Great project outcome and talented kid!

Awesome Job!

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Originally posted by HuskySig:
One question if I may. What is the purpose of the corner elements, just a design characteristic or functional of some sort?

Those are castle turrets.

Fantastic chessboard!

Outstanding work, great father-son time and a great lesson for your son!

You hit a home run, dad!



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That is AWSOME craftmanship.... retired custom cabinet maker with 30plus years..and still have all 10 of my fingers intact...... drill sgt.

Impressive work!

That's awesome. Beautiful work.

I'll admit that when I first saw the picture, I thought I was looking at a bed sized chess board. It looked like the cabinet was the headboard.

Nice work! It's great to see young folks out there that are true craftsmen. Can't wait to see his next project.....

Nice father son project, looks good.

Outstanding!
Reminds me what a crummy father I was compared to my own, who inspired me to build things in wood.
Our boys were always interested in math, maybe video games; I didn’t build things with them.
Maybe will do better with the grandkid.

Very nice!!

That is great, I always wanted to do woodworking but did not have the patience. Tell him it looks great.

Outstanding! Giving kids the opportunity for these types of activities is of immeasurable benefit. I enjoyed my time in “Industrial Arts(shop)” way back in the day.

Very, very nicely done.

Impressive!

Outstanding craftsmanship. That will be something that your son can pass down one day.

Very nice!

Great job to both of you!

Thank you for all of the kind replies. He has enjoyed reading them all, and they're making his head swell a bit... particularly those from experienced woodworkers.

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Originally posted by sgalczyn:
I admire fine wood work such as his. Will he put in some kind of liner/piece holder in the drawer so they don't damage?

He had milled the stock for 1/4" partitions but he ran out of time so he hasn't done it yet. He was talking about using some foam layers (like the type found in gun cases) to "cradle the pieces as well.

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Originally posted by HuskySig:
Very impressive!

One question if I may. What is the purpose of the corner elements, just a design characteristic or functional of some sort?

Also, if you and your son haven’t already done so now is the time to start a portfolio. Include time spent, tools used and your photos. Not only will it help him remember years down the road, but he can use it during interviews to show his capabilities.

As ggile has already said, that is primarily a design element meant to mimic the embattled parapets (turrets) typical of castles. These have the added design function as transition from the drawers as well as the structural function of the "walls" on those sides with the drawers.

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Originally posted by Turning_gal:
What a wonderful heirloom he created. He will enjoy this accomplishment for a very long time.
Wondering if he will try to learn to wood-turn the rest of the pieces?
Congratulations on a job well done.

He has mentioned that at some point he would like to create wooden pieces to switch in and out with the 3D printed PLA pieces that he has now. He has also expressed an interest in making a small forge to melt aluminum cans and scrap extruded aluminum to create a lost PLA casting of the skull pieces has has now.

Amazing! Thank you for raising a fine boy!