My daughter has been asking me for a long time (about four years) to turn her a chess set. I have never been very keen as I considered it to be boring and spindle turning is not one of my strong points. I realised that the only possibility would be to do it during my holiday. Anyway the 16 pawns are finished, my spindle gouge and skew skills are busy improving with every piece. The wood is Maple for the light pieces and Wallnut for the dark pieces, sanded to 600 grit, finished with three coats of Woodoc 5 to bring out the colour and wood grain. Finally it is polished with Atique wax.
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