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New Chess Set w/ Custom Box (Lots of PICS)

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19th September 2008, 10:29am
#1
by AbortedFetus
Armenia
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 25

My interest in the game of chess has greatly increased over the last year leading me to the purchase of this chess set.

 

All of the pieces are triple weighted, and are made out of boxwood from India. The board is Black/Madrona Burl from Spain.

 

The original box/packaging that the set came with did not suit my taste, as it was rather poorly  constructed card board/plastic. So I decided to make a nice wooden box for it (with the little help of my father).

 

anyways without any further adieu. (please leave commments)

 

http://i34.tinypic.com/a5f7yc.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/121u90z.jpg

 

http://i38.tinypic.com/zlrhj7.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2mg4j1v.jpg

 

http://i33.tinypic.com/2rputch.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/5mq9d.jpg

19th September 2008, 01:20pm
#2
by Yuyuuchan
Koromubusu United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 5045

Wow, the wood color is very beautiful.^_^ So you and your Papi made that wooden box? Wow.

19th September 2008, 01:38pm
#3
by JYaasn
Québec Canada
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 65

Realy nice chess set.  The wood is the best material for chess set.

19th September 2008, 02:10pm
#4
by IrishMike
Way South of Chicago, just North of Ga. United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 191

Very nice- I hope you get to play a lot of chess with it.

 

                IrishMikeCool

19th September 2008, 02:18pm
#5
by alec94x
Canada
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 1224

Beautiful set! 

19th September 2008, 02:25pm
#6
by uritbon
tel aviv Israel
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 1007

the set is beautiful!

and the boxes are very practical and elegent.

the only thing that bothers me in chess sets as a whole is that if you look to closely at the knight yo start to freak out! this is animal abuse!!!

19th September 2008, 05:39pm
#7
by AbortedFetus
Armenia
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 25

yeah, that knight is quite scary when playing on that board.

the true presence of the pieces is felt when using an actual set such as this...(i feel)

 

Yuyuuchan -  my "papi" and i did make that wooden box. it took about 4 days to make start to finish.  

 

keep the comments coming :)

 

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