Turned Chessmen

Turned Chessmen
Author: Mike Darlow
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2005-04-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781565232594

Woodworkers, chess set collectors, and history buffs will enjoy this comprehensive guide to the manufacture and design of wooden chessmen. Readers will learn 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. Details are also provided on how the design of individual pieces communicates membership in specific chess sets, and a series of photographs demonstrates six sets made by some of today's chess-making masters. Detailed drawings offer guidance on designing chess sets, and an extensive section on woodturning techniques, including step-by-step diagrams and color pictures, will explain the process of creating chessmen for interested woodworkers and woodturners.

Woodturning Chessmen

Woodturning Chessmen
Author: Mike Darlow
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2008
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781565233737

An invaluable resource for craftsmen, collectors and chess enthusiasts! Includes a history of chess pieces, the importance of the symbols used by chessmen, how to design and add carved details to chess pieces.

Mike Darlow's Woodturning Series: Useful Woodturning Projects

Mike Darlow's Woodturning Series: Useful Woodturning Projects
Author: Mike Darlow
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2021-01-19
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607659158

An inspiring guide to over 20 useful woodturning projects! Featuring 14 project sections – most of which contain multiple variations – turn frames, spinning tops, both antique and modern chess sets, a pepper grinder, backscratcher, and more. Also included are step-by-step instructions, helpful photography and diagrams, dimensioned scale drawings, a detailed introduction to woodturning, and an informative section on small tools. Author, instructor, and professional turner Mike Darlow has written seven other woodturning books, as well as articles for Fine Woodworking, The Woodworker, and Woodturning Design, making him a leading voice in the world of woodturning.

Turned Chessmen

Turned Chessmen
Author: Mike Darlow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2004
Genre: Chessmen
ISBN: 9780975239209

Woodworkers, chess set collectors, and history buffs will enjoy this comprehensive guide to the manufacture and design of wooden chessmen. Readers will learn 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. Details are also provided on how the design of individual pieces communicates membership in specific chess sets, and a series of photographs demonstrates six sets made by some of today's chess-making masters. Detailed drawings offer guidance on designing chess sets, and an extensive section on woodturning techniques, including step-by-step diagrams and color pictures, will explain the process of creating chessmen for interested woodworkers and woodturners.

New Masters of Woodturning

New Masters of Woodturning
Author: Kevin Wallace
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2008-06-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607650975

MEET THIRTY-ONE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF A CLASSIC CRAFT.They are from different parts of the world but share a common passion: turning wood into sculptural forms of self-expression. You'll see each artist at work--in their studios, homes, and at the lathe--and discover why their stunning work is considered to be preeminent in the respective fields of woodtruning and modern art. A gallery of beautiful photographs is included. New Masters of Woodturning looks beyond the surface of the wood and into the vision and mind of the artist, providing insights that offer a captivating and important perspective of turn-of-the-century art and craft.

Popular Mechanics

Popular Mechanics
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1946-12
Genre:
ISBN:

Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

Wooden Chess Sets You Can Make

Wooden Chess Sets You Can Make
Author: Diana Thompson
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2003
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781565231887

Handcraft a classic or contemporary chess set that will be cherished for years to come. You will learn to create each piece by using compound cuts on the scroll saw. Patterns and full-color photographs for each of the playing pieces (king, queen, bishop, knight, rook, pawn) are included. Instructions and pattern for a beautiful inlay playing board also included.

The Practice of Woodturning

The Practice of Woodturning
Author: Mike Darlow
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 342
Release: 1996
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780806994123

If you've ever admired the elegant curve of a beautifully turned bowl and wished you could create one of your own, here is the definitive source on the craft. Totally revised and updated, this wealth of professional advice by one of the world's great woodturning teachers, will teach you about wood characteristics, design, lathes and lathe accessories, turning theory and tools, workshop procedures, spindle turning, cupchuck turning, faceplate and bowl turning, and much more in this complete course on the art of woodturning.

The Fundamentals of Woodturning

The Fundamentals of Woodturning
Author: Mike Darlow
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2001-04-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781565231788

Expertly guides the novice and the more experienced turner step-by-step through 15 graded exercises and projects.