Thank you for watching this video. It's a long one! It took me almost as long to put the video together as it did to build the table. I've added chapters to the video so you can click around and watch the parts that are most interesting to you. You can click on the chapters in the description or you can mouse over the timeline. There's definitely a lot of interesting content, so watch the whole thing if time permits. Please like and subscribe if you haven't already done so. Thanks! **** I forgot to add in the voice over that you should always use a blade guard when using a jointer. I removed the blade guard for this video only so you could see how the tapering worked, but I would never do that in normal practice. ****
Love your chess boards. They are truly amazing. They will become true heirlooms to be passed down. I was wondering what roller you are using to spread your glue? To me it looks like a regular nap small paint roller.
I've lost count of how many times i've watched you make a chess board but i enjoy it every time still haha. Thanks for the upload! It's very satisfying to watch your craftsmanship unfold into a beautiful end result
Absolutely beautiful. I think the "A" feet are a terrible design choice by the client (would have looked much smarter with the spherical chess-ball feet or something similar), but that's hardly the woodworker's fault. Incredible work as usual.
Third time watching this already! Just can't thank you enough Mike for making the most relaxing, informative, educational, inspirational, creative, chilled out and non- offensive videos out there! They help massively in times of stress, as well as lovely to watch in good times. Thank you!
I have just found your channel in the last week or two, and I have to say I love watching you work. I have been gearing up to make my own chessboard, and your videos and projects will help me tremendously I think. You are an exceptional woodworker and I applaud your work. Keep it up and I'll have to keep watching!
Damn dude. You are an artist. Absolutely incredible.... You make it look so easy because you are a master. You must have worked hard to become as good as you are because I feel like you can literally built anything and make it look beautiful
This is way awesome so thanks Bill, I have played drums for 56 years and you are one of my favorite drummers indeed, thanks for all the talent you shared to us. Glad you are still active its something great to look forward to seeing, thanks again.
I am very impressed by the projects that people with manual skills and the high-quality processing machines can produce. This chess table is truly a masterpiece. I'll have to improve myself tremendously to reach this level! The gilding with gold leaf was particularly successful. Compliment!
Mike, I have to say that I am a massive fan of your work. I have recently made my very first hand made 'Staunton' chess pieces ... What I created was far beyond what I thought I could achieve with basic tools ... I took my inspiration from your truly professional work & craftsmanship ... One day I hope to make my own chess board based on your brilliant designs ... Many thanks ...
This is outstanding craftsmanship! Very well done. The tapering on the joiner was clever, never seen that before. Thanks for the awesome video ad well!
I really enjoyed this - a really nice project and well produced clip - super professional look. I imagine making several at the same time would be time well spent. Beautiful wood.
I don't understand why you made the board removable. I have sold a few tablets and have never made them removable. The seams look like a horrible mess catcher. It is beautiful though. I have never used brass or gold leaf that's an idea I typically use a 4th wood for the inlays to set it apart. My favorite table I have made was a cherry table with curly Mapplethorpe and mahogany with purple heart accents but I do a 1/4 inch border around the board and 1/8 inch between the squares. It brakes up the board beautifully.
Hi Mike, this is again a master-peace table, even better than the "board with drawers" you made previously. Great work bro, and I like the fact that you pay attention to the details (the drawers Knob for White & Black peace). A great job.
You provide perfection by the barrel full in this project!! Absolutely beautiful and one that your client will hand down generation to generation with pride. God bless and a Happy New Year.
I like everything but the feet but thats personal taste over all its an impressive peace of work👍 I subscribed do you plan everything out or are you doing one step after the other in the process?
You are being far to modest when you said " I think it looks pretty good". It's easily one of the most beautiful pieces of furniture \ game tables I have ever seen. Watching you make this makes me want to make one just for the satisfaction of making something so beautiful.
I really enjoy your videos and you have definitely showed me some solid ways of making a chess board but when you showed the cutting of a tapered leg on a joiner I think my jaw hit the floor. I have same 8 inch griz like you and would of never thought to tapper on a joiner. I really appreciate the walk through
This is a real work of art, beautiful and precisely done. I am also a carpenter and I have one suggestion for you and that is metal sliders for drawers.
Absolutely love every bit of this piece except the "A" feet....just an aesthetic I wouldn't have chosen, but the client wins! I aspire to make chessboards like you someday, and I thank you for all the fine tips along the way....the gluing technique, the clamping table/rack, the use of brass inlay and algebraic inlay, etc, etc.
@@kenhorner4023 I bought those almost 30 years ago at a big chain in Canada called Canadian Tire. I used to take advantage of their weekly sales when I lived there. They had them on sale one weekend so I picked up quite a few.
@@Woodumakeit I figured as much. Thanks for your response. I’m also intrigued with your ability to procure interesting and high quality 8 and 12/4 wood. You must have a good local source.
Awesome video and awesome chess table! You've just added a goal for me! I want to open a youth chess academy in the next 4-5 years, and when I do, I want to be able to build these for the kids to play on :)
Excellent video, excellent craftsmanship excellent background music. I watch this 2 Am when I was unable to sleep and I was very much satisfying. I can’t play chess but I have just order the wood to replicate this piece for my sitting room. Thank you for uploading
This is so nice. I've seen some makings of end board chess tables, and they are just georgious, but seems to be much more work to make. As a happy amateur chess player I'd be happy to own this one, it's just plain and beautiful 💖
All that table/board needs is 2 little chairs with a medium back to it so it would have it's own niche in the house all it's own because work like that deserves it...And to answer your question: Oh No Way would I make it. I'd do the real smart thing and hire you to do it!! Fantastic workmanship!
I would make it for sure. I personally would of kept the box joints showing on the drawers as an asthetic to the chess squares. Stunning piece of furniture though.
You are without doubt the master at Chess Boards and tables. Very informative to watch. I hate to think what the materials alone cost for this project, you must have a client that appreciates what hand made pieces cost. Things I don't like: 1. Brass inlays, reminds me of the 70's. 2. The "A" feet, I understand that's what the customer wanted, but they do not appeal to me at all. 3. Elevator music behind the commentary, I'd rather just have the commentary. Thanks again, I look forward to your videos.
Saudações. Parabenizo o senhor pelo trabalho primoroso, demonstrando grandes e variadas habilidades, que só poderia ser feito com base em anos de prática e aperfeiçoamento. Atender a pedidos de clientes "fora da curva" não é para qualquer um! Por outro lado, no quesito "Segurança do Trabalho", achei assustador. Me deu nervoso ver a proximidade das mãos com as serras. Em que pese as necessidades de filmagem, há riscos demais envolvidos. E nos EUA ocorrem muitos acidentes com serras de marcenaria. O trabalho de filmagem e edição é um capítulo à parte. Muito bem editado e de grande valor didático. E aprecio demais ver trabalhos de marcenaria bem feitos, usando os mais diversos recursos. --- Greetings. I congratulate you for the exquisite work, demonstrating great and varied skills, which could only be done based on years of practice and improvement. Taking orders from customers "off the curve" is not for everyone! On the other hand, in terms of "Occupational Safety", I found it scary. It made me nervous to see the proximity of the hands to the saws. Despite the filming needs, there are too many risks involved. And in the USA there are many accidents with woodworking saws. Filming and editing work is a separate chapter. Very well edited and of great didactic value. And I really appreciate seeing well done joinery work, using the most diverse resources.
"There's no accounting for taste" This beautiful, classic piece was made tacky (in my opinion) by those "A's" at the bottom of the feet. Hope to one day be at this level, great work!!
Love your stuff, you make not only great videos and even better pieces. You may want to think about investing in a festool domino tool. I bought the small one for some light joinery but I would love to pick up the big boy for some of the furniture pieces I make that don't require mortis and tenon joinery or the customer doesn't want it. Worth the money and still just as strong.
Thanks! I don't have detailed plans, but I have a SketchUp drawing that I'd be happy to share. Just email me at woodumakeit@gmail.com and I'll send it.
Thank you for watching this video. It's a long one! It took me almost as long to put the video together as it did to build the table. I've added chapters to the video so you can click around and watch the parts that are most interesting to you. You can click on the chapters in the description or you can mouse over the timeline. There's definitely a lot of interesting content, so watch the whole thing if time permits. Please like and subscribe if you haven't already done so. Thanks! **** I forgot to add in the voice over that you should always use a blade guard when using a jointer. I removed the blade guard for this video only so you could see how the tapering worked, but I would never do that in normal practice. ****
I loved the table and just the overall process. I just love chess and this was a wonderful build!
Questo tavolo con scacchiera è spettacolare! Vorrei averne uno uguale!!!
Love your chess boards. They are truly amazing. They will become true heirlooms to be passed down. I was wondering what roller you are using to spread your glue? To me it looks like a regular nap small paint roller.
Bellissimo! Meraviglioso! Fra tutti il Suo lavoro è il più bello in assoluto! Mi piacerebbe acquistarlo!
Good morning, how can I purchase this beautiful copy of yours? Grateful.
I've lost count of how many times i've watched you make a chess board but i enjoy it every time still haha. Thanks for the upload! It's very satisfying to watch your craftsmanship unfold into a beautiful end result
He did not make a chess board you clown, it is a table? Jesus H Christ !
Absolutely beautiful. I think the "A" feet are a terrible design choice by the client (would have looked much smarter with the spherical chess-ball feet or something similar), but that's hardly the woodworker's fault. Incredible work as usual.
Yeah, bad look, and it's just obnoxious. I can't even imagine needing to focus *a chess board* that much onto myself.
Third time watching this already!
Just can't thank you enough Mike for making the most relaxing, informative, educational, inspirational, creative, chilled out and non- offensive videos out there!
They help massively in times of stress, as well as lovely to watch in good times.
Thank you!
Thank you so much, Stuart. I'm really glad you enjoyed it.
I appreciate the beauty and long-lasting nature of your work. You’ve explained everything so well to a layman such as myself
I honestly could watch your builds all day! Great craftsmanship sir…..
I have just found your channel in the last week or two, and I have to say I love watching you work. I have been gearing up to make my own chessboard, and your videos and projects will help me tremendously I think. You are an exceptional woodworker and I applaud your work. Keep it up and I'll have to keep watching!
Damn dude. You are an artist. Absolutely incredible.... You make it look so easy because you are a master. You must have worked hard to become as good as you are because I feel like you can literally built anything and make it look beautiful
This is way awesome so thanks Bill, I have played drums for 56 years and you are one of my favorite drummers indeed, thanks for all the talent you shared to us. Glad you are still active its something great to look forward to seeing, thanks again.
I am very impressed by the projects that people with manual skills and the high-quality processing machines can produce. This chess table is truly a masterpiece. I'll have to improve myself tremendously to reach this level! The gilding with gold leaf was particularly successful. Compliment!
This is absolutely beautiful! I’m saving this to watch in detail later. Fantastic work!
Very Beautiful! Good Job! Thank You for this Video, God Bless You!
The A’s at the bottom of the legs look really funny, and cheapens the piece. Beautiful craftsmanship on the table.
I want to move to Nova Scotia to be part of your flock. Your words are so inspiring. Thank you so much
Mike, I have to say that I am a massive fan of your work. I have recently made my very first hand made 'Staunton' chess pieces ... What I created was far beyond what I thought I could achieve with basic tools ... I took my inspiration from your truly professional work & craftsmanship ...
One day I hope to make my own chess board based on your brilliant designs ...
Many thanks ...
You are a true craftsman! I learned a lot from watching this video!!
Beautiful work, beautiful chessboard and beautiful wood.
Nothing touch me more than a game about saving your king ;)
Beautiful! I love how the maple turned out after finishing the board.
And yes, I did make two. One is folding and with storage.
This is outstanding craftsmanship! Very well done. The tapering on the joiner was clever, never seen that before. Thanks for the awesome video ad well!
I love these full length videos. So much detail and full of tips. Thank you.
WOW.That is all I can say! I am speechless. Everything is done to perfection. First time ever watching woodworking project like this.😲
Excellent work and music selection, thanks!
Great table should last for years. Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoyed this - a really nice project and well produced clip - super professional look. I imagine making several at the same time would be time well spent. Beautiful wood.
I don't understand why you made the board removable. I have sold a few tablets and have never made them removable. The seams look like a horrible mess catcher. It is beautiful though. I have never used brass or gold leaf that's an idea I typically use a 4th wood for the inlays to set it apart. My favorite table I have made was a cherry table with curly Mapplethorpe and mahogany with purple heart accents but I do a 1/4 inch border around the board and 1/8 inch between the squares. It brakes up the board beautifully.
Hi Mike, this is again a master-peace table, even better than the "board with drawers" you made previously. Great work bro, and I like the fact that you pay attention to the details (the drawers Knob for White & Black peace). A great job.
Just when I thought it couldn't get better! Wow, stunning work. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Richard!
You provide perfection by the barrel full in this project!! Absolutely beautiful and one that your client will hand down generation to generation with pride. God bless and a Happy New Year.
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!!! The A's on the bottom of the legs are a bit much, but, excellent craftsmanship, a work of ART!!!!
Really beautiful piece..great work and I really like the music. 👍
I like everything but the feet but thats personal taste over all its an impressive peace of work👍
I subscribed do you plan everything out or are you doing one step after the other in the process?
Absolutely amazing work! I also appreciate the soft music that accompanies the video.
So much talent. I wish I had been brought up apprenticed to a craftsman. Chess is magical.
You are being far to modest when you said " I think it looks pretty good". It's easily one of the most beautiful pieces of furniture \ game tables I have ever seen. Watching you make this makes me want to make one just for the satisfaction of making something so beautiful.
That is truly beautiful Mike.
I really enjoy your videos and you have definitely showed me some solid ways of making a chess board but when you showed the cutting of a tapered leg on a joiner I think my jaw hit the floor. I have same 8 inch griz like you and would of never thought to tapper on a joiner. I really appreciate the walk through
This is a real work of art, beautiful and precisely done. I am also a carpenter and I have one suggestion for you and that is metal sliders for drawers.
Absolutely love every bit of this piece except the "A" feet....just an aesthetic I wouldn't have chosen, but the client wins! I aspire to make chessboards like you someday, and I thank you for all the fine tips along the way....the gluing technique, the clamping table/rack, the use of brass inlay and algebraic inlay, etc, etc.
Thank you so much!
@@Woodumakeit Interested to know where you got your obviously well used long throated bar clamps that you use across the boards in glue up?
@@kenhorner4023 I bought those almost 30 years ago at a big chain in Canada called Canadian Tire. I used to take advantage of their weekly sales when I lived there. They had them on sale one weekend so I picked up quite a few.
@@Woodumakeit I figured as much. Thanks for your response. I’m also intrigued with your ability to procure interesting and high quality 8 and 12/4 wood. You must have a good local source.
Just to add for this level of quality, you could use dovetail joinery for the drawers and individual compartments for the pieces - lined.
I’m happy to see this kind of project the way how it is created truly a masterpiece that everyone must to see
Man, you are absolutely amazing Mike!
AWESOME, what else. This is a masterpiece and you an artist. Bravissimo
Micky, from Italy
That was an hour well spent. Thank you for sharing your work.
Thank you so much!
9:29 was all of the piano I could take ! Great work so far , really wanted to watch but , just can not , may try later .
Beautiful work, very inspirational
Checkmate !!! Absolutely beautiful !!!
Awesome video and awesome chess table! You've just added a goal for me! I want to open a youth chess academy in the next 4-5 years, and when I do, I want to be able to build these for the kids to play on :)
excellent video.....and loved the music trickling in
So professionally done…… Wow!
Like your channel
Great jobs
I learn a lot
Thanks
Wow that curly maple is beautiful! Nicely done, as always.
So beautiful, that padauk wood is gorgeous 😍
Una obra de arte. Felicitaciones!
Stunning work. You are truly a Chess Board Grand Master! Thanks for the video.
Thanks, Jerry. Always good to hear from you. 🙂
Excellent video, excellent craftsmanship excellent background music. I watch this 2 Am when I was unable to sleep and I was very much satisfying. I can’t play chess but I have just order the wood to replicate this piece for my sitting room. Thank you for uploading
Would I make it "NO"
Could I make it "NO"
Did I enjoy watching you make it "YOU BET"
Thanks for sharing
I found your video so relaxing, thanks for your talent.
Beautiful! Both the table/board, as well as the video.
This is so nice. I've seen some makings of end board chess tables, and they are just georgious, but seems to be much more work to make.
As a happy amateur chess player I'd be happy to own this one, it's just plain and beautiful 💖
I feel you have outdone yourself, Mike! This is an incredible work of art.
Thanks, Herb! I hope my subsequent videos won't be a letdown. At least they'll be shorter. 🙂
@@Woodumakeit I hope they’re not too short! I watch your long builds while I work out on the elliptical. Makes the workout fly by 🤣
All that table/board needs is 2 little chairs with a medium back to it so it would have it's own niche in the house all it's own because work like that deserves it...And to answer your question: Oh No Way would I make it. I'd do the real smart thing and hire you to do it!! Fantastic workmanship!
what an amazing product again
Beautiful. I am blown away by every project you take up.
Thanks for sharing yet another wonderful and detailed work.
Very nice work Sir!
Fantastic art work !!
Beautiful work of art. Congratulations.
Such a privilege to watch this. Thank you Sir!
I want to order a similar table with similar figures, how much will it cost me?
Gorgeous I have a very large chess set and I'm having trouble finding a nice table with big enough squares
This is my dream chess board :) Love from India
Absolutely beautiful. a Pisces of art
Absolutely stunning.
That is superb work. Beautiful piece.
Love the work. Followed everything but got confused on the tapering of the legs.
Beautiful! A true art work.👏👏👏👏
Very nice! Wish I could have one someday.
Making something with passion is the secrete. congratulations fantastic
And it looks pretty good he says! Lol. Absolutely stunning!!
Beautiful 😍
I love how the grain of the padauk looks.
I would make it for sure. I personally would of kept the box joints showing on the drawers as an asthetic to the chess squares. Stunning piece of furniture though.
absolutely beautiful, a real craftsmen
Pretty good….??? That’s beautiful!!!
You are without doubt the master at Chess Boards and tables. Very informative to watch. I hate to think what the materials alone cost for this project, you must have a client that appreciates what hand made pieces cost. Things I don't like: 1. Brass inlays, reminds me of the 70's. 2. The "A" feet, I understand that's what the customer wanted, but they do not appeal to me at all. 3. Elevator music behind the commentary, I'd rather just have the commentary. Thanks again, I look forward to your videos.
Muito lindo, parabéns. Que capricho.
Laminated gold layer on inside base and inner side walls of drawers for chess and little treasures.
Saudações. Parabenizo o senhor pelo trabalho primoroso, demonstrando grandes e variadas habilidades, que só poderia ser feito com base em anos de prática e aperfeiçoamento. Atender a pedidos de clientes "fora da curva" não é para qualquer um!
Por outro lado, no quesito "Segurança do Trabalho", achei assustador. Me deu nervoso ver a proximidade das mãos com as serras. Em que pese as necessidades de filmagem, há riscos demais envolvidos. E nos EUA ocorrem muitos acidentes com serras de marcenaria.
O trabalho de filmagem e edição é um capítulo à parte. Muito bem editado e de grande valor didático. E aprecio demais ver trabalhos de marcenaria bem feitos, usando os mais diversos recursos.
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Greetings. I congratulate you for the exquisite work, demonstrating great and varied skills, which could only be done based on years of practice and improvement. Taking orders from customers "off the curve" is not for everyone!
On the other hand, in terms of "Occupational Safety", I found it scary. It made me nervous to see the proximity of the hands to the saws. Despite the filming needs, there are too many risks involved. And in the USA there are many accidents with woodworking saws.
Filming and editing work is a separate chapter. Very well edited and of great didactic value. And I really appreciate seeing well done joinery work, using the most diverse resources.
You are real... a creative person
"There's no accounting for taste" This beautiful, classic piece was made tacky (in my opinion) by those "A's" at the bottom of the feet. Hope to one day be at this level, great work!!
You’re right. There’s no accounting for taste and this wasn’t built to satisfy yours.
How can I order this beautiful chess table
It is stunning !! Heck yes, I would make it ! May I borrow your shop? lol
A good looking table but I do think it needs to be wider for space to put captured pieces and possible use of a chess clock.
Love your stuff, you make not only great videos and even better pieces. You may want to think about investing in a festool domino tool. I bought the small one for some light joinery but I would love to pick up the big boy for some of the furniture pieces I make that don't require mortis and tenon joinery or the customer doesn't want it. Worth the money and still just as strong.
That's probably a good idea, but I'll need to get permission from my wife. 😊
WOW. Beautiful work.
Really looking wonderful 👏👏❣️❣️
Good morning, how can I purchase this beautiful copy of yours? Grateful.
That is a work of art!
Absolutely stunning. Will you make plans for this?
Thanks! I don't have detailed plans, but I have a SketchUp drawing that I'd be happy to share. Just email me at woodumakeit@gmail.com and I'll send it.
nice work. I never would ( doubt that I could ) undertake such a job...I have only hand tools
I love your channel, I would like to learn how to work in this field.
Love your work.