The plans for the chess cases came from
"Woodsmith Magazine", August Home Publishing
Co. Issue No 83, October 1992. The pattern
for the chessmen came from Patrick Spielman's "The
Art Of The Scroll Saw" Award Winning Designs.
ISBN 0-8069-0854-8 by Sterling Publishing Co.
Bocote
and Figured Maple squares.
If you look close
within the picture here at left and below, you can see
that the chess men have one side not cut out as the
set in the book's patterns. The three third grade
classes are going to paint the men, then place photos
of the front and back of their heads on the chessmen.
This photo is also showing the Bocote black squares.
After the children place their photos on the men, the
school will take finished photos of the project and
send them to me so that I can upload to this page.
This is a closer look of the Francis
Parker School fund raiser chessmen. This picture
shows a better look of the flat place the children will
place pictures of their faces. After the
school takes a picture of the 3 sets, I will upload
the finished photos of the children's handiwork.
This one shows the Spanish Cedar black squares.
Canary wood black
squares with the Figured Maple white squares.
The only changes made to the plans in
Woodsmith Magazine was that the squares are 1/8 inch
proud above the case and then a 1/8 x 1/8 x 1/8 inch
Walnut molding was placed around the squares to add
another effect to the case. Other than the squares
and the small molding, the sets are as shown in the
plans.
This shows one of the cases opened showing
the Walnut dividers inside the case for storage of the
chessmen. The bottom photo shows a small "hold
down" to keep the men from movement during transit.
This small board was felted on one side and then 64
squares were etched and painted all white for the children
to be able to paint their school colors as a chess/checker
board. This again allowed the children the feeling
that they "helped make" the boards for the
auction.
In this view of the storage dividers
as well as the top side and bottom side of the small
board the children will paint as a chess/checker board
in their school colors.
anthony@palmierowoodworking.com
