Decisions Decisions

I've made a few decisions regarding the new Canterbury set. I'm not going to weight them. I've discovered I've designed the set with too shallow a base for me to weight it. So I'm going to change the design once these are cut.

I've also decided to not do wood hinges on the notre dame box. It would be nice, but I could not find a scrap of wood of cherry or padauk to use. So brass it is.

I've oiled and poly'd the box. The board is Poly'd and I oiled the pieces last night. I need to get some lead shot to put in the pieces to weight them, then fill in the base, then I can poly the whole thing and put the felt shoes on. Then DONE!!!!

Now, also thinking about the next box. I've got a little bit of maple, a nice large board of walnut, and three real nice cherry boards.... so I'm still thinkin'. But as an alternate, I bought a cheap box from Michaels (5.99) and am going to finish it with some scroll work and put a chess set in it. That way I can sell a set without building an intricate and expensive box.

Etsy finally came through

Finally

My god almighty

Finally

Etsy finally came through and I sold a $10 puzzle. Let this be the start of something big.

Please.

Notre Dame complete

Well, not complete, the cutting is done. I still have to sand, finish, weight and felt the pieces. I also oiled my box, so I'm letting that cure and I'll flock it and mount the hinges this weekend and it will be complete.

I'm pissed at etsy. It's not doing anything for me sales wise. If I want to discount things to the bone, I can probably sell, but I can't sell things for less than materials. What a friggin' crock.

So here are some pictures of the completed Notre Dame set, with board and box.







So now I get to start the next set, the Canterbury set in African Mahogany and Walnut.

Continued Chess set cutting

Here are a series of pictures continuing to document the building of the chess set.

Coverage of the chess set building

I've got a thread going on the Scroll Saw Forum about the chess set I'm building, here is a link -->> Chess Set in Progress.

Keep scrolling down to see the latest pictures.

The workshop

Here are a few pics of the workshop with some happy dirt.

Scroll Saw Throne

This was not my idea.... it was from "Great Dane" on the scroll saw forum. I had an old office chair that I was about to get rid of, but instead, I built a riser from some pine boards and bolted it between the seat and the base. It works great.