I just want to say, I came here for the woodworking, I wasn't expecting such a wonderfully curated playlist as well. Awesome video, you have a new subscriber!
@@Woodumakeit I felt the same way... wonderful woodworking video but pleasantly surprised to find such a wonder playlist of music as well. New subscriber here as well. :)
@@michaelhill8441 its very possible to have 2 or more queens of the same color on the board at the same time. if your pawn reaches the other side, you can choose to promote it to another piece, and most ppl choose a queen.
Wow.....Martin better be playing with that board every freaking day! The fact that you made this look so simple to do is, in my opinion, a testament to your skill. Phenomenal board!
It's clear to me that they're a genius's in every facet of life and not just people that work in theoretical physics or top chess players. This man is one of them and I have much respect for this talent that I could not ever do this well.
I jolted forward in my seat at 32.53 when that notch almost got cut slightly off-angle, but then you paused and I realized I was wrong to ever doubt. Beautiful, highly-skilled work and a pleasure to watch.
@@jimpike3489 It actually took me 3 months to make this and all the chess pieces with a whole bunch of other projects going on at the same time. I have lots more videos to come if I can find time to edit them. Stay tuned!
What an elegant classic project. I loved your video and I'll use that pro tip about the shellac before epoxy so it doesn't bleed into the wood until the day I die. Great quality videos like this makes a hard year a little bit easier to handle. Thank you.
Going to be making a board for my brother in law and will pattern it after yours. I may not do the drawers but the top is awesome and will compliment the family heirloom pieces he has. Thanks for a very well done video.
I made a nice chessboard in jr. high. Was coming out pretty good. Until I ran it through the planer. Spent the next month or two sanding it down to compensate foe the chips that were ripped out by the planer. Not so sure I'd use the planer again after glue up. 50 years ago and I still remember how much it sucked but I had to just keep going with it until I finished it. Life lesson right there.
There's a guy here in town that sells just the base and cast-iron tops from old saws, etc. They make great work surfaces because, as you said, they're totally flat and glue doesn't really stick to them. I have one that's more or less my dedicated sanding station.
Something you do yourself isn't appreciated as much as it use to be, plastic factory made people are selfish greedy and shallow. Beautiful work and I love the music the hole video just beautiful.
Couldn't even tell you were doing the insolation work. If I had the $$ I would definitely buy something like this only I'd like a hole game table, more room = more games, checkers, batgamon a place for cards and chips, pickup sticks exetra.
It's beautiful. When you make chess-sets, you should always make an extra queen in case of pawn promotion. Failing that you should make it possible for the pawns to stand on their head - so dead pawns can be used as extra queens instead.
I really appreciate your work!!! I am going to start a similar project soon. I think I will place some magnets into the drawer stops to keep them snug when the drawers are in. I’m sure my project won’t compare to yours but it will be fun. 😊
Excellent work. First, thanks for not making the finish super glossy. More woodworkers make the mistake, especially on their first board, of thinking shiny = good. Second, the chess piece cubbies needed to be made a little bigger. I would want a 4.5 inch King to fit... and the pawns should lay flat. I would have knocked them out and started over because I would not have been satisfied with bare wood. I know you're a wood worker and proud of the wood... but the better boxes for pieces are lined with felt as are the bottoms of the weighted pieces. ...also I would have tacked in silk ribbon on each cubbie to pull the pieces up. You have more tools than I have space to put tools. Yeah, I'm a little jealous.. Thanks for posting this; the music was relaxing.. as was your calm narration.
Thanks! I think you're right about the recent increase in popularity. I'd bet that The Queen's Gambit recently released on Netflix will help a bit too.
@@Woodumakeit yeah, I saw an article that said The Queen's Gambit had driven sales of chess board so high that many retailers have completely sold out for months now and online chess clubs have sprung up in record numbers too. Online teachers have also booked so many students that they have waiting lists, according to the artical. I watched the whole series, and it was a great show. Of course, being from Kentucky myself, and the movie being based on a true story, I may have been a little biased toward the main character's home state background. Ha ha ha.
A nice board though I must admit I was a little exhausted watching. I made a folding wood board with a compartment for some pre-made plastic pieces about 18 years ago and now that I've gotten into 3D printing, I've been designing the pieces as well as a modular board that fits together like a puzzle. So having this video on made for good background noise though admittedly I couldn't help but watch now and then. It hurts my soul a little to find that after all that work, the pieces didn't quite fit into the slots. That happened with my first board. I had to shorten the bases of the pieces to get them to fit and even after that, it was a and is a process to put them away. I suppose in retrospect, having them all snug in a 45 degrees would have been a nice touch. Would you make it again?
WHY THE HELL TOOK THIS LONG FO U TO POP ON MY SUGGESTIONS MAN??? Amazing work, love the craft! AND THE NAME OF THE CHANNEL, I subscribed the minute that I read it
It makes me sad watching these you tubers, because I know I will never have the money or the tools to make these masterpieces, but either way I really love the build
It can be done with hand tools, it would just take a bit longer and greater hand-eye coordination to keep everything perfectly square and sized just right.
This man pisses excellence and its not even a contest. His ability to craft a perfect piece of art for a perfect art form called chess made me self reflect on myself and why despite many flaws and my inability to piss excellence myself I am still a beautiful piece of art for a perfect art form called the Universe which created the art form that created the art form that this man is creating art for. Like I said. Pisses excellence.
My God that is such a elegant and beautiful chess set that you made after watching that I could never make something that beautiful you did a marvelous job keep up the great craftsmanship and God bless you 👍👍💯🙏🙏
Lovely piece of work. I don't know if the box joint showing on one side of the drawer face was intentional but it is a nice feature and I love the way it looks
I just want to say, I came here for the woodworking, I wasn't expecting such a wonderfully curated playlist as well. Awesome video, you have a new subscriber!
Thank you for the kind words, and thanks for subscribing!
@@Woodumakeit I felt the same way... wonderful woodworking video but pleasantly surprised to find such a wonder playlist of music as well. New subscriber here as well. :)
@@Woodumakeit hi how much it cost this chessboard with drawer? i really love to have this for my collection....
A masterpiece. I am sure Martin will be proud to own such a gorgeous chessboard. Wow!
Very proud! Mike did a great job with it, very pleased 😁
like the 250 elo rated bot?
Can't believe you suggest skipping over the chessboard, we are all here to see these artistic pieces come together!
I would always recommend making an extra Queen for both sides. looks amazing!
He did 46:25
Flip the rook.
Why is that?
@@michaelhill8441 its very possible to have 2 or more queens of the same color on the board at the same time. if your pawn reaches the other side, you can choose to promote it to another piece, and most ppl choose a queen.
Pebble would do.
The chessboard looks wonderful, well done. Really enjoyed this video, the production was great and the background music very fitting.
Wow.....Martin better be playing with that board every freaking day!
The fact that you made this look so simple to do is, in my opinion, a testament to your skill.
Phenomenal board!
This is disgustingly good craftsmanship.
Congrats to Martin. One of a kind.
I would so love to have a chessboard like this. What a masterpiece.
It's clear to me that they're a genius's in every facet of life and not just people that work in theoretical physics or top chess players. This man is one of them and I have much respect for this talent that I could not ever do this well.
The dedication to craftsmanship is commendable. But can I mention he also took the time to edit a 47min video? Too good!
I jolted forward in my seat at 32.53 when that notch almost got cut slightly off-angle, but then you paused and I realized I was wrong to ever doubt. Beautiful, highly-skilled work and a pleasure to watch.
The chessboard is stunning, Martin must love playing chess, I hope he uses the board and it's not stored away. Thanks for sharing
He's definitely using it and has already sent me several photos of with friends playing chess on it in his home, which is the best feedback I can get.
You are an artist with wood, I wait patiently ever 3 months or so for your video's.
@@jimpike3489 It actually took me 3 months to make this and all the chess pieces with a whole bunch of other projects going on at the same time. I have lots more videos to come if I can find time to edit them. Stay tuned!
@@Woodumakeit
Now that I have found your channel, I can hardly wait.
Wow, impressive build, excellent filming, great score. A true masterpiece on every level. Can’t wait to see some of your other work.
That was so therapeutic, really enjoyed you making the chess set. Thank you.
First of his videos I’ve seen on my suggested. Love the video style, music, everything. Immediately liked and subscribed!!
This is PHENOMENAL Craftsmanship!!!!
Salute!!
Okay, this dude is the master craftsman taking everyone to school. I’m shaking my head about how good this work is
Beautiful...
Love to see another upload. Fantastic as always
Thank you for taking the time to show us your process. Great video!
All those machinery are magic. Thanks for making a really good use of them.
Good to see you back.
What an elegant classic project. I loved your video and I'll use that pro tip about the shellac before epoxy so it doesn't bleed into the wood until the day I die. Great quality videos like this makes a hard year a little bit easier to handle. Thank you.
Going to be making a board for my brother in law and will pattern it after yours. I may not do the drawers but the top is awesome and will compliment the family heirloom pieces he has. Thanks for a very well done video.
I made a nice chessboard in jr. high. Was coming out pretty good. Until I ran it through the planer.
Spent the next month or two sanding it down to compensate foe the chips that were ripped out by the planer. Not so sure I'd use the planer again after glue up. 50 years ago and I still remember how much it sucked but I had to just keep going with it until I finished it. Life lesson right there.
Very very nice.... and extra special to have a personalized video!
Thanks, Bruce!
This was such a nice work sir!! Enjoyed the video a lot! Thanks
This board is fantastic!
Stunning, gorgeous. We wait for a video making the pieces.
What a patience man!!
I'm in awe, lost for words that don't say how beautifully crafted this is.
Jesus...your work is nothing shy of extraordinary! WOW!
Witam i pozdrawiam.Supet wykonana szachównica,wysoka dokładność,rzetelność, majstersztyk,duży kunszt rzemieślniczy,super,udanych tablic szachowych,tak trzymać👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠
Awesome as usual. Thanks so much for sharing. This is inspiring.
This is so great! And to answer your question, I will make it!
If that happens again with the accelerant, you could always decant it into a little container and apply it with a brush :)
Would a plastic drinking straw work to extend a focused flow of accelerant into the tight location?
There's a guy here in town that sells just the base and cast-iron tops from old saws, etc. They make great work surfaces because, as you said, they're totally flat and glue doesn't really stick to them. I have one that's more or less my dedicated sanding station.
A Fellow Engineer!
I haven't even watched this yet, but that board is gorgeous from the thumbnail! Lovely!
"If you've already seen how I make a chessboard you can skip that part."
But, that's the best part lmao
Lol
Beautiful chess board.
Lots of hard work.
Now I can realise why chess sets are expensive. Thanks for the video.
5 Star talent and video. Thank You!
Board is beautiful!
I am both a chess fan and a woodworking fan.. Your piece is stellar on both counts. Thankyou.
Nice craftsmanship good sir.
Something you do yourself isn't appreciated as much as it use to be, plastic factory made people are selfish greedy and shallow.
Beautiful work and I love the music the hole video just beautiful.
Big plus for the music man. It's so chill.
I’ve played chess for many years on lots of different boards,but I would love to play chess on this beautifully crafted board “excellent “ 👍
This looks beautiful, both the process of making it and the final thing
Would I make it? Yes! If I had your skills, which I don't. It's always a pleasure to watch those who do though.
Outstanding piece
Beautiful work. I loved your music selection. Great video!
Couldn't even tell you were doing the insolation work.
If I had the $$ I would definitely buy something like this only I'd like a hole game table, more room = more games, checkers, batgamon a place for cards and chips, pickup sticks exetra.
Beautiful work! You nailed it!
It's beautiful. When you make chess-sets, you should always make an extra queen in case of pawn promotion. Failing that you should make it possible for the pawns to stand on their head - so dead pawns can be used as extra queens instead.
Very impressive work! Your show detail oriented craftsmanship. Thank you for a wonderful video!!
Great looking project
Wow! I really enjoyed watching you build that chessboard.
Absolutely Gorgeous
That is beautiful!
19:16
The magic, the board is levitating itself
Incredible!!! I would be ecstatic just having the board itself.
Great talent. I love the way you came up with another idea when the plan A doesn’t work. God bless More power♟
It looks gorgeous. You don't tell how long but as you said, it was a big project. Don know if I would have the patience.
Amazing!!! You are so talented!!! That is a work of art!
Ive never seen a square drill press bit before that’s awesome !!
Beautiful chess board - well done.
This truly is a work of art, props to you sir
Awesome project. Greetings from the Philippines.
proje
I would love one
Brilliant old boy! Magnificent piece
I really appreciate your work!!! I am going to start a similar project soon. I think I will place some magnets into the drawer stops to keep them snug when the drawers are in. I’m sure my project won’t compare to yours but it will be fun. 😊
Excellent work. First, thanks for not making the finish super glossy. More woodworkers make the mistake, especially on their first board, of thinking shiny = good. Second, the chess piece cubbies needed to be made a little bigger. I would want a 4.5 inch King to fit... and the pawns should lay flat. I would have knocked them out and started over because I would not have been satisfied with bare wood. I know you're a wood worker and proud of the wood... but the better boxes for pieces are lined with felt as are the bottoms of the weighted pieces. ...also I would have tacked in silk ribbon on each cubbie to pull the pieces up. You have more tools than I have space to put tools. Yeah, I'm a little jealous.. Thanks for posting this; the music was relaxing.. as was your calm narration.
Awesome job. You should be very proud of this. I've heard that chess playing has made a huge comeback w/ COVID.
Thanks! I think you're right about the recent increase in popularity. I'd bet that The Queen's Gambit recently released on Netflix will help a bit too.
@@Woodumakeit can you make chess table for me. I live in DE
@@Woodumakeit yeah, I saw an article that said The Queen's Gambit had driven sales of chess board so high that many retailers have completely sold out for months now and online chess clubs have sprung up in record numbers too. Online teachers have also booked so many students that they have waiting lists, according to the artical. I watched the whole series, and it was a great show. Of course, being from Kentucky myself, and the movie being based on a true story, I may have been a little biased toward the main character's home state background. Ha ha ha.
Wow !! Super impressive !
tool works hand prides. congratulations
Great video Mike. I’m planning a similar project and picked up many wonderful ideas from this. Thank you so much for posting.
you are so inspiringly good at this, so gorgeously done.
A nice board though I must admit I was a little exhausted watching. I made a folding wood board with a compartment for some pre-made plastic pieces about 18 years ago and now that I've gotten into 3D printing, I've been designing the pieces as well as a modular board that fits together like a puzzle. So having this video on made for good background noise though admittedly I couldn't help but watch now and then. It hurts my soul a little to find that after all that work, the pieces didn't quite fit into the slots. That happened with my first board. I had to shorten the bases of the pieces to get them to fit and even after that, it was a and is a process to put them away. I suppose in retrospect, having them all snug in a 45 degrees would have been a nice touch. Would you make it again?
This is truly a beautiful piece and the video was also very well put together
It’s not good it’s magnificent just beautiful I would love to have a chess set like that!
WOW - Im very impressed ,
WHY THE HELL TOOK THIS LONG FO U TO POP ON MY SUGGESTIONS MAN??? Amazing work, love the craft! AND THE NAME OF THE CHANNEL, I subscribed the minute that I read it
You are an experienced man
Taking pride in your work.
Well done!
It makes me sad watching these you tubers, because I know I will never have the money or the tools to make these masterpieces, but either way I really love the build
It can be done with hand tools, it would just take a bit longer and greater hand-eye coordination to keep everything perfectly square and sized just right.
Another great video, Mike! Well paced, great music and, of course, another beautiful work of art from the Rembrandt of woodworking!
beautiful work. thank you for sharing.
Well done! That board looks Awesome!
Very impressive.
This man pisses excellence and its not even a contest. His ability to craft a perfect piece of art for a perfect art form called chess made me self reflect on myself and why despite many flaws and my inability to piss excellence myself I am still a beautiful piece of art for a perfect art form called the Universe which created the art form that created the art form that this man is creating art for. Like I said. Pisses excellence.
My God that is such a elegant and beautiful chess set that you made after watching that I could never make something that beautiful you did a marvelous job keep up the great craftsmanship and God bless you 👍👍💯🙏🙏
Lovely work! I just wish it weren’t an end-grain design so we could see the beautiful grain of these fine woods!
Lovely piece of work. I don't know if the box joint showing on one side of the drawer face was intentional but it is a nice feature and I love the way it looks
Very Nice!! I am starting to build one and you have given me a lot of good examples on what I need to do. Thank you very much.
Thats a pize of wonderfull woodvork
I may just make one of these. Looks great! Thanks for the video.
I love your work. Keep it up
Thanks!