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Stylish Chess Board

The document provides instructions for making a stylish chess board. It outlines obtaining materials like MDF board and veneer wood sheets. Tools needed include a Dremel rotary tool, jigsaw, and router. Steps include cutting the MDF to size, drawing and creating grooves between squares, painting grooves black, cutting and gluing down veneer squares in alternating colors, trimming edges, and applying a finish like varnish or shellac. An optional upgrade is adding epoxy resin over the top. Comments praise the detailed instructions and finished product.

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Stylish Chess Board

The document provides instructions for making a stylish chess board. It outlines obtaining materials like MDF board and veneer wood sheets. Tools needed include a Dremel rotary tool, jigsaw, and router. Steps include cutting the MDF to size, drawing and creating grooves between squares, painting grooves black, cutting and gluing down veneer squares in alternating colors, trimming edges, and applying a finish like varnish or shellac. An optional upgrade is adding epoxy resin over the top. Comments praise the detailed instructions and finished product.

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Stylish Chess Board

by E_Alves

After watch a movie called Shawshank Redemption i decided to bring to life something i had on mind , to learn
play chess . As a DIY as i am would be more enjoyable to play the game on the board made by myself. Better than
build the board is to share what i have done.

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Step 1: Materials List:

MDF 18mm size 47,8mm x 47,8mm

veneer wood sheets (mine is macassar ebony for white and another is a darker color for black(dont
know the name in english) quantity depends on you if decide to do it the same size as mine board)
wood glue
shellac(i made with this) or varnish 100ml (3,38 fl.oz)
black paint (used on handicraft)

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Step 2: Tools

Dremel 4000 rotary tool


Jigsaw
Dremel 335 plunge router attachment
Dremel bit 650 (1,8" straight router bit 3,2mm)
tape measure
set square
clamps
paint roller

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Step 3: Let`s Go

1. As i prefer FIDE official size of the board (A little bit big ) MDF must be cutted 47,8cm x 47,8cm
using jigsaw

(TIP:measure twice cut once)

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Step 4: Draw Lines

Next step is to mark dots to guide drawing lines, each square has 5,7cmx5,7cm . Do some marks on the border of
the MDF with the help of set square and tape measure.Notice that i did some grooves (3mm width 5mm depth
between squares so dots must be with this in mind

Draw the lines and check that everything is right .

Step 5: Using Rotary Tool to Produce Grooves Between Squares

Take a lath and the clamps to help guide dremel 4000 with plunge attached to it and bit 650 to make
grooves.Speed of rotary must not be to low or to high , let the cut wood smooth by itself, no necessary to use
strength.

!! Despite image above using clamp and lath is some steps ahead the idea is the same : guide the tool
straight

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Step 6: Painting Grooves With Black Paint

At this time is better to use black paint on grooves and sides of the board (I did it after and it is harder no touch
veneers)

Step 7: Cutting Veneers

Use stylet(easier way :or a saw attachment for TIP: Sdudley has a good instructable to help
dremel rotary tool) and set square to cut veneers things like this :
sheets the same size of squares (5,7cmx5,7cm) . Be
very careful when cutting some veneers sheets , Instructable here
some kinds of wood are very easy to break .

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Step 8: Glue Veneers Squares

Glue veneer squares intercalated on the MDF board from right lower corner starting with lighter color (chess white
) . Do not glue all at once.Make 2 lines and put something heavy over to take time to dry after some minutes repeat
the process.

Step 9: Trim Edges of Veneer Squares to Match

Again take dremel with plunge but this time use less depth,it is just to adjust grooves . Do it carefully , you do not
want ruin the project at this time : less speed , again use clamps and lath to guide plunge .

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Step 10: Finishing Processes : Varnish or Shellac

Apply shellac or varnish using a brush or a paint roller . Wait to dry .


DONE

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Step 11: Epoxy Resin Apllying

UPGRADE : the area and not higher than 1mm target

This step was not previously added -Wait recommended time until it is cured

-Use some tape on the edges and let 1mm height -Sand tape and polish after
from the top of the board , 2 or more layers would be
enough -Top crystal clear resin is pretty beautiful but is not
easy to get a perfect plain surface , specially first time
-Prepare epoxy resin (can not indicate some for you working with resin , but if needed use some sanding
guys cause here in Brasil they could be different) . In machine to eliminate imperfections , then use a polish
my case proportion is for each 100g of part A add 45g machine to get back bright glow(I DID NOT TRIED
of part B THIS STEP YET)

-Spill the blend on the board carefully until reach all

A nicely detailed easy to follow instructable. I also liked the finished product. I'd like to try
something like this someday. Maybe also make the pieces.

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thank you

Yo! this looks awesome, really good job, now all you need are the peices!

Thanks . I am still thinking which material to produce pieces .

Great project. I have always wanted to make my own board.

Thanks . Next step is to build chess set .

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