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Topic: I need a Basic Woodworking Project done for me. |
Gary Shepherd
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Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 1 Sep 2008 8:24 pm |
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I'd like someone who does a lot of woodwork type crafting to contact me for a fairly simple project.
I need a 14x8 square chessboard made with about a 1" border. The squares need to be around 2.25" square. You could use any kind of wood as long as there are dark and light squares. Maple and rosewood or ebony would be nice.
Cutting out squares to glue together will not work. The easiest way would be to cut 2.25" wide strips of maple and rosewood (or something dark) and glue them side by side alternating from dark to light. Then cut across the rows and reverse every other strip to get the checkerboard design. The light colored squares need to be in the lower right and upper left corners.
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Gary Shepherd
Carter D-10 & Peavey Nashville 1000
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 2 Sep 2008 4:20 am
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click here
Several of these on Ebay. I would try to negotiate the shipping. |
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Stephen Gambrell
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Over there
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Posted 2 Sep 2008 9:35 am
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| I've seen a couple that Martin guitars made, with spruce and rosewood. Don't know if you can buy one, or if they were giveaways, but you could give 'em a call. |
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Gary Shepherd
From:
Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Chester Stallings
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portland or
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Posted 14 Sep 2008 9:10 pm
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| how thick does it need to be ? have a stil project tele body(ash/ mohogony) that tured out really well. is it going to be for chess or? |
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Gary Shepherd
From:
Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 14 Sep 2008 9:24 pm
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I guess a little less than 1" would be ok.
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Gary Shepherd
Carter D-10 & Peavey Nashville 1000
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Gary Shepherd
From:
Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 15 Sep 2008 4:37 am
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The one on eBay is an 8x8 board. I have plenty of those. It's not what I need.
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Gary Shepherd
Carter D-10 & Peavey Nashville 1000
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Skip Ellis
From:
Bradenton, Fl USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2008 2:04 pm
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Hi Gary - got my new blade mounted and will be sawing the wood into strips tomorrow - that bloodwood is HARD stuff! I'll try to take some photos of the process.
Skip Ellis |
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Gary Shepherd
From:
Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Gary Shepherd
From:
Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 24 Sep 2008 2:42 pm
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Any news on the board? That was some pretty good looking wood.
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Gary Shepherd
Carter D-10 & Peavey Nashville 1000
www.16tracks.com |
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Jeff Hyman
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 26 Sep 2008 3:32 pm
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| I know the guy to do this but he's not cheap. Do you have an idea of what you'd be willing to pay for such a project? |
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Gary Shepherd
From:
Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 26 Sep 2008 3:53 pm
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Not much. I just though someone might like the project. Some guys do this stuff for fun. It's just a game board after all.
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Gary Shepherd
Carter D-10 & Peavey Nashville 1000
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Bob Craven
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Columbia City, IN, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2008 11:49 am Checkerboard
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I've got some questions, but I think I can do this for you if you're still interested. I'm in the process of building a box that has a checkerboard front and back that I built in the manner you described. Email me if interested and we'll work something out.
Using Walnut and Maple would look nice and would be a lot less expensive than Pauduk, Bloodwood, or other exotic woods. I have a pretty good selection of wood and can build it anyway you want it.
Get in touch,
bob |
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Skip Ellis
From:
Bradenton, Fl USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2008 5:16 pm
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Gary, if Bob can do this in a timely manner, let him have at it. I've got too many irons in the fire at the moment to give it the attention it needs. I keep trying to hurry it and all I'm doing is making expensive sawdust.
Skip
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