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@mch818, That board is almost impossible to date. The company in England that made them was in business from the early 1900’s until it burned down in 1994. They made great boards. I have one of the 1990’s boards in 2.25”… it’s hard to tell the difference .
That 3.5" set looks really good on 51mm board proportionally. I also use 50 or 53mm board for 3.5" set, 51mm is a nice middle way.
Did you buy the Isle of Lewis pieces from house of Staunton as well? I have been looking at that set made of metal for years. I always thought they were super cool.
Apr 26, 2022
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madmacsback wrote:
@mch818, That board is almost impossible to date. The company in England that made them was in business from the early 1900’s until it burned down in 1994. They made great boards. I have one of the 1990’s boards in 2.25”… it’s hard to tell the difference .
What was the company?
I recently acquired this solid wood board made from Mahogany and Macrocarpa with a Rimu boarder, it has squares of 49mm. It's the perfect battlefield for my SC 3.5 Paul Morphy set.
Apr 27, 2022
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#90
My taste gravitates to boards with borders - even better if border is raised or lowered. In this case the border is lowered creating a focus point (to my eye) on the raised playing surface. Beautiful stuff Tank. 👍
Apr 27, 2022
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#91
Tank1366 wrote:
I recently acquired this solid wood board made from Mahogany and Macrocarpa with a Rimu boarder, it has squares of 49mm. It's the perfect battlefield for my SC 3.5 Paul Morphy set.
Beautiful board; looks great with your SC set.
The click-clack, click-clack sound of an unweighted, unfelted set.
Apr 27, 2022
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#95
I only play on Staunton and semi-Staunton. This was a gift from the principal at a school where I coached fifteen years.
RichardHG wrote:
@Pawnerai What wood is in that board? It's lovely.
Thanks! It's leopard wood and highly-figured, birdseye maple 
Apr 27, 2022
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#98
Ok I've been gone for a minute but what happened to the last 3 years of pics?
I am mostly collecting antique sets, but from time to time I am tempted by a modern set, like in this case. If I am not mistaken, this should be a 141/2 Chavet set (king size 69 mm, felted, but unweighted) on a Chavet board.
