Wow, what a process! The end product is gorgeous. I can't imagine how much work went into this, plus being conscientious enough to collect great shots for the video! Very, very well done.
@@wescampbell1768 Oh dear Wes, just because it's new to you does not make it virtually unknown. The game is actually increasing in popularity, it's pretty popular amongst role playing gamers (like D&D for example). Please tell us that you are at least aware of Backgammon and Go ?
@@DexxBlue In my family we used to play it in the countryside cabins (Norway) some decades ago during for example easter holidays. It is cute for that but gets maybe a bit boring too soon for me. As un-vikingy as it sounds, chess is a bit more challenging on the internet or the national competitions once you run into really good players. I still occasionally play some tafl on the bus on the phone app (there is a Tablut or Tablus + one or two hnefatafl there now for the Android phones). Basically it was forgotten until the archeologists found it in one of the viking ships. It was after this that it took off a bit in some popularity but mostly in englishspeaking countries it seems. I don't know if the welsh have been playing Tawlbrdd all along. Maybe a few after year 1800 if so
I've know this game for about 10 years now. Even if the boards are most often simply rastered using grooves and decorated on the outside, this is absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for sharing Pask.
Too long? No way. This is a beautiful set that would make a great table display instead of the usual chess board. I love your videos - always interesting, and makeable by just about any one. Thanks for another!
Amazing build. The final product looks simplistic but there is a ton of thought, effort and skill to get something to look that good. This must be the basis for the "Thud" game in Terry Pratchetts discworld book with the same name. Never knew it was a viking game, and I'm Swedish ..... åäö.. =P
Yes it is the inspiration for THUD, but as you say there are differences - THUD sets can be purchased at; www.discworldemporium.com/games-activities/229-thud
This was an amazing video. I was completely riveted for the entire process. Watching someone like you, who's an obvious master of his trade, makes me think back on some of the projects I did in shop class back in high school and just despair. You're a fantastic craftsman and I'm so glad your video came up on my Recs. You have a new subscriber and you definitely have a new fan! :)
I love good woodwork so much, but the problem with this kind of videos, is that you see the 15minutes montage. Many people think that it s easy because they ve only seen this 15 minutes and have no idea about how long it actually takes or how hard it is, and that sometimes makes them think that only thing you need is some machenary that does everything for you. Sort of "i could do that with all those instruments too" kind of thinking. Amazing job, just amazing.
Awesome job Neil, I love this. I've been contemplating making a Chess set myself for some time, I now think I'd like to have a go at Viking Chess, just because it's different.
Also, if you are ever down in Tasmania, would love to meet up or have you visit, even possibly collaborate on something. I'm located about 30 minutes north of Cradle Mtn.
Sounds great, I love Tasmania and would move there tomorrow if I could talk the family into it. I visited there 17 years ago and haven’t made it back yet! 😊
2/2/2019 USA No, the video is not too long. You've made me wonder how the Vikings made theirs. I can see hand-carved pieces and painted boards, and they probably didn't play while the ship was in motion, so it's a stay-still game. Of your tools, I'd like to have one of those little squares you've been using. And I noticed that on the lathe you are using replaceable carbide tips on a handle, a method I haven't seen. Well done. Again, thank you.
Some boards were drilled with holes for pegged pieces - perhaps these were the travel versions? :) Pieces themselves are documented here: tafl.cyningstan.com/page/92/archaeological-finds
Yep was going to say they figured that out with pegged pieces. That and when playing with Haggr the Horrible he'd always try to bump and upset the board when losing.
New to your channel sir and subbed in a heartbeat! WOW just WOW! Can I please buy that MASTERPIECE!? AMAZING CRAFTSMANSHIP... I'm just in awe! Let me know how I can buy such skillfully crafted piece of treasure even though I don't play that... maybe one of my bros will :D Stay safe and God bless! Thanks for sharing your talent and ingenuity!
I watched as bewitched !!! is the video long ?? how long and effort invested, and even photographed everything! Thank you, it was very interesting to watch!) You are a great master!
Wow awesome work, however why not just groove thin wood plits for board to create the checked squares, instead of making small pieces and glue them back. Anyways you're great at the wood work.
I love this game, but I just have a fabric "board" which I bought last time I was in Norway. Seeing that it only takes less than 19 minutes to make, I'm not sure why I waited. LOL :)
It's the inspiration for Thud, but Thud has no king piece, an octagonal board, and different capture mechanics. I've played both, and you can definitely see a relationship, but they're actually quite different games.
After watching the video advert i was still skeptical. But when i finally downloaded the plans th-cam.com/users/postUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG i was very impressed. The whole plan was just as you said in the video. Thank you very much. I now have a large and valuable collection for my woodworks. This is great!
Not to be rude he spent several days building it plus cost of material why dont you try it i building sapphire and emerald chessboard and of which i made alot of costly mistakes it will give you a whole new out look on hand made item and their price
Well I usually "arrest" people who call it viking chess, because it has almost nothing to do with chess... Except that both are a part of a huge range of games being board games with pieces to move through squares. Some historians say that the early viking age idea is that the attackers are the orcs/giants/trolls ("jotunn") from Jotunheimr, one of of the 9 worlds of norse mythology (thus the attacking pieces should be dark). The royal house in the middle are the defenders of Valhalla or Åsgård/Aoss-gartha, where the pawns are the Einherjar. Odin/Wouthann being the white king in the middle square is supposed to escape to one of the corners. In any case, it was a good way to train one's mind for strategical thinking and finding solutions. Or sometimes maybe just as a time-waste for chieftains and royals. The game was called tawlbrdd in Wales. Note that the board is 9x9 squares. It may have a cultural significance to ancient Levant/Middle-eastern/eurasian cultures where the number 9 was important (but it could also very well just be that it is practical for the gamle setup since one team is escaping and the other attacking). There are loads of board games in history that are mostly unknown to people, from many cultures around the planet. Only the lappish people/säämi in the north and (mostly before)also central Scandinavia had 4 different versions of board games. See for example Sáhkku (a broad a there, like in the english word sand). The name Tablut, Dääbloe and Tablo were some of the names (can remind of the modern french word tableau and the swedish tablå -the "å" = "aw" like in english "raw", or pronounced like the o in "force"). These names were in Sweden used for both the Hnefatafl, Halatafl and another form of the Sáhkku. There was also a čuhkka - "tshoukka". The nordic cultures also had pure dice throws sometimes used by "völva"-witches for fortune telling.
Me: Hello there TH-cam Algorithm, how are you today? YA: I know you can't use a screwdriver to save your life but here's a video on precision woodworking just for you. Great video though =)
pandasalvesen1977 ~ok, gonna throw my hat in. 1/2 first-gen Latvian - 1/2 second-gen Norwegian. I think I may have found the first project of Spring. I have a bunch of maple scraps and possibly just enough walnut. Beautiful work. Cheers and thx for the idea!
I'm from near York, England (Viking capital of England) and now live in Shetland (Viking everything and including the island of Fetlar, home to the modern Hnefatafl world championships apparently) Greetings cousins ;-)
I've added subtitles to this video in a few different languages. They were made from an automated translation, if you would like to edit the subtitles to improve them for other viewers you can do so here th-cam.com/users/timedtext_video?ref=share&v=iiHlAa131NI I came across this interesting game and thought it would be perfect for a scrapwood project. It's a chess like game that was played by the Vikings and predates chess by 600 years. There are quite a few variations with different size boards from 7x7 to 19x19. Hnefatafl uses an 11x11 board. For the first time since I started the Scrapwood Challenge I've used a different species of wood from camphor laurel. I still used the camphor laurel but I needed a contrasting wood, I did make sure to use reclaimed wood which I reckon fits with the challenge. The rules can be found here www.fetlar.org/assets/files/hnefatafl-rules-02-09-2012.pdf
You won't catch me complaining about lengthy woodworking videos of this standard and quality, hopefully inspires me to go do some work in the shed this afternoon.
I love the details you put into your work! the rings and x's could've easily been painted or stained on, but you took the time and trouble to make them out of contrasting woods. Very interesting game, looks like fun. Good job!
I'm impressed by the repertoire of methods to surface a piece of wood I see; face jointing, table saw, thickness planer, hand plane with jig, disk sander, belt sander, freehand plane with square, orbital sander, plywood with sandpaper on it - even just the surfacing is quite educational.
@@gionnifer "Repertoire" comes from similar French and Latin words meaning list/inventory, and is used to describe a set of practiced performances. www.etymonline.com/word/repertoire It's ok to nerd out on some things here and there, at least that's what I tell myself.
I've been playing Hnefatafl for 35 years, and use it for teaching purposes in my EFL school in Bulgaria. Apart from slobbering over your powertools, your explanation of the game rules is a model of conciseness which makes me look even more like a teacher who wibbles on too much than I already do. Thanks a million!
Rob Matthews Woodturning I put Chris in a league of his own brother. And yes they both make things with their hands however the craft is very much different in my opinion. He was I believe the third channel I ever subscribed to, and to pay him much respect I got one of the first fire Pistons he created. I actually have a video deep within my channel of me I’m boxing it!!
@@AGlimpseInside Yes, i dig it; i saw your unboxing (I'm subbed to you, of course!), and mad respect to you for the support of Chris. And yep, I agree, Chris is a craftsman. Calling him a maker is very much under-selling his work.
This is definitely one of the nicer Hnefatafl sets I've seen made on TH-cam. It would be great to see you make a Backgammon board as well. There are a complete lack of Backgammon woodworking videos on TH-cam.
I have no idea how I got to this video, but I am glad I ended up here! Just got a new subscriber on the first video I have watched from this Channel! Lovely stuff!
@@codeninja1832 Yeah its the Sámi version of the game, which actually had its rules recorded. Hnefetafl is reconstructed, partially based on the rules to Tablut, the rest inferred from the sagas and such.
Just showed up in my recommendations, and I'm very happy I clicked. I love the design and thought behind every piece of this, but most especially the jigs and assists you use. I'm not sure what the name of the tool is that you use to help the wood you're cutting on the table saw move along, but from that down to sizing jig you had when cutting individual blocks down to size your care and softening of the edges for safe and comfortable use was impressive and added to the feeling you've been doing this long enough to want to be comfortable while you do it. Liked and subscribed.
Ill put him in the top 10 but there some alsome wood carver and their a guy who make some alsome dragon rings and such of which i told him i hated him jokingly and wish i had a 1\4 of his skill but its because people like him and other i started making sapphire and emerald chessboard
The funny thing is I've been reading a lot of Norse myth & legend stuff lately, & I just found out about this game yesterday. I think that TH-cam is listening to me........
The thing I do not understand, out of all you great content. Why do trolls feel it necessary to comment or even give your videos a thumbs down. Always fun to see your projects! Keep up the good work.
Would the ten miserable people who hit the 'thumbs down' button please take a long walk off a short plank. A great project, showing so many skills and craftsmanship. Well done!
That wasn't to long at all. I had never heard of the game and now I find myself fascinated by it researching it even as I watched. What a great project, thanks for sharing 👍
Un saludo, bueno no entiendo muy bien este juego, pero el trabajo de carpintería es genial, vaya combinación, esto es arte realizado en madera. Enhorabuena.
From rags to richies! Deceptivly plain at first sight. When you was nearly finished with the warriors, it looked like an ammo factory making 20mm bullets. Thanks for the very beutiful work.👌
Wow, what a process! The end product is gorgeous. I can't imagine how much work went into this, plus being conscientious enough to collect great shots for the video! Very, very well done.
_"I can't imagine how much work went into this..."_
The video gives you a bit of an idea. 😜
@@nagualdesign yeh lol
And 3 1/2 people in the world can play the game.....isn’t that special? 😌😌😌😌😂
@@wescampbell1768 Oh dear Wes, just because it's new to you does not make it virtually unknown. The game is actually increasing in popularity, it's pretty popular amongst role playing gamers (like D&D for example).
Please tell us that you are at least aware of Backgammon and Go ?
@@DexxBlue In my family we used to play it in the countryside cabins (Norway) some decades ago during for example easter holidays. It is cute for that but gets maybe a bit boring too soon for me. As un-vikingy as it sounds, chess is a bit more challenging on the internet or the national competitions once you run into really good players. I still occasionally play some tafl on the bus on the phone app (there is a Tablut or Tablus + one or two hnefatafl there now for the Android phones). Basically it was forgotten until the archeologists found it in one of the viking ships. It was after this that it took off a bit in some popularity but mostly in englishspeaking countries it seems.
I don't know if the welsh have been playing Tawlbrdd all along. Maybe a few after year 1800 if so
I've know this game for about 10 years now. Even if the boards are most often simply rastered using grooves and decorated on the outside, this is absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you for sharing Pask.
Too long? No way. This is a beautiful set that would make a great table display instead of the usual chess board. I love your videos - always interesting, and makeable by just about any one. Thanks for another!
Amazing build. The final product looks simplistic but there is a ton of thought, effort and skill to get something to look that good. This must be the basis for the "Thud" game in Terry Pratchetts discworld book with the same name. Never knew it was a viking game, and I'm Swedish ..... åäö.. =P
Was thinking the same thing, although there are also some significant differences too...
Yes it is the inspiration for THUD, but as you say there are differences - THUD sets can be purchased at; www.discworldemporium.com/games-activities/229-thud
Awesome video. Always enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work. Greetings from Miami,fl
This was an amazing video. I was completely riveted for the entire process. Watching someone like you, who's an obvious master of his trade, makes me think back on some of the projects I did in shop class back in high school and just despair. You're a fantastic craftsman and I'm so glad your video came up on my Recs. You have a new subscriber and you definitely have a new fan! :)
Gread woodwork, a masterpeace, loved to see the whole process of manufacture, my deepest respects
Im speechless
Really enjoyed the long video! Beautiful craftsmanship 👍👏
I love good woodwork so much, but the problem with this kind of videos, is that you see the 15minutes montage. Many people think that it s easy because they ve only seen this 15 minutes and have no idea about how long it actually takes or how hard it is, and that sometimes makes them think that only thing you need is some machenary that does everything for you. Sort of "i could do that with all those instruments too" kind of thinking. Amazing job, just amazing.
I loved every moment of this build and video! It's a great game and you've made a wonderful version of it!
I learned some new ideas and methods today thanks sooooooooooooo much.
That was simply awesome! I love this channel.
Not only your craftsmanship, but your video editing is great!
beautiful piece of art you created there.. the precision you have is insane! Much respect!
Awesome job Neil, I love this. I've been contemplating making a Chess set myself for some time, I now think I'd like to have a go at Viking Chess, just because it's different.
Also, if you are ever down in Tasmania, would love to meet up or have you visit, even possibly collaborate on something. I'm located about 30 minutes north of Cradle Mtn.
Sounds great, I love Tasmania and would move there tomorrow if I could talk the family into it. I visited there 17 years ago and haven’t made it back yet! 😊
@@PaskMakes Now you have an excuse, haha, well at least to visit. :D
This will be my new table. Thx Pask!
A perfectly proportioned video for a mammoth project! You should put that up for auction!
Awesome video + something i want to play = perfection
Brilliant
enough said
2/2/2019 USA No, the video is not too long. You've made me wonder how the Vikings made theirs. I can see hand-carved pieces and painted boards, and they probably didn't play while the ship was in motion, so it's a stay-still game. Of your tools, I'd like to have one of those little squares you've been using. And I noticed that on the lathe you are using replaceable carbide tips on a handle, a method I haven't seen. Well done. Again, thank you.
Some boards were drilled with holes for pegged pieces - perhaps these were the travel versions? :) Pieces themselves are documented here: tafl.cyningstan.com/page/92/archaeological-finds
Yep was going to say they figured that out with pegged pieces. That and when playing with Haggr the Horrible he'd always try to bump and upset the board when losing.
Brilliant video
Awesome as always mate! Thank you
blinked and it was over my man, keep up the good work
Haha- good job man! I did not know about this game. Have fun with it!
New to your channel sir and subbed in a heartbeat! WOW just WOW! Can I please buy that MASTERPIECE!?
AMAZING CRAFTSMANSHIP... I'm just in awe! Let me know how I can buy such skillfully crafted piece of treasure even though I don't play that... maybe one of my bros will :D
Stay safe and God bless! Thanks for sharing your talent and ingenuity!
Amazing. You are so talented! Wish I had 1% of your ability!
Brilliant work!
I watched as bewitched !!! is the video long ?? how long and effort invested, and even photographed everything! Thank you, it was very interesting to watch!) You are a great master!
I hope to have skills like you one day
That is beautiful! What is that wax/grease stuff that you used to finish everything? It is a very nice effect with the wood.
Damn thats a lot of work. Came out great though.
Wow awesome work, however why not just groove thin wood plits for board to create the checked squares, instead of making small pieces and glue them back. Anyways you're great at the wood work.
Great job mate but i would appreciate it if you could talk about your work as your doing it please
When i saw you making a cross (didnt know it would be a sword) I was like "Oh hell no!" and then "Oh... my bad" :P
what beautiful figures. But how much trouble with them
I love this game, but I just have a fabric "board" which I bought last time I was in Norway. Seeing that it only takes less than 19 minutes to make, I'm not sure why I waited. LOL :)
And your pronunciation was fine for English.
I’d love to use this for chess pieces, just unsure how to differentiate between them. Rook, bishop, and pawn are easy. The rest though... 🤔😂🤷♂️
NICE JOB!
Why didnt you need to use the jointer on the cedar planes.
Amazing!!!
You may call it Hnefatafl but we all know it's THUD
Valentin Parcheliisky Saw the thumbnail, and THUD is exactly what I thought.
It's the inspiration for Thud, but Thud has no king piece, an octagonal board, and different capture mechanics. I've played both, and you can definitely see a relationship, but they're actually quite different games.
I couldn't think of anything other than Thud as soon as I saw this!
sounds almost dutch that intro
Nice one :D making it that way was my original plan but my scrapwood isn't that nice :P lol
loved it
youtube now knows i play bannerlord?
I need to start buying carpentry tools.
After watching the video advert i was still skeptical. But when i finally downloaded the plans th-cam.com/users/postUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG i was very impressed. The whole plan was just as you said in the video. Thank you very much. I now have a large and valuable collection for my woodworks. This is great!
"Why does hand-made stuff cost so much?"
*show video*
"oh... ohhh..."
The bane of every artist.
time is precious... that's why. why we don't value time the way it should be valued?
And think how long it would take all hand tools.
Right?
Not to be rude he spent several days building it plus cost of material why dont you try it i building sapphire and emerald chessboard and of which i made alot of costly mistakes it will give you a whole new out look on hand made item and their price
Common chess, two opposing army across a field
Viking Chess, a surrounded raider group.
Nah, the Vikings are the ambusher, the Saxons are trapped in the middle!
@@karltriebel4262 Vinland Saga (the MADLAD joined the enemy because they war too easy to beat and he wanted a challenge so i beg to differ)
Well I usually "arrest" people who call it viking chess, because it has almost nothing to do with chess... Except that both are a part of a huge range of games being board games with pieces to move through squares. Some historians say that the early viking age idea is that the attackers are the orcs/giants/trolls ("jotunn") from Jotunheimr, one of of the 9 worlds of norse mythology (thus the attacking pieces should be dark).
The royal house in the middle are the defenders of Valhalla or Åsgård/Aoss-gartha, where the pawns are the Einherjar. Odin/Wouthann being the white king in the middle square is supposed to escape to one of the corners. In any case, it was a good way to train one's mind for strategical thinking and finding solutions. Or sometimes maybe just as a time-waste for chieftains and royals.
The game was called tawlbrdd in Wales. Note that the board is 9x9 squares. It may have a cultural significance to ancient Levant/Middle-eastern/eurasian cultures where the number 9 was important (but it could also very well just be that it is practical for the gamle setup since one team is escaping and the other attacking).
There are loads of board games in history that are mostly unknown to people, from many cultures around the planet. Only the lappish people/säämi in the north and (mostly before)also central Scandinavia had 4 different versions of board games. See for example Sáhkku (a broad a there, like in the english word sand).
The name Tablut, Dääbloe and Tablo were some of the names (can remind of the modern french word tableau and the swedish tablå -the "å" = "aw" like in english "raw", or pronounced like the o in "force"). These names were in Sweden used for both the Hnefatafl, Halatafl and another form of the Sáhkku. There was also a čuhkka - "tshoukka".
The nordic cultures also had pure dice throws sometimes used by "völva"-witches for fortune telling.
@@KibyNykraft Thanks for this comment! Now I have months or more worth of cool rabbit holing ahead of me😊.
Me: Hello there TH-cam Algorithm, how are you today?
YA: I know you can't use a screwdriver to save your life but here's a video on precision woodworking just for you.
Great video though =)
@Parzecb I hear ya bro! 😄
Well, Im from Norway, so I thank you on behalf of my ancestors for this video. The Length is by no means to long.
pandasalvesen1977, as a dane I can only agree
pandasalvesen1977 ~ok, gonna throw my hat in. 1/2 first-gen Latvian - 1/2 second-gen Norwegian. I think I may have found the first project of Spring. I have a bunch of maple scraps and possibly just enough walnut. Beautiful work. Cheers and thx for the idea!
I'm from near York, England (Viking capital of England) and now live in Shetland (Viking everything and including the island of Fetlar, home to the modern Hnefatafl world championships apparently) Greetings cousins ;-)
There aren't many times that both a Swede, a Norwegian and a Danish can agree on one thing without arguing with each other.
@@miniblasan5717 True, I'm a Norwegian had no idea this existed but now I'm gonna learn it
I've added subtitles to this video in a few different languages. They were made from an automated translation, if you would like to edit the subtitles to improve them for other viewers you can do so here th-cam.com/users/timedtext_video?ref=share&v=iiHlAa131NI
I came across this interesting game and thought it would be perfect for a scrapwood project. It's a chess like game that was played by the Vikings and predates chess by 600 years. There are quite a few variations with different size boards from 7x7 to 19x19. Hnefatafl uses an 11x11 board.
For the first time since I started the Scrapwood Challenge I've used a different species of wood from camphor laurel. I still used the camphor laurel but I needed a contrasting wood, I did make sure to use reclaimed wood which I reckon fits with the challenge.
The rules can be found here www.fetlar.org/assets/files/hnefatafl-rules-02-09-2012.pdf
Nice to see you make good use of your Japanese plane! I am about to make a set of them for myself - your video was a great inspiration. Thanks!
Can you include a link to the rules you found? I've had a hard time finding a set that works well. Great video!
@@doolspin tafl.cyningstan.com/page/21/the-hnefatafl-board
@@doolspin Sorry about that, just added a link! ;)
@@jaust3r Thanks!
You won't catch me complaining about lengthy woodworking videos of this standard and quality, hopefully inspires me to go do some work in the shed this afternoon.
The noseguard effect on the pieces is adorable. Very nice looking board too, happy gaming!
I love the details you put into your work! the rings and x's could've easily been painted or stained on, but you took the time and trouble to make them out of contrasting woods. Very interesting game, looks like fun. Good job!
Rick Bagnall I actually own this game it’s quite a challenge & very fun I play it with my classmates at school
He's gone well beyond the craftsmanship of any of the extant finds, few as they are. This would be a gift fit for a Jarl!
There's a mobile app for this game !!
Brilliant use of tenons on the pieces to make the "helmets"
I'm impressed by the repertoire of methods to surface a piece of wood I see; face jointing, table saw, thickness planer, hand plane with jig, disk sander, belt sander, freehand plane with square, orbital sander, plywood with sandpaper on it - even just the surfacing is quite educational.
I know in my heart all these words are English. I swear they look like English.
@@gionnifer "Repertoire" comes from similar French and Latin words meaning list/inventory, and is used to describe a set of practiced performances.
www.etymonline.com/word/repertoire
It's ok to nerd out on some things here and there, at least that's what I tell myself.
I've been playing Hnefatafl for 35 years, and use it for teaching purposes in my EFL school in Bulgaria. Apart from slobbering over your powertools, your explanation of the game rules is a model of conciseness which makes me look even more like a teacher who wibbles on too much than I already do. Thanks a million!
Neil that is tons of work! very cool looking game .
Thanks mate! It was a bit of a challenge! It’s actually is a great game to play! 😊
Really great work!
Pask, love this series. Keep up the good work!
Me too! It's very entertaining
This guy is the best maker from down Under, hands down! I never missed one of these brother keep up the great work
A Glimpse Inside I think Neil is one of the best makers on TH-cam period! He seems like a very decent bloke too.
I think Chris Clickspring would like to have a word with you... :D
But yes, Neil is brilliant, and this is a cracking vid.
Mark McCluney I completely agree. One of the best absolutely
Rob Matthews Woodturning I put Chris in a league of his own brother. And yes they both make things with their hands however the craft is very much different in my opinion. He was I believe the third channel I ever subscribed to, and to pay him much respect I got one of the first fire Pistons he created. I actually have a video deep within my channel of me I’m boxing it!!
@@AGlimpseInside Yes, i dig it; i saw your unboxing (I'm subbed to you, of course!), and mad respect to you for the support of Chris. And yep, I agree, Chris is a craftsman. Calling him a maker is very much under-selling his work.
If u ask me, I think it still wasn't a long enough vid..
This is definitely one of the nicer Hnefatafl sets I've seen made on TH-cam. It would be great to see you make a Backgammon board as well. There are a complete lack of Backgammon woodworking videos on TH-cam.
Absolutely wonderful!
I love the sword and shield for the king piece. Positively golden.
Keep up the awesome work!
I have no idea how I got to this video, but I am glad I ended up here!
Just got a new subscriber on the first video I have watched from this Channel!
Lovely stuff!
That is so cool looking. Game seams interesting too
Unfortunatly the rules have been lost over the years.
A version of this game is in Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord
I was gonna say it looked literally the same
@@Ethan-zt7ky I'm pretty sure in game it has a bit less board space and is called "tablut"
@@codeninja1832 Yeah its the Sámi version of the game, which actually had its rules recorded. Hnefetafl is reconstructed, partially based on the rules to Tablut, the rest inferred from the sagas and such.
Yes. The turkish game. Im proud of it. Bec im turkish
Just showed up in my recommendations, and I'm very happy I clicked. I love the design and thought behind every piece of this, but most especially the jigs and assists you use. I'm not sure what the name of the tool is that you use to help the wood you're cutting on the table saw move along, but from that down to sizing jig you had when cutting individual blocks down to size your care and softening of the edges for safe and comfortable use was impressive and added to the feeling you've been doing this long enough to want to be comfortable while you do it.
Liked and subscribed.
Great as always! I think that Your channel is the most creative one among all the woodworking stuff on TH-cam :) also intro song is so addictive :D
Right?!?! That nifty little ditty, tho!! :-)
Ill put him in the top 10 but there some alsome wood carver and their a guy who make some alsome dragon rings and such of which i told him i hated him jokingly and wish i had a 1\4 of his skill but its because people like him and other i started making sapphire and emerald chessboard
Mount and Blade Bros where you at?
Present!
Here!
Beat Gryphor at this so hard he joined the Aserai
Yes its turkish game and im turkish
LESS POSTING, MOAR RAIDING!
I'm always amazed at your use of jigs. Maybe your next series?
Just wanted you to know that the link to the rules is broken now.
Thanks for a fantastic video!
Original rules are lost to the ages but a logical reconstitution can be found on wikipedia.
The link worked for me: it produced a short PDF with what seems a fairly good description of the rules (but all text, no graphs).
@@LuisAldamiz Thanks for letting us know! I'm glad to see that it's been fixed.
The funny thing is I've been reading a lot of Norse myth & legend stuff lately, & I just found out about this game yesterday. I think that TH-cam is listening to me........
This is simply art... awesome. Never seen anything like that. Thank you.
Outstanding craftsmanship. Thank you. What a pleasure to watch.
The thing I do not understand, out of all you great content. Why do trolls feel it necessary to comment or even give your videos a thumbs down. Always fun to see your projects! Keep up the good work.
Would the ten miserable people who hit the 'thumbs down' button please take a long walk off a short plank.
A great project, showing so many skills and craftsmanship. Well done!
Love it. What patience and skill you have. Love your videos. From the UK
What amazing things come out of your scrap pile! Inspiration! Thanks!
Question is: Did they design the pieces to look like their helmets, or their helmets to look like the pieces?
The pieces to look like their helmets
@@jakubmusiolik1260 woosh
Good to hear from you! Your videos are always awesome!
Wow! Not only did you build an amazing game, but you did a video AND EDITED IT! My hats off to you!!
Lordy mercy, have no idea how it could have been any shorter and still cover the topic.
Blessed days sirSir, Crawford out
That wasn't to long at all. I had never heard of the game and now I find myself fascinated by it researching it even as I watched. What a great project, thanks for sharing 👍
Such a pleasure to watch your videos!
My favourite challenge so far mate good work
Must be a trend. First Geeks Wood Shop
th-cam.com/video/9KdKXamULdo/w-d-xo.html
now you.
Who's gonna build a game next?
Un saludo, bueno no entiendo muy bien este juego, pero el trabajo de carpintería es genial, vaya combinación, esto es arte realizado en madera.
Enhorabuena.
How many hours did this projecr take ?
now imagine doing this back then with no power tools or perfect measuring tools
We don't have perfect measuring tools.
I like the creativity & patience in the making, keep up the good work
So this is where Terry Pratchett found inspiration to Thud from!
Yup! I've played both. I have a Thud board, but not yet a Tafl one.
Any way you could make and post full plans of this? I love this game and wanted to make a simpler version in my shop class
It's 2:14am, I have no idea how I got here, but this is enthralling nonetheless!
Awesome fresh content! Looks amazing
From rags to richies! Deceptivly plain at first sight. When you was nearly finished with the warriors, it looked like an ammo factory making 20mm bullets. Thanks for the very beutiful work.👌
Loved the video. The longer the better for me.....
Simply beautiful. You just acquired another subscriber...
WOW you done a amazing job on that Game