Ok thank you for the fast reply, I found an australian website that specialises in wood. I was looking at these three. I like the red colour of the wood on the first and that the board does not fold, I like the classic white and black look on the second and I like the shaping of the third one.
http://www.chessstore.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=10&products_id=29
http://www.chessstore.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=10&products_id=16
http://www.chessstore.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=10&products_id=25
As the first does not fold and have special foam cut outs for the pieces, will they still be safe to keep long term in the box that it comes with?
Sorry if this is the wrong section, but I am thinking about getting a chess set for myself for my birthday and I am stuck between two really nice sets. I am leaning towards the second one as I like Greek mythical history but both are really nice. You can also suggest a different set but the main question is which would you choose? As you can see I am in Australia so I have to ship it keep that in mind.
http://www.thechessstore.com/product/S10RDMS/Archers-Chess-Set-Package---Red.html
http://www.thechessstore.com/product/S19RDMS/Poseidon-Brass-Chess-Set-Board-Package---Red.html