Double Sided Xiangqi and Chess Board

In this video I make a double-sided chess board out of wenge and curly maple. It has a regular chess board on one side and a Xiangqi board on the other side. Xiangqi, also known as Chinese Chess, is the most played board game in the world. The Xiangqi board is composed of a grid system of 9 vertical lines (files) and 10 horizontal lines (ranks) with the pieces being played on the intersections. On each side of the board against the back edge is a palace, which is 3 by 3 lines (9 positions) with four diagonal lines that extend outward from the center forming an “X” shape. Dividing the two opposing sides of the board is a river, located between the fifth and sixth ranks. The river is marked with Chinese characters meaning "Chu River” and "Han border", a reference to the Chu-Han War. This board has the starting points of soldiers marked with inlaid triangles.
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Milling the lumber
01:50 Cutting the squares
02:19 First glue-up
03:09 Making the clamping fixture
03:49 Second glue-up
05:54 Carving the Chinese character male inlay pieces
07:32 Carving the female part of the Chinese inlay
10:05 Gluing up the Xiangqi board
10:56 Making the border for the Xiangqi board
15:39 Carving the grid lines
16:56 Making the frame
18:56 Making the triangular inlay
21:24 Adding the edge banding
24:49 Carving the algebraic notation
27:58 Fitting the frame
30:16 Sanding the board
32:27 Applying the finish
34:14 Photos
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Music is from Epidemic Sound
00:47 Beginning - Megan Wofford
03:09 Broken Pieces - Gavin Luke
05:53 The Crossing - Gavin Luke
09:04 Dismantle - Peter Sandberg
10:56 Nocturnal Daydream - Franz Gordon
14:23 Luster - Gavin Luke
16:56 Leaf - Peter Sandberg
18:40 In This Moment - Gavin Luke
21:23 On A Slow Day - Arthur Benson
22:37 Arietta Op. 12 Nr. 1 - Traditional
24:09 Solace - Gavin Luke
26:51 Shapes of Shadows - Franz Gordon
30:16 If You Were Still Here - Gavin Luke
32:27 Courage - Gavin Luke
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