Chess Table | Padauk and Curly Maple

In this video, I make a chess table made from padauk and curly maple. The chess table is 30“ x 30“ x 30“ high. The squares are 2 3/8“ and they have a 1/8“ brass border around the playing field. The client’s surname is Aldridge which is engraved with gold leaf on the frame. The table has the letter “A“ for the feet that are 4“ high. The legs (without the feet) are approximately “ long and I tapered them using a jointer, which is a pretty cool way to get precise and repeatable tapers. The chess board and the frame around the table top is 1 1/4“ thick. The chess board is removable to make it easy to play elsewhere. When inset in the table, the frame around the chess board and the frame around the table leaves approximately 5 1/2“ for a clock, notepad, and pieces that are out of play. There is a drawer on each player side. The drawer boxes are assembled with box joints that have alternating colors of red (padauk) and white (ash) to simulate chess squares. Each drawer has a different colored drawer pull (maple and wenge). The chess board frame has algebraic notation in upper case that is inlaid with maple. I’ve had great success using Starbond’s CA glues and that’s what I used to adhere the brass border to the frame. Get the Freshest CA glues in the market at Starbond by clicking here: Use code WOODUMAKEIT15 at checkout to save 15% off your purchase. You can also purchase the freshest Starbond CA glues at Amazon here: You can find everything else I used in this project at my Amazon storefront at Items I used in this project include: Grizzly 8” Parallelogram Jointer: Grizzly G1023RLWX Table Saw INCRA Miter Gauge: Laguna Resaw King Blade: DeWalt DW734 Planer: iGaging Caliper: Magswitch Featherboard: Freud 24T Rip Blade with Flat Grind: Freud Ultimate Cut-Off Blade: Freud 8“ Super Dado Set: Freud 3/8” Up Spiral Bit: Amana Flush Trim Bit: Whiteside Flush Trim Bit: Amana Tool 30-degree V-bit: SuperMax 19-38 Drum Sander: Dewalt Random Orbit Sander: Mirka 6” Sanding System: Makita 18V LXT Trim Router: Ridgid Sliding Compound Miter Saw: GVS Elipse P100 Dusk Mask Respirator: Woodpeckers Center Finder: Amana 2-3/8“ Chamfer Bit: Freud 1/16“ Round Over Bit: HighPoint Drawer Front Screws: Titebond Extend Wood Glue: Grizzly 8“ Jointer INCLY 19 PC Metal File Set: 3M 220-grit sandpaper: Mona Lisa Gold Leaf Sealer: Mona Lisa Gold Leaf Size: Imitation Gold Leaf Sheets: Mirlon Scuff Pads: Paraffin Wax: HVLP Spray Gun: Zinsser Sealcoat Dewaxed Shellac: M.L. Campbell Pre-Cat Lacquer: 00:00 Intro 00:17 Cutting and Gluing the Squares 08:11 Making the Chessboard Frame 10:26 Inlaying the Brass Border 11:43 Inlaying the Algebraic Notation 14:04 Mortise and Tenon Joinery 15:48 Legs: Cutting 18:11 Legs: Mortises 19:27 Legs: Tapering 22:00 Making the “A“ Feet 29:00 Making the Table Top Frame 29:37 Cutting the Finger Slots 31:16 Making the Table Aprons 40:17 Table Assembly 41:31 Making the Drawers 47:53 Finishing Touches 55:03 Finished Product email: woodumakeit@ Instagram: Facebook: Pinterest: Music is from Epidemic Sound 00:17 Summertime Daydream -- Peter Sandberg 04:31 Midnight Serenade -- Bladverk Band 07:41 All I Could Ask For -- Almost Here 11:42 Stop The Show -- Table Etiquette 13;29 Ever Blessed -- The Flax 15:46 Meline -- Cornelio 19:27 My New Home -- Rupert Sachs 21:56 Bhyana -- Bladverk Band 25:54 For Once -- Almost Here 29:01 There’s Always Tomorrow -- Jackie Martin 31;16 One Last Dance With You -- The Flax 36:59 The Good Things in Life -- The Flax 39:15 For All We Know -- More Than Family 41:11 SEGLA -- Jerry McHoy 45:47 Jumping to Conclusions -- More Than Family 47:52 As Soon as You Entered -- Golden Age 51:59 Virga -- Bladverk Band #chess #chessboard #chesstable