I made for myself and play on regularly is 3" TNG pine scraps, sanded smooth and painted. I love it, and it didn't cost me anything to make because I used scraps. If I were making it to sell, though, I want to be able to say things like "solid maple and walnut," because that lets me charge a whole lot more for it. That's just me, though. He might have a different reason.
Eric what can I say other than I'm in shock!!! When you first started to mill the wood I noticed the title read $2,000 chessboard and honestly I just thought you was hoping to sell it for this amount of money. That was until you said it was a commission for a client, that just blows my mind $2,000 for a chessboard and the base is birch plywood and someone's willing to pay this amount of money...Holysh..you know what!!!. All I can say is Eric you fell on your feet with this one buddy. Just a suggestion now that you have the ability to just magic money how about getting yourself that there invaluable drumsander you know you could do with, especially if you get another magical commission for a chessboard in the future can you just imagine how much time you will be saving not only on your hands doing all that there very enjoyable sanding but the money you will also be saving and keeping for yourself by not using the electricity for hours and hours to be truthful it's a win win all round, more money in your pocket and less vibration whitefinger from all that enjoyable sanding everyone loves sooo much!!! As always buddy 💯% 👍 🇬🇧.
Thank you for the support!
He's a liar, nobody paid him 2k.
I like leaving in the bloopers, it makes the whole thing more relatesble
That router bit gave the board a very nice looking contemporary look and I think almost any chess player would love to own it. Just my thoughts... Nice work!
Depending on if you want to make the board regulation the size of the squares is important. Regulation advises 2 inches to 2.5 inches. Nice build.
Thanks, Creston! The client asked for 2” squares
I really hope your client doesn’t watch this, or that they’ve got a great sense of humor.
Hahaha I know the client very well. They knew this was coming 😀
@@SpencleyDesignCo Oh good! I’ve had that “They’re right behind me, aren’t they” moment, and I was worried I was watching it happen in real time.
My personality is very honest and transparent, so the client knew I was going to give them a hard time on the video haha
Excellent work!! The angle cut for thin strips 👍! Don't sweat the Roman Ogee...it has its place, and the client signed the check, no questions...lol! Great work!!!!
Hahah you’re absolutely right, John! I just had a modern vision in my head and it crushed me when I couldn’t do it
@@SpencleyDesignCo No worries... I know time is money, but just build one to your specs, artistic license in hand. Seems like both of you collaborate, A LOT..lol. Do three, one of "yours", one "hers", then stir one "together"..... Never know who's going to want it made and essentially hand you carte blanche..... Fun aside in the same idea: My other half plays Chess and Backgammon. She has arthritis in her hands, and I stepped up, pulled out my license and went to work. One off Chess/Backgammon boards (back to back) game table with MCM inspired pieces that are slightly oversized.... (She was really P.O.'d with me at one point, crashing in the house with odd wooden "blocky things", asking her: "can you pick this up and does it hurt?"..... ROFL 😆!.., I took the heat because when the answer was "Yes....no!"... I ran with it.!!) Christmas present with her crazy Avant Garde colors, and she's very happy!!☺️ One of her life long friends wants a combo set with different colors.....!
It’s possible I make another one, but the video wouldn’t really be any different so I’ll probably never get around to making one haha
@@SpencleyDesignCo I got you!! Lololol!!! Yeah, even a "Shorty" showcasing the Artsy board would morph out of control.... Lol!😆😆
Haha I just don’t have the time to devote to a repeat project
“I need to mark the outlines of where it needs to be cut… that doesn’t make any sense.” Dude, that made perfect sense lmao
16:40 I learned a very valuable lesson from another KZhead woodworker named Mark Lindsay, who mostly focuses on CNC work. He did a video titled "Five Things CNC Beginners Should Stop Doing - CNC for Beginners" kzhead.info/sun/dtOBY5Z8bnhunJE/bejne.html While this was directed towards CNC use, A LOT of it also applies to really, ANY woodworker, especially his #1 tip. Beyond that, one of THE WORST things you can do, is let your customers know that you dislike or hate an element in the project you're making for them. As with Mark's #1 tip, what you are doing is probably going to be taken by your customer as offensive and insulting, it could also cause you to lose a customer.
it's all good
Considering the nature of this video, I am going to guess the customer is his daughter or girlfriend or something like that. I doubt this comment on the profile should be taken so seriously.
Thankfully I do not have children 🤣
@@SpencleyDesignCo Yeah, same here. I sure wouldn't want to have children growing up in the cesspool this Nation has become over the last 2 years. And also, the things children are being force fed as an "education" is beyond sickening, along with the things that they are NOT being taught.
Thanks for watching!
Your take on the customers request for that router bit is just soooooo bad, it looks amazing and it makes your customer happy. Why are YOU the one complaining? You accept the order and then talk smack on your video? A true professional. What an inspiration.
I thought this as well. The finished product is fantastic. The video is fantastic. I only wish the customer's desire was not abused. Without customers, we have no businesses. This board is custom, handmade, not Temu.
I notice you don't move away your offcuts from your table saw. Have you ever had some kick back when using your saw? I tend to grab both pieces going through the saw just don't know if I should??? Great job on the board.
Awesome job on that board! I love the final look!
Great job on the chessboard. I'm not a huge roman ogee fan either, but it actually doesn't look that bad overall. yes a chamfer would be a bit more "modern" looking, but the client is paying for it so why not. I like the detail of adding the thin maple strip.
Are you really a Viking!? 😀
Was about to sub but then you started talking smack about a clients request. There is a right and a wrong way to express your dislike for something a customer asked for. IMO, you choose poorly. Best of luck to you.
🤣 don’t worry, the client is a good friend
Are you looking for a custom chess board?
you should also mention making the strips long enough to account for kerf loss, ie 17" min length for 2" squares
It came out amazing. Thanks for sharing
Thank you!
Did you seriously sell that board for $2k? Looks amazing…except for the profiled edge of course. The edge didn’t look as bad as I thought it would, but I’m a chamfer guy myself and that’s what I would have went with too.
That’s exactly what I pitched to the client! Unfortunately the client really loves antique looking stuff…so that’s what I had to give him
@@SpencleyDesignCo I get that…I did watch the whole video lol. But seriously…$2k?
Yup, that’s what I sold it for
@@SpencleyDesignCo kudos! Was that the price you gave him or did he offer that when he commissioned you to make it? Sorry to seem nosey, just trying to understand how to price my work and I want to make chess boards :)
I always ask for a budget before I begin any project. I factored in my time, labor, and material cost to come up with that price
Good build video but for my personal taste I prefer to watch positive content. Making comments about how terrible the ogee bit looks and you’re only doing it because the client insists doesn’t come across positive to me. I actually thought the edge profile was quite attractive on the final chess board . Each person has their own style - so just thought I’d share how it came across to me. My recommendation, stay positive, appreciate showing mistakes, and wishing you much success.
Thanks for checking out the video 👍
obsessed with this video and the chessboard, it looks absolutely stunning
I have wanted to do a project like this. However, I do not have nearly the tools. I would love to know how a “regular guy” can make something like this. Like for my table saw, what kind of blade do I need? What are the right clamps for this? What tools do I need that aren’t a full workshop set? Awesome video and super fine work, great job!!
Your extreme disapproval of the client choice of router bit was very off putting and made me stop watching the video. You said it one time and that was enough have some respect.
That’s the beauty of individuality, everyone has different opinions
You got me with the clamps! 😂
Beautiful chess board! Looks amazing.
do you think you could use softwood. I was going to build one solid but clued to plywood i think softwood would remain fairly stable.
Nice work but I was curious where the two grand comes from? You can get an official DGT board, as used in all WOrld Championship and most pro matches, with pieces, for 1k. These boards connect to a computer and clock to automagically track your games for you.
Nothing like dissin your clients on camera. That’ll get you going 😂 plus the profile looks awesome
Very nice! This looks really great!! My only concern would be the expansion / contraction of the hardwood vs the plywood. I own a cabinetry shop and we have a lot of issues if we try and glue hardwood directly to plywood due to it being an unbalanced lamination. I’m curious how this piece will look in a few years - I’d love to see a follow up on this if you have the opportunity to take a peak at it. Definitely not saying you did anything wrong here, just curious to hear how this strategy of construction plays out in the long run to help build my own understanding.
Brilliant! Job well done! I’d like to try building a similar board, but I don’t have access to the wood nor the fancy (cool) equipment in your shop, so I’m left with a simple request. How do I purchase one of your boards?