Giant chess set

Rocoll

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07 Feb 13

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

Joined: 22 Apr 05
Moves: 669930

22 Mar 13

Originally posted by Rocoll
Here's an article appearing in the local paper .....

http://www.crookwellgazette.com.au/story/1373761/chess-anyone/?cs=621

well done, though I would have liked the Knights in profile 🙂 You surely can't have turned those?

KJCavalier

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Joined: 19 Oct 04
Moves: 176085

23 Mar 13

That is one impressive set, Concrete board poured and set, Lathed pieces, I do agree some sort of seating arrangement, but still very nice indeed.

Rocoll

Joined: 31 Oct 10
Moves: 12525

26 Mar 13

Originally posted by Ponderable
well done, though I would have liked the Knights in profile 🙂 You surely can't have turned those?

The knights took most of the time. Just as well there are 16 pawns and not 16 knights 😉
Would make an interesting game though .....

fred garcia

1313mockingbirdlane

Joined: 04 Sep 05
Moves: 9573

27 Mar 13

Originally posted by Rocoll
Hi
A friend and I have just completed a giant chess set and intend to play our first game in a few days.
The board is 90 square metres or nearly 1000 square feet.

The chess pieces are made of solid oregon timber, hand turned on a wood lathe.
The heights range from 1 metre or 3 feet to 300mm or 1 foot.

The total project has taken nearly a year.

Are ...[text shortened]... other home made giant chess sets out there?
Have a look at my home page for a picture .. Rocoll

great job

Sicilian Sausage

In your face

Joined: 21 Aug 04
Moves: 55993

27 Mar 13

Originally posted by rookie54
i would really like to see this in action...
any chance you'll video the affair and push it to youtube???

This doesn't rhyme.

Wat gives?

Have you retired?

Or given up the ghost?