The spalted maple really stands out. I was surprised that the walnut rotted so much in just a few years. I guess the insect damage had been working on the interior of the log for a lot longer. Beautiful board even with the challenging material.
I enjoy watching all of your "Wood You Make It" videos. This one especially, as the sentimental value makes this piece priceless. I look forward to seeing more of your creative creations :)
Wish I could craft fine wok like this. I'm going to look through more of your videos to see if you ever make items from the perspective of those of us that don't have bandsaws and belt sanders. I've got a good table saw, miter saw, planer, hand held sander, hand held router, and jig saw. My shop has no room for joiner, belt sander, or bandsaw unfortunately. This the first video I've watched and I will be looking at more of your work. Keep up the great work and content.
I always enjoy your videos and look forward to seeing what is coming out next. So this one, wow, what a unique approach to start with the log. So enlightening. Especially love the sentimental value of the wood. I find that to be the most rewarding when you know your project will be cherished for some time. Love it. Great job, Mike!
Awesome give away opportunity. Love your builds been watching for years... Just getting enough confidence to tackle my own chessboard... I dont have a thicknesser and thats been holding me back... I did just get a Festool RO 125, and think I can do a good enough job to attempt it. Thanks for the inspiration!
A method that I’ve found really helpful. Quarter the fresh logs and let them dry in quarters before milling them up. You get smaller widths, but they are all quarter or rift sawn and doing it this way minimizes checking.
Just saw the video of you four years ago making a similar looking chessboard. I would love to have a professional chessboard like this so I would be so damn glad having such a wonderful art of handwork for my future chessgames instead of cardboard which I use now because of financial reasons. Would definitely be a generation overloving chessboard in my family and I would hold it in honor. Thank you for the nice video and keep up the awesome work!
Hey there @HeathenHammer123, thanks for your comment and for participating in the give-away contest. I'm happy to let you know that you won the TopTes moisture meter. I'll release a video tomorrow and will announce it there. Just send me at an email to woodumakeit@gmail.com using the email account associated with your TH-cam account and provide me with the shipping details and I'll send it off. Congrats!!
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This was a very timely video for me. I just built a new house in the forest. I had the contractor leave the logs of the trees that were taken down for the house. I have quite a large pile of 10 foot logs of mostly chestnut oak, some ash, some white pine and perhaps a sycamore. They have been down for perhaps 16 months, and I was thinking its about time to do something about getting the lumber out of them. I think I will use your technique on at least one of the smaller logs, and have a saw miller come in and do the rest.
Beautiful!!! It would be more better, if the natural lines of the wood was vertical. I mean the lines should be towards the players. I didn't think it is bad. Its excellent work dude!!
Would I make it? Well, I did- after watching a bunch of your other chess board videos I decided to try making one with one of my boys who is a bit of a chess nerd. I took it as an experimental/learning opportunity so we used wood we had laying around and made it from douglas fir and pine. Now that we know the ins and outs better, we'll make another one from fancier wood.
Hey Mike. Recently go into Settlers of Catan. I've seen people making similar custom impressions of game boards. Would you ever make one like that? And what's your take on how you would make one?
Not sure if you still doing the giveaway but I would love to get a new meter plus been watching your videos for years. Love your chess boards really like the one you for the Air Force guy in Thailand.
Hi, Mike. I agree with you on the expense of SealCoat, but it applies so well that I have not been motivated to mix my own. Do you think your homemade mix applies as easily as SealCoat? If so, what is your ratio of dewaxed shellac flakes to ethanol? Do you have a favorite brand of flakes? My young sons and I look forward to your chess boards. I learn a lot from your approach.
I think the ease of applying my mixture is about the same as SealCoat. I generally use roughly a 2lb cut (about 4 oz of flakes in 16 fl. oz of alcohol) but I don't measure it very precisely. Here's a link to the flakes that I use: amzn.to/40JuERo They've gone up in price too, but it's much less expensive than SealCoat.
Hello Michael, beautiful work as always, I sent you an email 5 days ago on the making of a chess set and chessboard you made for Triple S games. Can you please check your Gmail inbox for my message sent to you? It’s about making this order a reality for me. Thank you Michael, All the best, George.
That's a GREAT project. Not only the history of the board, but the family can watch this video and see how the "heritage" trees were transformed into a generational keepsake! !! !!!
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Really nice work, the spalted maple gave an extra touch.
The spalted maple really stands out. I was surprised that the walnut rotted so much in just a few years. I guess the insect damage had been working on the interior of the log for a lot longer. Beautiful board even with the challenging material.
Great project Mike! I love how these “imperfect” woods turned out.
Beautiful work! I especially love that the wood came from trees the client's grandma planted -- I couldn't think of a better use for the wood.
Excellent work, I made my first chess board after watching some of your videos, very inspiring!
Love the entire build, Using logs was amazing.
I’ve been following your channel over 2 years now and always find your work very relaxing and informative as well! Thank you!!
I enjoy watching all of your "Wood You Make It" videos. This one especially, as the sentimental value makes this piece priceless. I look forward to seeing more of your creative creations :)
proud to say i just finished building my own chess board thanks to your videos! I used walnut with curly maple and it turnout out amazing!
That's great to hear! 👍
What a beautiful and special piece
An amazing dedication to the owners family. Congrats sir on another fine build.
So thrilled to see a new build. Currently builing one inspired by one of your others
Very nice chess board. I will definitely make this in my schools woodworking club.
I really like that the wood has a sentimental value. What a beautiful heirloom to pass down ❤
Beautiful! I think that these spalted maple inlays are my favorite so far. And as always, a pleasure to watch.
Great videos! I always enjoy watching you work. Thanks for all you do!
This is my favorite chess board from all the others you have made. A very unique way to keep the memory of a family member.
Woodworking at its best.
New subscriber here,love the finished product,and yes I wood make it,the spalted maple adds more beauty to the board!
I so admire your work😊
loving your videos. I'm preparing to make my first chessboard in a couple of weeks and your videos have really been helpful.
Beautiful board
I love your editing.
Beautiful work as always
Wish I could craft fine wok like this. I'm going to look through more of your videos to see if you ever make items from the perspective of those of us that don't have bandsaws and belt sanders. I've got a good table saw, miter saw, planer, hand held sander, hand held router, and jig saw. My shop has no room for joiner, belt sander, or bandsaw unfortunately. This the first video I've watched and I will be looking at more of your work. Keep up the great work and content.
I always enjoy your videos and look forward to seeing what is coming out next. So this one, wow, what a unique approach to start with the log. So enlightening. Especially love the sentimental value of the wood. I find that to be the most rewarding when you know your project will be cherished for some time. Love it. Great job, Mike!
As always you don’t disappoint. We’ll done
Awesome give away opportunity. Love your builds been watching for years... Just getting enough confidence to tackle my own chessboard... I dont have a thicknesser and thats been holding me back... I did just get a Festool RO 125, and think I can do a good enough job to attempt it. Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful
I love the spalted maple. It made for a very beautiful board. As always your boards are spectacular.
Always nice to see you make a board again. Such a treat cutting into a log with some nice spalting.
Happy Easter.
Thanks, you too!
A method that I’ve found really helpful. Quarter the fresh logs and let them dry in quarters before milling them up. You get smaller widths, but they are all quarter or rift sawn and doing it this way minimizes checking.
As always a truly wonderful and inspirational video of you making an heirloom of the future. Absolutely beautiful. thanks for sharing. Danny.
Beautiful board!
Beautiful chessboard, ... it always continues like this
I always enjoy your chess board videos. Great video work as well.
The spalted maple looks amazing. I might have to try something similar in my next board. Thanks for sharing!
Another great board. The spalted maple is a great touch.
Very nice work as always!
Just saw the video of you four years ago making a similar looking chessboard. I would love to have a professional chessboard like this so I would be so damn glad having such a wonderful art of handwork for my future chessgames instead of cardboard which I use now because of financial reasons. Would definitely be a generation overloving chessboard in my family and I would hold it in honor. Thank you for the nice video and keep up the awesome work!
Très beau travail Mike, j’aime beaucoup tes vidéos. Merci.
Merci bien!
You've did such a wonderful job building the chess board!!
I don't think anyone else could've do a better job!
My son and I will be building a board based on your work. Keep up the great work
Honestly, you never cease to amazing with the top quality, very inspirational.
Hey there @HeathenHammer123, thanks for your comment and for participating in the give-away contest. I'm happy to let you know that you won the TopTes moisture meter. I'll release a video tomorrow and will announce it there. Just send me at an email to woodumakeit@gmail.com using the email account associated with your TH-cam account and provide me with the shipping details and I'll send it off. Congrats!!
That was a lot of tree for one chess board! Beautiful.
Definitely, but I still have a lot of leftover scraps to make the chess pieces. That's going to be tedious, but it might make an interesting video.
That would make an interesting video.
This board is so beautiful!
Yes, I'm gonna make one!
Thanks. Great video!
Fantasic work! I've been working with spalted maple recently as well.
Love your work! I'm going to make one soon!
Love the process.
looks great. going to start one tomorrow. 👍
Loving the spalting. The log jig is simple but awesome, definitely going to make one for some crows ash logs I got recently.
Another great video, thanks for the motivation.
Beautiful wood
You were my inspire to make my own chessboard
I hope i will be as good as you at some point
Very good video, as always!
Nice job. Liked video presentation. Thanks!
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Made me laugh!
Cracks me up because it’s my unwinding routine before bed, but also my go to on the elliptical.
That is beautiful! 😀🛫
Nice work!
Don't let my name confuse you, I genuinely love watching your videos. Been binging them for a while now.
Thanks for clarifying! 😊
I love watching your skills. I made my first chess board after being inspired by you.
Very nice! I’ll try to build it.
This was a very timely video for me. I just built a new house in the forest. I had the contractor leave the logs of the trees that were taken down for the house. I have quite a large pile of 10 foot logs of mostly chestnut oak, some ash, some white pine and perhaps a sycamore. They have been down for perhaps 16 months, and I was thinking its about time to do something about getting the lumber out of them. I think I will use your technique on at least one of the smaller logs, and have a saw miller come in and do the rest.
Great to see from the start milling the logs down how long did it take over-all
Great video keep up the good work
I love watching your videos, I have no use for a moisture meter so if I’m drawn please draw again.
Thanks for letting me know!
really nice chessboard, but it would be nice with a light or dark thin strip between the play area and the frame, just to break the contrast.
Would love the moister thingy
Beautiful!!! It would be more better, if the natural lines of the wood was vertical. I mean the lines should be towards the players. I didn't think it is bad. Its excellent work dude!!
Beautiful! Have you experimented with finishes besides lacquer?
Would I make it? Well, I did- after watching a bunch of your other chess board videos I decided to try making one with one of my boys who is a bit of a chess nerd. I took it as an experimental/learning opportunity so we used wood we had laying around and made it from douglas fir and pine. Now that we know the ins and outs better, we'll make another one from fancier wood.
Great job I’m trying to figure out how I can do this without planner or a large belt sander
Great video
Lovely. I think I wood make it
You should really make a clamping jig. You would use it all the time make it with built in culls
Nice!!
nice
Sweet
wonder if you alternated the direction of the squares if it would be necessary to have wood on both sides?
Hey Mike. Recently go into Settlers of Catan. I've seen people making similar custom impressions of game boards. Would you ever make one like that? And what's your take on how you would make one?
wood make it!! :D
Nice project, what kind of glue did you use?
I want to do that kind of log harvesting. Tell me about your bandsaw.
it would be nice have boards for my chess start up school for poor families in the Philippines.
Not sure if you still doing the giveaway but I would love to get a new meter plus been watching your videos for years. Love your chess boards really like the one you for the Air Force guy in Thailand.
As much as I enjoy your videos, I find myself falling asleep or getting sleepy from how relaxing it is to watch you work 😂
Hi, Mike. I agree with you on the expense of SealCoat, but it applies so well that I have not been motivated to mix my own. Do you think your homemade mix applies as easily as SealCoat? If so, what is your ratio of dewaxed shellac flakes to ethanol? Do you have a favorite brand of flakes?
My young sons and I look forward to your chess boards. I learn a lot from your approach.
I think the ease of applying my mixture is about the same as SealCoat. I generally use roughly a 2lb cut (about 4 oz of flakes in 16 fl. oz of alcohol) but I don't measure it very precisely. Here's a link to the flakes that I use: amzn.to/40JuERo They've gone up in price too, but it's much less expensive than SealCoat.
@@Woodumakeit Thank you for the response. This was very helpful.
hi i so love your chess boards. do you accept orders? how much does it cost?
Please email me at woodumakeit@gmail.com and then we can discuss any design preferences you might have.
Love the video. Music is not necessary...
Build one for me?
Yes I wood.
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Can i buy a chessboard from you ?
Yes, you can email me at woodumakeit@gmail.com and we can discuss various designs.
Hello Michael, beautiful work as always, I sent you an email 5 days ago on the making of a chess set and chessboard you made for Triple S games. Can you please check your Gmail inbox for my message sent to you? It’s about making this order a reality for me. Thank you Michael, All the best, George.
Beautiful piece. The spalted maple is awesome. It's always fun when the value of what you make extends beyond its intended function .
I enjoy watching your chess board videos. I was recently thinking about making a wood project video with firewood.
That's a GREAT project. Not only the history of the board, but the family can watch this video and see how the "heritage" trees were transformed into a generational keepsake! !! !!!
I'm a big fan of spalted wood. But I'm not a fan of it in this project. It is a beautiful piece.
As always, your work is astounding! Being a chess enthusiast myself, these videos are always a joy to watch.