Woodturning a Chess Piece

My brother lost a pawn to his chess set. I am going to make him a new pawn using a screw chuck.

[@Blueboy9055]

Nice to see you making another brilliant video Cip, with excellent clear instructions. The warnings on safety you give at the beginning about the use of power tools is always worthwhile. Thank you Chris

[@CipsWoodChips]

Greetings Chris! Thank you for your comment. I like making the video about ordinary thing I do. It is fun. Cheers.

[@Blueboy9055]

Cip's Wood Chips Look forward to the next one.

[@Stephens8x6Workshop]

Very enjoyable Sip and a a very good match to the original shape too. The color looks close enough also to do the job. thanks for posting. Good to see you back on the 'tube' my friend

[@Believer78a]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy John! Thank you for your comment, cheers.

[@Believer78a]

@@CipsWoodChips where do you get the screw chuck?

[@CipsWoodChips]

​@@Believer78a This screw chuck is from Sears. I bought it over 50 years ago. I have a video you should see kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6amc36eqapnd5I I talks about many different types. Cheers.

[@Believer78a]

@@CipsWoodChips Thanks

[@jimmiller4526]

Excellent job Cip. Very well done.

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Jim! Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed it. Cheers.

[@Bramsshed1913]

Neat job on the chess piece Cip and a very close match! Take care, Bram

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Bram! Thanks, it is so difficult for me to make two things alike. This was fun. Cheers

[@binnsbrian]

Great job Sip. I guess to avoid hitting the screw we should start higher on the piece of wood. Lucky your brother lost a Pawn, reproducing a Knight would have been significantly harder.

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Brian! Yes, I should have started a little further away from the base. I will keep that in mind for next time. Thank you for watching and thank you for your comment. Cheers.

[@thepenultimateninja5797]

I'm a bit late to the party, but I really enjoyed this video. By the way, the wood used in the original set was most likely boxwood. I believe the yellow color of these older sets is simply due to natural aging of the varnish or lacquer they are coated with.

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Pen Ninja! Thanks for the info! You are more likely to be right than me. Cheers

[@thepenultimateninja5797]

@@CipsWoodChips Your idea of using poplar was a good one. It's a nice white wood without too much visible grain, so it's a good substitute for boxwod in this application. I'm still marvelling at how closely you managed to match the shape of the original pawn. Excellent work!

[@CipsWoodChips]

Thank you for your kind comment.

[@tomasarguinzoni9022]

Very nice job &a nice to see you again

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Tomas! This was fun to do. Thanks for watching. I hope to do a follow-up soon. Cheers

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Nice video Cip! The chess piece turned out very nice' Thanks for sharing it with us.😎👍JP

[@CipsWoodChips]

Hey there JP! Fun to do. All the Best.

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

😎

[@pauleyestone7739]

Awesome job.

[@CipsWoodChips]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@irenedavo3768]

Been watching your videos from four years ago!

[@CipsWoodChips]

Little has changed but I still like my earliest video the most. Everything was new to me. All the Best.

[@daleparrott5265]

Nice job on the chess piece Sip. I was hoping you could tell where you purchased the MT 2 screw chuck. Been looking for a small one like that. Thanks Dale in USA

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Dale! Wow! I just realized how old I am. I purchased this screw chuck a very long time ago from Sears & Robuck Co. along with my first set of Chraftman wood turning chisels. I searched the Internet: Amazon, Penn State Pens, Sears, Woodcraft, and Ebay. I could not find any like mine. Today they are all made from small faceplates that tread onto the arbor. This results in a very large base or disk, but they will work. Kind regards.

[@daleparrott5265]

Thanks Sip. Looks like it may be time to call my machine shop buddy to make me one. I've seen the face plate version but I wanted one like yours.

[@monkum1645]

Great woodwork

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Hugh! You can't get more classic wood turning than chess pieces. Thanks for watching. Kind Regards.

[@danielbrown4256]

Nice work. Can you tell me where you got the drawing that you showed at the start of this video? I want to make a full set got my daughter and have been looking for some drawings of chess prices so that I can make templates for my lathe duplicator. I looked the design that you were doing.

[@CipsWoodChips]

I drew the plans only for the pawn from chess sets I have or seen. It is a drawing, not a CAD. Send an email to [e-mail] and I will send you the PDF. Kind Regards.

[@Andyoptrel]

You are a master, your videos are excellent well done 👍

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Brent! Thank you very much! Cheers.

[@waterboy199513]

nice wood turning cip !! What did your brother think of the replacement piece??

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Waterboy! My brother though it looked good. I wish it was a black pawn. That would be easier to match. Kind Regards.

[@bigbootzz]

My father-in-law has a pawn missing from his old chess set. Can I pay you to make him a new one?

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Calvin! I wish I could make that pawn for your father-in-law. You might look for someone locally. Cheers.

[@JohnD-tp9no]

Where did you get the small screw chuck? It would be useful to me for other small turning jobs. Thanks

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy John! This a very old screw chuck. I bought it at Sear Robuck about 50 years ago. They were very common then. Some turners mount a cutoff wood screw in a Jocob's chuck. Kind regards.

[@kentanunnery6890]

i start playing chess the year was 1998 i ben playing chess for 23 year now im 42 year old now

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Kenta! Growing up we played checker, chess, and many other board games. Its been a long time since I played a game of chess, cheers.

[@kentanunnery6890]

ok cool 👍👍👍👍

[@kentanunnery6890]

ok cool 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jamesmedina9077]

Esta más bonito el peón fabricado tiene mas detalles!

[@CipsWoodChips]

Hola James! Gracias.

[@pastoruke4322]

Good job Cip!

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Pastor! Thank you for watching. It was a fun project! Kind regards.

[@hizo64HH]

Yay Cip's back!

[@CipsWoodChips]

Greeting Hizo64HH! Sorry, I wish I could do videos all the time. Cheers

[@lacjac]

Hi Cip, Nice work on the chess piece. Keep the video's coming.

[@CipsWoodChips]

Howdy Jack! Thanks for watching. I hope to have a follow-up out there soon. I just realized no one makes screw chuck like the one I used. Cheers.

[@csle1962]

Cool!

[@CipsWoodChips]

Thanks Chris!

[@csle1962]

Anytime.

[@irenedavo3768]

It was recommended to me!

[@CipsWoodChips]

Thank you for watching.

[@HAPPYHAPPY2435]

Fantastic video. There's so much negativity on the internet right now, I stumbled upon this video and it made my day. Thank you for that! How long have you been woodworking & turning? Thanks for sharing!

[@CipsWoodChips]

Greeting Hugh! Love your comment. It made my day. I started turning wood in 9th grade public school. I've been doing it on and off since then. Making the videos makes it even more fun. Cheers.

[@jacquylenoir9097]

Il, faudrait penser à affûter vos outils comme il faut

[@CipsWoodChips]

Bonjour Jacguy! Merci.