dkuehn Report post Posted August 24, 2014 I recently started working with leather as a hobby. I have made a couple of drink coasters out of tooling leather and decided to have a go at making a chess set. Here are some pictures of the result. I certainly learned a little while making this and hope to continue to improve my skills on future projects. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybopp Report post Posted August 24, 2014 That's a really cool idea! Well done. Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie1968 Report post Posted August 24, 2014 Hey that is really nice!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Realm13 Report post Posted August 24, 2014 Looks great! Been meaning to try something like this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoubleC Report post Posted August 24, 2014 Awesome job. Cheryl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veedub3 Report post Posted August 25, 2014 Very nice work! Love it! Karina Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rohn Report post Posted August 25, 2014 Very cool. That is a great idea, something that goes on my to do list. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpion Wood Report post Posted August 25, 2014 Wow that is really superb. Did you have patterns for the pieces or did you come up with the design? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkuehn Report post Posted August 25, 2014 Wow that is really superb. Did you have patterns for the pieces or did you come up with the design? I made them up as I was going. I looked at some of the links at the bottom of this page. Man, there is some beautiful work being done on chess sets. I'd love to get even half the skills some of you folks have. There is some amazing talent here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkuehn Report post Posted August 25, 2014 It also has an inside section to hold the chess pieces. There is a dowel under the table to push up on to lift the chess board out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papaw Report post Posted August 25, 2014 Love it Very Nice job Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sabine1 Report post Posted August 25, 2014 What thickness of leather did you use for the board? Did you just glue it to wood? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkuehn Report post Posted August 25, 2014 What thickness of leather did you use for the board? Did you just glue it to wood? The leather is 9/10 and I did glue it to a piece of plywood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rawcustom Report post Posted August 25, 2014 This is one of the coolest leather projects I have seen. I love taking leather beyond garments and holsters. Simply beautiful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mlapaglia Report post Posted August 25, 2014 Very well done. As both a leather worker and a chess player it looks great. I have one suggestion. Next time, dye the inside of the black pieces. It will remove the only defect I saw in the entire set. The contrast between the inside light color and the black drew my eyes to that point first. The slight dye overrun on the edges detracts from the greatness of the rest of the work. Just my 2 cents. Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgleathercraft Report post Posted August 25, 2014 Awesome work! Never would have thought to do something like this. Added to my ever growing to-do list! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkuehn Report post Posted August 25, 2014 Very well done. As both a leather worker and a chess player it looks great. I have one suggestion. Next time, dye the inside of the black pieces. It will remove the only defect I saw in the entire set. The contrast between the inside light color and the black drew my eyes to that point first. The slight dye overrun on the edges detracts from the greatness of the rest of the work. Just my 2 cents. Michael Nothing stopping me from doing that now, there is no finish on the insides. I'll do it sometime in the near future and make with some pics. Thanks for the suggestion. Also, thanks to everyone for their comments. I appreciate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkuehn Report post Posted August 25, 2014 Here is the updated pic with the insides of the black pieces dyed. Looks a lot better. Thanks, mlapaglia, for the suggestion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpion Wood Report post Posted August 25, 2014 Mucho better.. It is defintely the small details that make the difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rohn Report post Posted August 26, 2014 Very nice improvement on a great project!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mlapaglia Report post Posted August 26, 2014 Looks perfect now. Job well done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lionfly Report post Posted August 26, 2014 How beautiful. What an elegant project. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
needles Report post Posted August 26, 2014 superb... I bet you've got a market for those...... a couple of them sold would fund your next few projects...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonicaJacobson Report post Posted August 26, 2014 Ha, what a great idea! Very cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Double Daddy Report post Posted August 26, 2014 I'da never thunk to make a chess set out of leather....Great job, dkuehn!...especially incorporating it into the table with storage. Very inspirational...I got some rustic pallet oak that just been laying around, waiting for me figure out what to do with it...Hmmm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
