That's a very well designed set @jsonvr, and the speckled filament has yielded an attractive stone effect. Also, I think your design with opposing magnets centered within each square is a very significant improvement over a typical magnetic board.
Ow never played on an other magnetic board before, they don't center it?
That's a shame, it's ecstatically satisfying during play this way 
But thanks for the compliment!
I agree, the textured filament is a nice touch. Although its your board, if you offered the design to others I'd use lowercase letters for the files.
You mean for the rows/columns? I think I choose capital letters because most board I saw online had capital letters.
I don't sell the files, but I do have just finished a site to sell the boards on.
I have to other design boards on there as well:
Same system as the board above, but this is more designed for people who want to get a feeling for notations.
And for this one I f***ed up: switched black and white tiles, in the cad drawing it's already switched but I still have to reprint it:
You mean for the rows/columns? I think I choose capital letters because most board I saw online had capital letters.
Correct. The proper notation is 1.e4, not 1.E4. Some boards may use uppercase, probably for legibility. Some people probably don't care or the manufacturer doesn't know. I see alot of marketing photos with dark square in the bottom right too so I assume manufacturer doesn't know (not a CAD error like yours 
) I think the boards are very fun and the storage is a great idea.
You mean for the rows/columns? I think I choose capital letters because most board I saw online had capital letters.
Correct. The proper notation is 1.e4, not 1.E4. Some boards may use uppercase, probably for legibility. Some people probably don't care or the manufacturer doesn't know. I see alot of marketing photos with dark square in the bottom right too so I assume manufacturer doesn't know (not a CAD error like yours ) I think the boards are very fun and the storage is a great idea.
Ok good to know, I'll keep it in mind for future projects
@Davidkmp - that's very nice. Unusual too I think, I don't recall seeing one like it.
This thread is too good to die!
Here´s my latest small/portable/travel set. It´s non magnetic (and I don´t like the feel of playing with magnetic pieces) wooden polish design. Small enough for convenience but still large enough for actual play. I like the king and queen designs and love the green colour.
I wish I had been awakened to my inner Kodachrome sensibility at the time *many* years (decades?) ago when I acquired this… Love that deep emerald green. And much prefer your clear ‘non-burnt’ pieces -
With 3 Polish sets from that time, the window has closed!
But one window closes and another opens!
You mean for the rows/columns? I think I choose capital letters because most board I saw online had capital letters.
Correct. The proper notation is 1.e4, not 1.E4. Some boards may use uppercase, probably for legibility. Some people probably don't care or the manufacturer doesn't know. I see alot of marketing photos with dark square in the bottom right too so I assume manufacturer doesn't know (not a CAD error like yours ) I think the boards are very fun and the storage is a great idea.
Ok good to know, I'll keep it in mind for future projects
Game notation uses lowercase letters, but board notation tends to use capital letters, as can also be seen in the images of the two Polish boards shared between our posts. The electronic boards made by Millenium also use uppercase letters on each square. So there is nothing particularly troubling about using uppercase letters on a board.
You mean for the rows/columns? I think I choose capital letters because most board I saw online had capital letters.
Correct. The proper notation is 1.e4, not 1.E4. Some boards may use uppercase, probably for legibility. Some people probably don't care or the manufacturer doesn't know. I see alot of marketing photos with dark square in the bottom right too so I assume manufacturer doesn't know (not a CAD error like yours ) I think the boards are very fun and the storage is a great idea.
Ok good to know, I'll keep it in mind for future projects
Game notation uses lowercase letters, but board notation tends to use capital letters, as can also be seen in the images of the two Polish boards shared between our posts. The electronic boards made by Millenium also use uppercase letters on each square. So there is nothing particularly troubling about using uppercase letters on a board.
Here is a nice set with lower case letters.
Pimped up with weights and paint, this Polish Weigel Ambassador is one of the nicest economy folding boards I own.
They did a lot with the decorations but the burning is next to invisible on the dark pieces so I painted them Australian Aboriginal style, with a billion dots.
I weighted them as they were lacking. I weighted the Bishops more to heighten their profile in the lineup.
You mean for the rows/columns? I think I choose capital letters because most board I saw online had capital letters.
Correct. The proper notation is 1.e4, not 1.E4. Some boards may use uppercase, probably for legibility. Some people probably don't care or the manufacturer doesn't know. I see alot of marketing photos with dark square in the bottom right too so I assume manufacturer doesn't know (not a CAD error like yours ) I think the boards are very fun and the storage is a great idea.
Ok good to know, I'll keep it in mind for future projects
Game notation uses lowercase letters, but board notation tends to use capital letters, as can also be seen in the images of the two Polish boards shared between our posts. The electronic boards made by Millenium also use uppercase letters on each square. So there is nothing particularly troubling about using uppercase letters on a board.
Here is a nice set with lower case letters.
I know there are such sets too. It's just that I came across more sets that use uppercase letters - just look on this page: it includes 4 sets (I'm not counting the 2 homemade ones) with uppercase letters and they weren't even posted for this reason. That's why I said that "board notation tends to use capital letters". I personally own at least 4 sets with uppercase letters, probably more.
You mean for the rows/columns? I think I choose capital letters because most board I saw online had capital letters.
Correct. The proper notation is 1.e4, not 1.E4. Some boards may use uppercase, probably for legibility. Some people probably don't care or the manufacturer doesn't know. I see alot of marketing photos with dark square in the bottom right too so I assume manufacturer doesn't know (not a CAD error like yours ) I think the boards are very fun and the storage is a great idea.
Ok good to know, I'll keep it in mind for future projects
Game notation uses lowercase letters, but board notation tends to use capital letters, as can also be seen in the images of the two Polish boards shared between our posts. The electronic boards made by Millenium also use uppercase letters on each square. So there is nothing particularly troubling about using uppercase letters on a board.
Here is a nice set with lower case letters.
I know there are such sets too. It's just that I came across more sets that use uppercase letters - just look on this page: it includes 4 sets (I'm not counting the 2 homemade ones) with uppercase letters and they weren't even posted for this reason. That's why I said that "board notation tends to use capital letters". I personally own at least 4 sets with uppercase letters, probably more.
Let's leave at a point of preference.
On one side of the manufacture and on the other side the buyer.
But if anyone ever wants a board of mine in lower case, you can just contact me for it It's not a big change to do.
Just ordered Chess USA's 8 1/2 magnetic travel set. Very classy set, with a nice case and overall aesthetics. The Rosewood board looks surprisingly fine. I've been trying to upgrade my old one and wanted something of higher quality. This seems to fit the bill.
Just sayin'.
I decided to get myself a small non-folding magnetic chess set to use in the sauna when I study theory. 🤭
Yesterday I ordered this '80s Soviet set with a nice bordeaux color and pretty cool knights. Unfortunately the royals don’t feature opposite-colored finials, but I will probably paint them.
I also got my wife a small plastic coffee house set for Christmas. She asked me if I could turn it into a magnetic set, so I’m currently in the process of adding a bit of weight with tungsten grain and magnets embedded in epoxy. That way it can be used both on a magnetic board and a regular board.
New study set. Impressive and very well made.
9 3/4 inch magnetic board. Why did I buy it? I need all of the help I can get, since my playing isn't too hot these days.
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I agree, the textured filament is a nice touch. Although its your board, if you offered the design to others I'd use lowercase letters for the files.