I've tried making a Knight. Rather than make it out of one piece, I cut the horse head out of a rectangular blank on the scroll saw. I first cut out the profile of the horse head, and reattached the two slices of wood that I removed using double sided scotch tape. I then cut out the obverse image, and removed the excess wood. This left a rough carving of the horse head, and then i finished carving it with both hand tools and a Dremel. I then turned the base of the piece and glued the two together with a dowel in the joint. It's also possible to turn the horse heads as a bowl, with the front of the head on the inside surface of the bowl, and the back of the head on the outside. Then you cut out slices of the bowl for each of the heads, and again finish with hand tools or a Dremel to add the final touches. A separate base is again turned and the two parts are glued together. You can make the Knight in one piece as you did, but out of a round stock. Hold the dowel in a wood compression clamp to make the saw cuts.
Hi Mat - been away but getting caught up with everyone's videos! Very nice work, and fun to watch! (Scott Joplin will be stuck in my head for a while...lol)
hey there! you made a great figure, but I'm interested in how the head with the drill is fixed.. I have the same small lathe and everything is very similar to yours, but I want to make a drill head like the one you used when drilling the hole.. I saw that the part that goes in is in a cone.. but how is it secured so that it does not rotate while drilling the hole?
So glad I found your videos. I have been looking for someone who turned an entire chess set. Thank you so much.. Your work is beautiful.
thanks!
I've tried making a Knight. Rather than make it out of one piece, I cut the horse head out of a rectangular blank on the scroll saw. I first cut out the profile of the horse head, and reattached the two slices of wood that I removed using double sided scotch tape. I then cut out the obverse image, and removed the excess wood. This left a rough carving of the horse head, and then i finished carving it with both hand tools and a Dremel. I then turned the base of the piece and glued the two together with a dowel in the joint.
It's also possible to turn the horse heads as a bowl, with the front of the head on the inside surface of the bowl, and the back of the head on the outside. Then you cut out slices of the bowl for each of the heads, and again finish with hand tools or a Dremel to add the final touches. A separate base is again turned and the two parts are glued together.
You can make the Knight in one piece as you did, but out of a round stock. Hold the dowel in a wood compression clamp to make the saw cuts.
Grat video, Mathieu. You have the same scroll saw I do but you are more adept at using!
Hehe thanks
Great project and great tutorial!
Hi Mat - been away but getting caught up with everyone's videos! Very nice work, and fun to watch! (Scott Joplin will be stuck in my head for a while...lol)
James Wegner hehe I am just to lazy to find some other music, so I just keep reusing this same one again and again !
So am I !
Seu torneamento é otimo, obrigado por passar sua sabedoria e experiência!
thanks!
hey there! you made a great figure, but I'm interested in how the head with the drill is fixed.. I have the same small lathe and everything is very similar to yours, but I want to make a drill head like the one you used when drilling the hole.. I saw that the part that goes in is in a cone.. but how is it secured so that it does not rotate while drilling the hole?
check my pawn video, I talk about it
Thank you for your video. I am getting ready to make my Knights. I will be using a lot of your techniques in making them.
Thanks and good luck with your knights. This piece was challenging, but really cool to make.
nicely done did you copy a set or did you get the profiles for your set from anywhere?
I used a set profile that I found online, Check my first video in the serie, I talk about it.
great masterclass sir! thanks very much. Can I ask you what wood did you use?
Thanks for your comment. Wood is maple for white pieces and east indian rosewood for black.
wow!
Hi !
How do you re-put the knight on the lathe, just after cut it with bandsaw ?
Tu l'enfonces "à serrage" sur un "mandrin" en bois ?
I used a special jig to screw the piece. Watch my pawn video, I explain it.
What type of wood are you using. Looks like maple.
looks like Maple to me too
hi bro ) how does call this machine?
Hello Mat I'm still interested in buying this set of chessmen. Let me know with a private email message. Thanks...Jorge.
I used to love that music ( The entertainer) but now I’m sick of hearing it :(