Terry, where can I see the chess set at? Must of missed it. <br><br>Corey<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Donna Menke <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:donpbk@yahoo.com">donpbk@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Thinking of the crouch was a stroke of genius.<br>
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> From: Terry Zobl <<a href="mailto:tzobl@email.com">tzobl@email.com</a>><br>
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> Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Woodcarver Digest, Vol 1811, Issue 3<br>
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> Donna Thanks for noticing<br>
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> It was my design of the size and pose of the pieces. The size is bigger then<br>
> usual but I needed to have it bit enough to carve. I got our experienced<br>
> carvers to do the major pieces, Kings, Queens, Bishops, and Knights. I actually<br>
> got Stu Martin to carve Crazy Horse. I carved the TeePee Rook and another<br>
> member carved the Fort Block House (traditional rook). But I wanted to have the<br>
> soldier Rook echoes the TeePee so I carved the standing rifles. We left both in<br>
> the set. I did not want the Pawns to be miniature so I designed them to scale<br>
> but in a crouch. You can see the different skill and stile of various carvers<br>
> doing the Pawns but the pose keeps them coordinated.<br>
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> Terry Zobl<br>
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> > Terry- thanks for the link to the pictures of the<br>
> > chess set. What a great project. Well done. Whoever<br>
> > designed the pieces really had his/her brain in<br>
> > gear. Most of the non-traditional chess sets are so<br>
> > difficult to play with. It is easy to forget which<br>
> > pieces are which. With this set there would not be<br>
> > that problem.<br>
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> > Great idea-<br>
> > Donna Menke<br>
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