Chess board with outlined squares

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Howdy,

Joe asked me to create a little Blog about how I created my chess board. I’m happy to do so. I’ll just remind everyone that when you are seated at the board, the corner square to your right is white.
I’ll edit this post this week to add illustrations.

Truth being told, the cutting board and box makers are far better at this than I. This design is just a basic cutting board without using end grain. I didn’t allow for expansion so the whole thing may just explode on me one day. Use your discretion and joining techniques to guarantee the board will be around for many years.

Even a simple job like this can get really complicated without a planer and a joiner. I recommend that you use a thickness planer and joiner on your stock before you begin.

I decided to make 2 inch squares and

Chess board with outlined squares