[Woodcarver] Woodcarver Digest, Vol 1811, Issue 3

[Donna Menke]

Thinking of the crouch was a stroke of genius.

 Donna Menke
http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com 
Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book
New: Making the Hummingbird, video DVD 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjeKRc3dDGE



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> From: Terry Zobl <tzobl at email.com>

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> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 7:41:31 AM

> Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Woodcarver Digest, Vol 1811, Issue 3

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> Donna Thanks for noticing

> 

> It was my design of the size and pose of the pieces.  The size is bigger then 

> usual but I needed to have it bit enough to carve.  I got our experienced 

> carvers to do the major pieces, Kings, Queens, Bishops, and Knights.  I actually 

> got Stu Martin to carve Crazy Horse.  I carved the TeePee Rook and another 

> member carved the Fort Block House (traditional rook).  But I wanted to have the 

> soldier Rook echoes the TeePee so I carved the standing rifles.  We left both in 

> the set.  I did not want the Pawns to be miniature so I designed them to scale 

> but in a crouch.  You can see the different skill and stile of various carvers 

> doing the Pawns but the pose keeps them coordinated.

> 

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> Terry Zobl

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> > 

> > 

> > Terry- thanks for the link to the pictures of the 

> > chess set. What a great project. Well done. Whoever 

> > designed the pieces really had his/her brain in 

> > gear. Most of the non-traditional chess sets are so 

> > difficult to play with. It is easy to forget which 

> > pieces are which. With this set there would not be 

> > that problem.

> > 

> > Great idea-

> > Donna Menke

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