I drew my plans in Adobe Illustrator, maybe not the best choice, but I know it well and was able to accomplish what I needed. Keep that in mind when doing your searches. Sometimes, there are already woodworking plans for what you want to make. Just make sure your measurements are accurate. Even if it’s just rough sketches with your measurements written in. It is critical to work from some sort of plans when building anything. Now with all these ideas, its time to draw up some plans.
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I probably should model my own chess pieces, but I can always do that later and swap them out. It has just enough flair to not look like the same plain chess sets you see everywhere. I found a pretty decent traditional looking chess set in STL format on Thingiverse too.
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This looked like a perfect opportunity to play with some new software I had been wanting to play with. I also came across several chess boards that had carved squares rather than the expected alternating wood blocks. It's good to design within your known capabilities, but don't be afraid to push that into learning something new. When looking at these table designs, I try to imagine making them and what will be involved with each piece. Being that the theme involves traditional heraldic elements, keeping with a classic style is most appropriate.
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There are chess tables in every possible style you can think of. Now, off to Google to do some research on what chess tables look like. So I’ve decided to make a table, and I have a theme.