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Turned Chessmen: For Collectors, Players and Woodworkers (Mike Darlow's Woodturing series)
Mike Darlow
Here's the fifth book in Mike Darlow's excellent woodturning series, and the first which provides projects. Included are chapters on how to design, turn
and carve chessmen, with ten accurate drawings which can be copied to make chess sets. There is information on woodturning techniques, including step-by-step diagrams and color pictures. A gallery section shows the work of six master chess set makers Woodworkers, chess set collectors, and history buffs will enjoy the material on the origin and meaning of the symbols used to signify the six chess pieces, including insight into the king's crown, the knight's horse head, and the battlements atop the rook.
168 pgs, diagrams & color photos, softcover
$24.95
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Turned Chessmen: For Collectors, Players and Woodworkers (Mike Darlow's Woodturing series)
Mike Darlow
Here's the fifth book in Mike Darlow's excellent woodturning series, and the first which provides projects. Included are chapters on how to design, turn
and carve chessmen, with ten accurate drawings which can be copied to make chess sets. There is information on woodturning techniques, including step-by-step diagrams and color pictures. A gallery section shows the work of six master chess set makers Woodworkers, chess set collectors, and history buffs will enjoy the material on the origin and meaning of the symbols used to signify the six chess pieces, including insight into the king's crown, the knight's horse head, and the battlements atop the rook.
168 pgs, diagrams & color photos, softcover
$24.95
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