Nice board, but i personally id add more finish, if ur using oil, its very difficult to apply too much really, if its poly, still, add more, it may feel smooth but i believe you could really make the wood pop. Good job nonetheless
I’m enjoying your video very much. There’s not nearly enough hand tool woodworking on TH-cam. One bit of constructive “criticism”…..lose the PVA glue. Hide glue has been holding furniture together for centuries….a chess board would be effortless, for said glue….and cleanup, even after it cures is a breeze. Looking forward to your next project.
Oh, those are hand planes. The nomenclature is far from consistent, so one could be forgiven for thinking otherwise, but generally I think “planer” usually refers power planers (ones that feed the material through rotating cutters), and “plane” is usually used to refer to hand planes. Plus “no hand planes” would be an odd boast
@@GestellWoodworking ahhh thank you for the information. I was just genuinely curious as I just started getting into woodworking so I thought I was confused on what a planer was. But what you say makes complete sense!
I gotta say the resultant product is awesome, however, this has to be a personal board, you can never make any money with this amount of work. You spent sooo much time correcting errors that the video was hard to watch. To see all the work was just boring. Invest in a silicone brush for your glue. When you spread with your hands you introduce oil from your hands and reduce the tactility of the glue. Sorry.
If you have no interest in watching someone make a board with hand tools why even click on the video? Of course making chessboards by hand is not cost competitive compared to using machine tools. It hasn’t been for almost a 100 years now.
Dude, use a pushing stick 🫣 i do like your approach here. Its all manual work, which is just more enjoyable, and the result 👌👌 also, the sound of the storm outside make it magical 👍
Glad to see more wood working in my feed!
Just a very nice miter saw and a band saw lol
Nice board, but i personally id add more finish, if ur using oil, its very difficult to apply too much really, if its poly, still, add more, it may feel smooth but i believe you could really make the wood pop. Good job nonetheless
Nicely done!
Amazing work - glad to see another hand tool woodworker not giving in to the pressure of power tools!
Any cons to using a table saw instead of band saw? Also whyd you choose to make the second set of cuts on the miter saw instead of the band saw again?
I’m enjoying your video very much. There’s not nearly enough hand tool woodworking on TH-cam. One bit of constructive “criticism”…..lose the PVA glue. Hide glue has been holding furniture together for centuries….a chess board would be effortless, for said glue….and cleanup, even after it cures is a breeze. Looking forward to your next project.
Well done mate! Thank you for the ideas. Came out great.
This turned out awesome, I love it! I really like the edge banding you put around the board itself before attaching the walnut surround.
That is just awesome dude!
Thanks friend!
Looks great, well done!
is that not a planer right at the very beginning?
Nope. It’s a bandsaw. It can’t produce a finished cut-just breaking stock down to rough dimensions before finishing with hand tools
@@GestellWoodworking just to clarify. Starting at 00:17 seconds, that isn't a planer you are using on the wood?
Oh, those are hand planes. The nomenclature is far from consistent, so one could be forgiven for thinking otherwise, but generally I think “planer” usually refers power planers (ones that feed the material through rotating cutters), and “plane” is usually used to refer to hand planes.
Plus “no hand planes” would be an odd boast
@@GestellWoodworking ahhh thank you for the information. I was just genuinely curious as I just started getting into woodworking so I thought I was confused on what a planer was. But what you say makes complete sense!
Very nice work 💯👌
So, what's the basic idea?
Maticulous dimensioning of everything and lots and lots of hand planing
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I gotta say the resultant product is awesome, however, this has to be a personal board, you can never make any money with this amount of work. You spent sooo much time correcting errors that the video was hard to watch. To see all the work was just boring. Invest in a silicone brush for your glue. When you spread with your hands you introduce oil from your hands and reduce the tactility of the glue. Sorry.
If you have no interest in watching someone make a board with hand tools why even click on the video? Of course making chessboards by hand is not cost competitive compared to using machine tools. It hasn’t been for almost a 100 years now.
I think it’s about the art with these no power tool builds. No one realistically thinks they can build chessboards without power tools and make profit
Whats the stuff you apply at the end to give ot that shine?
I used Osmo oil wax to finish this-three extremely thin coats. It’s holding up well!
@@GestellWoodworkingThanks for sharing that detail. Was wondering myself …
Dude, use a pushing stick 🫣 i do like your approach here. Its all manual work, which is just more enjoyable, and the result 👌👌 also, the sound of the storm outside make it magical 👍