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Draughts (Checkers)

Peri

Peri

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About 18 months ago I made myself a chessboard. I cut a little too much off one side, and it sat on a shelf in my shop for about 12 months, unfinished and collecting dust.

I asked my friend at work if he'd like a nice chopping board. He said yes, so I added a border to it - (at which point the error became less apparent and I began to regret giving it away...but hey-ho) - gave it to him and he took it home.

His wife said 'You aren't cutting anything on that!' and it now resides in their living room.

My friend said his wife and 8 year old boy now play a lot of draughts (checkers) on it - so I made a set to go with the board.

Made from brass and polished steel, going to be tough to keep clean !
 

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It's hard to tell in that photo, but if you compare the left side to the bottom row, you can see it's a bit narrower. It looked worse before I added the border, and it looked a lot worse to me because I knew it was there !!

I'm actually glad I gave it away though. Both my friend and his wife were genuinely over the moon with it, and I know she's been showing it off to her family. It'll be used, appreciated and cherished a lot more than if I'd just put it in my living room - and that's worth a lot !
 
Well I think she was right, too nice to use as a cutting board.
Did you put any finish onthe metal? I know my sweat would mark them if they were mine.
 
No, they are unfinished apart from the polishing.

My friend is an ex-toolmaker now teacher, and I've already told him that I've provided the pieces, it's up to him how he keeps them clean !
 
Both the board and the wee box look great!

No woodwork for me at the moment - ripping the innards out of the spare bedroom back to the stone. Only woodwork will be cutting out the timber lintels over the windows in the old stone walls before replacing them - another job I'm not really looking forward to.
 
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