Thanks, azbobcat! Yours sounds great too. I love the Collector series. You should post a pic! Let's see that custom board.
Post a picture of your best, most expensive chess set, that you own
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My only set - recently acquired but I love it!
HOS Sultan Series...that Knight!
Nov 14, 2017
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ChessAuthor wrote:
Thanks, azbobcat! Yours sounds great too. I love the Collector series. You should post a pic! Let's see that custom board.
OK here you go:
Here is the Custom Board.
And here is just the Board and Set
I probably should re-shoot these pictures at some point. The "Black" Pieces are really Rosewood. I shot this with a disposable camera. I really should shoot this outdoors in natural light. The playing surface was finished in Satin finish, while the Boarder was finished in Gloss. Due to my Parkinson's, I had rubber "feet" added to adsorb any shock from bumping while trying to set it down. The thing I like about the Collector Series are those wide bases. A buddy tried to lay down the king only to have it self right itself.
1855 3.5” Jaques set and English board:
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Nov 17, 2017
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Oddly my favorite set for everyday use is another HOS set. Their very HEAVY PLASTIC 3.75" Marshall Set in Black and Natural which when put on a Rosewood and Tiger Maple veneer board with brass corners, and viewed from about 5-7 feet away *looks* like a very expensive WOOD set. When paired with the ubiquitous GREEN and WHITE vinyl roll-up board travels well and can take a REAL BEATING. Add a Chronos chess clock and fit in a large Premier Tournament Chess Set Bag and I have the Ultimate Road Warrior set. I bring out the wood set when I want to impress someone.
The HoS Centurion Series. 4" King, Boxwood and Red Sandalwood. I really like the heft of the pieces.
Now that is a very beautiful set!!! One I could never afford.
Stories of Christmas Past... I bought my set back in 2009 at the start of the "Great Recession" when HOS still offered the Collector Series w/4" King in Boxwood and Rosewood. It was too expensive for my taste. But HOS was trying to lure people into buying their sets. I ended up buying it during their Christmas SALE. Given it was 2009, I think they offered me a 20% discount, plus they offered to upgrade the included Chess Box which I upgraded to the Coffer. Add to that they allowed me put it on Layaway and it was just too good a deal to pass up.
Likewise with the Custom made board. Think I had it made in 2010. The maker had a 20% discount going, and we worked together to create what is truly a work of Art. Between the Purple Heart, the Rosewood, and the Bloodwood the RED colors pop out; likewise the Curly Maple and the Boxwood complement each other really well, and both are tied together by the Spalted Maple corners and delimiter.
I have a very unique set: HOS no longer makes the the Collector's Set in Boxwood and Rosewood, and today it sells the set ONLY in the expensive woods; and the Board is truly a one of a kind.