Turned Chessmen: For Collectors, Players and Woodworkers (Mike Darlow's Woodturing series)
by Darlow, Mike
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1565232593
- ISBN 13
- 9781565232594
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Item Price
£24.03£18.02
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About This Item
East Pertersburg, Pennsylvania, Usa: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. With Wear And Tear To Edges and/or Turned Corners, Creases, Etc. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Woodworkers, chess set collectors, and history buffs will enjoy this comprehensive guide to the manufacture and design of wooden chessmen. Readers will learn the origin and meaning of the symbols used to signify the six chess pieces, including insight into the king's crown, the knight's horse head, and the battlements atop the rook. Details are also provided on how the design of individual pieces communicates membership in specific chess sets, and a series of photographs demonstrates six sets made by some of today's chess-making masters. Detailed drawings offer guidance on designing chess sets, and an extensive section on woodturning techniques, including step-by-step diagrams and color pictures, will explain the process of creating chessmen for interested woodworkers and woodturners.
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- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010382
- Title
- Turned Chessmen: For Collectors, Players and Woodworkers (Mike Darlow's Woodturing series)
- Author
- Darlow, Mike
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1565232593
- ISBN 13
- 9781565232594
- Publisher
- Fox Chapel Publishing
- Place of Publication
- East Pertersburg, Pennsylvania, Usa
- Date Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 168
- Keywords
- Woodworking, Chess, Handmade, Woodworker, Diy, Design, Wood Art, Woodcraft, Woodshop, Woodcarving, Handcrafted, Woodturning, Woodwork
- Bookseller catalogs
- Wood Work;
- X weight
- 650 g
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