The making of a chess set

I built this a while back but never got around to posting it .
The chess board is made from maple and walnut and finished with poly.

From New Album 12/23/08 9:29 AM

From chess set

The chess pieces are made from holly and cocobolo and finished with turners polish.
Each piece is drilled a lead weighted with old lead from tire balancers.
The base were then felted to prevent scratches.

From New Album 12/23/08 9:29 AM

Each piece was turned and then hand finished for detail.

From New Album 12/23/08 9:29 AM

From New Album 12/23/08 9:29 AM

I estimate I put about 40- 45 hours into this project.