I had a few days off over the holidays, so I tried to put them to good use making sawdust....
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Chess Board and CD Rack
Jan 02, 2007
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difficult was it to make the top? Any tips?
-Jim
The real secret to the top was a tip I stumbled across in a magazine: Start by gluing up 8 alternating-color strips in whatever width you want the final squares to be. In other words, for a 16 x 16 board, use 2" x
8" strips. Once this dries, recut the panel into 8 strips again going in the opposite direction across the two colors. Now if you invert every other strip and glue them back together, you are left with a perfect chessboard (hopefully). I came back and glued trim around the outside edges just to finish it off.It was not too hard, but I would caution that you try to be very precise in your cuts. I have a cheap table saw with a fence to match, and that made the process a little more difficult than it should have been.
Charlie
Thanks!
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