The Acorn Bishops are the earlier versions of the Vienna Coffeehouse set.
The Bee Hive Bishops are the later versions of the Vienna Coffeehouse set.
I personally like the Bee Hive Bishops over the Acorn Bishops.
I agree, I much prefer the beehive style myself. I know Chess Empire makes some very nice sets, but I find their 'antiquing' to be way too dark. Don't think I've ever seen an antique set that aged to that color. It drastically reduces the contrast between the light and dark pieces.
Gotta' agree with Knightsfork...That Egyptian set is sensational!
My thoughts were not bee hive, but more like blackberry or raspberry ,but that's my food mentality kicking in.
Well then its just really pour craftmanship. Sorry about that.
speaking of making boards, i’d like to make a new one that will suite my yet to arrive Dubrovnik 3.0 from CB. My first thought was making it in walnut/oak, two Woods on the darker side to give it a somewhat vintagy look that i believe would look Nice with the set. Anyone of you own this combination? I know it does exist but i couldnt find quality picutes.
I’m also open to suggestion. In your opinion what would be the best match for a boxwood/golden rosewood dubrovnik?
Well then its just really pour craftmanship. Sorry about that.
speaking of making boards, i’d like to make a new one that will suite my yet to arrive Dubrovnik 3.0 from CB. My first thought was making it in walnut/oak, two Woods on the darker side to give it a somewhat vintagy look that i believe would look Nice with the set. Anyone of you own this combination? I know it does exist but i couldnt find quality picutes.
I’m also open to suggestion. In your opinion what would be the best match for a boxwood/golden rosewood dubrovnik?
Good question. I've thought about how to make a vintage looking board. A yellow shade to the light squares is needed.
For those interested in the Austrian/Vienna Coffeehouse set. I've added the Chess Bazaar set to the three sets posted by Brynmr on the preceding page. This makes it easier to compare all four sets in one place. Height of the king, weight of the set, and cost as of posting date are referenced for each set, where available.
1) Chess Store (4"- 42 oz. - $280)
2) Chess Empire (4" - 46 oz. - $169)
3) Staunton Castle (4.5" - n/a - $295)
4) Chess Bazaar (4.2" - 43 oz. - $99)
Oh my god...must replicate.
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Gotta' say,since I am having a Black Friday desire to buy, on emotion,just one more/final set (though I certainly don't need anymore sets,owning 21 already and with a wife who may love me,but thinks I am nuts).....I am really,"really" tempted to buy the Chess Empire version,in Acacia and boxwood......Seems like a good price....Help!
@magictwanger No help from moi. I got 2 sets this month as Christmas presents (currently wrapped) and now I'm eyeing the Vienna set from the Chess Store. I seriously want that set. 21 eh? Wow.
Hmm?Gonna have to check that one out...Btw,I am now leaning "heavily" towards the HOS Arabian pieces!What a staggering set!
My problem is I have one more empty space in my chess room,where I can fit a nice coffer and seeing it empty is killing me.
Of course,the possibility exists whereas my wife may have me "wacked" if I do add another set.
And you thought chess had tactical issues?
My table is finally in. The Camaratta Signature table arrived last night, and now, my Dubrovnik set has a decent home.
Beautiful! A great combination.
My table is finally in. The Camaratta Signature table arrived last night, and now, my Dubrovnik set has a decent home.
Looks great! What are your initial impressions of the table? I've been contemplating getting one myself.
Awesome! Thanks for the feedback.
@MCH818 Here's a closeup of the JK Creative Wood chess board I just received that you were curious about. There are maybe 9 or 10 slight misalignments. These are the worse however they don't bother me at all. What would have bothered me is if the board wasn't smooth but it is seriously smooth with no gaps and I love the finish so I'm very happy with it. For me it's a hit.
I would say those are not too bad. The JK board I have had one gap like the ones in your photo. There is a second one that is smaller and less noticeable. Overall, I was happy with the gaps on my JK board. And you're right the board is super smooth which I like very much too.
The board I received from CWW had 5 gaps but I think the gaps were worst than yours. The board is not smooth but I can't feel the walnut vs the maple squares. The finish is still good but not as nice as the JK board.
I just made a similar board so I don't know if you guys will find it interesting but I'll share my theory on why this happens.
When you make a board out of solid wood like that you just glue together 8 stripes of 2 different kind of wood, alternating the woods obviously. Then when dry you cut 8 stripe perpendicular to the first ones, then flip 1 out of 2 over to make the chess paterns and glue these together. Misalignement can occur during this process except that if it's the case, all squares between two rows will be misaligned. It's not the case here.
Here's what I think is happening:
Before gluing the first 8 stripes you MUST calibrate them to the exact square size you aim for. I'm sure they did that for the boards you own. But then when you glue them you press the stripes together and if you apply too much pressure some of them will compress more than others and may not come back to their initial width when the glue has dried. It also happened to me.
I believe the trick is to apply as little pressure as possible during the first step. I'll make another one and post the process. Might be interesting.