You ll love playing chess on this custom built board.
Chess board table plans.
Chess table free woodworking instructions this table features a built in chess board and a drawer for the chess pieces.
The uniquely designed chessboard top works with natural wood movement to keep the top stable.
Select the contrasting wood species you desire gather up some glue and a few other tools and materials and you re ready to start building.
Use a tape measure to make sure the chess board is 17 1 8 in each direction.
According to the world chess federation the dimensions of a chessboard square should be between 5 and 6 5 centimeters 2 to 2 5 inches.
On the table saw.
Turn the chess board over and continue to take trim cuts until the chess board is 3 4 thick.
The frame h i j was designed not only to hold the legs but to carry two drawers that would hold the chess pieces.
Use a t square to make sure the chess board is perfectly square.
For my own board i went with 2 inches.
Build a chessboard so fine it s fit for a king or a queen.
Now cut the groove around the edges of the chessboard for the splines that secure the board in the lid.
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While chess might be a game which is often thought of as a teenage and adult game simpler games are suitable for younger children making the chess board table something for the whole family.
The technique used to attach the base to the table top on this table is mortise and tenon joinery.
Here are the step by step instructions to build it.
Use a table saw to rip a teak board 2 3 8 wide.
You can certainly buy 1x2 boards and skip.
Plan is a reprint from issue 48 of today s woodworker magazine.
Rip boards to 1 1 2 in.
Two built in drawers are perfect for hiding away your chess pieces.
Trim all four edges to be sure they are smooth and flush.
Then plane a light chamfer around the outside top surface of the board and sand in stages up to its final grit i go to 600 grit.
The frame once assembled is attached to the bottom of the table top.