Sculpted and molded this chess set back in 1980, long before the great movies came out. Made 10 sets using crummy liquid latex rubber molds- every piece was tweaked by hand... Two-part silicone wasn't readily available back then. Molded in No.1 molding powder- dries way harder than plaster of Paris.

Plan to make new masters from one of each piece and make new silicone molds!

Board was made from variegated glass mirror tiles.

I’m curious what this set might be worth. From Hong Kong Hang On Factory (pre ban).

i made a set out of granite and marble because i always wanted a custom set opinions please

Hey everyone,
I recently picked up a beautiful set of Czech Klubovky IV in great condition. Some of the pieces already seem to have had their felt replaced in the past, and the original roll-up board is still with them.

Now I’m considering adding weights (lead/steel balls) and re-felting the bases to make them feel more like modern weighted sets. The thing is – I also care about their collector’s value. I don’t want to do anything that would ruin the originality or significantly lower the value of the set.

Do you think weighting + new felt would:

• make them more playable and enjoyable while keeping value,
• or destroy their authenticity as a vintage set?

Curious to hear what the community thinks – good idea or chess heresy? Also, it came with the original box, but the seller ruined it with duckt tape. Grrrr!

After 200+ hours and countless modifications and trials and errors, I finally finished this large chess set and 21.65” chess board

My parents bought this set 30 years ago and just sent it to me. I love it, but it has no extra queens and I’m looking to source some matching ones. Any ideas?

I wanted to see how the knight from my travel set looked scaled up and now I’m thinking of making a concrete mould with urethane. Maybe even doing a full set of large pieces for a garden set.

Not sure of the exact scale factor as I made it as big as my 3D printer would let me, it took just over twelve hours. Either way I think it’s pretty neat so I thought I‘d share.

Bonus pictures of the travel set itself.

This is the progress of my project for a complete stainless steel set, using wire EDM and a CNC lathe. What do you think about my chess knight?

My partner has gotten into chess again and has been on a hunt for a board. Well while out thrifting I came across this. I believe it is a stone of sorts. The pieces were wrapped in a newspaper from 1980 and were in a ice cream tub (😅) but all seem in decent condition!

His birthday is in October, do we think this is an appropriate set to gift or no? Also sorry if they’re not in the right spot :/

1st is all wood, it's a folding set, handmade, 2nd is also wood, but kinda cheep, I mainly bought it because it had the same peices for my main one and I needed the extra queen I lost​. 3rd one is the main set, I like it the most because it feels nice to move the peuces on and it makes the chess com move and capture sound exactly same

I'd been staring at versions of this online and finally found one that (1) was in good enough shape and (2) going for a reasonable price.

The board is super wonky and tips like a table at a restaurant. The felt underneath has come off for a handful of pieces.

The design is one of my favourites. Usually the knights make or break it for me but the kings, queens and bishops are all super refreshing here.

Surrounds are solid curly maple with black walnut splines. Board surface is quilted maple/crotch black walnut veneer. I think she turned out nice

Hello, I picked up this chess set from an antique shop in California. Some quick research online points to Lardy but I would love input from seasoned collectors. The pieces are pretty light, and the knights don’t have the carved out cheeks like I’ve been seeing on different Lardy sets online. My guess is a more mass produced set. I’m very satisfied with this find.

Hello, I picked up this chess set from an antique shop in California. Some quick research online points to Lardy but I would love input from seasoned collectors. The pieces are pretty light, and the knights don’t have the carved out cheeks like I’ve been seeing on different Lardy sets online. My guess is a more mass produced set. I’m very satisfied with this find.

Obviously some pieces are missing so am hoping to get them replaced/buy a whole new board. Any help identifying would be greatly appreciated!

Just received this new board to go with my Jaques drop jaw set I posted a week or so ago. The board is unmarked but is quality with I think rosewood, walnut, and ?poplar? Measures 20.5” x 20.5” with 2” squares-not sure how old so I’ll say ca. 1900. Also just got my ca. 1860 set back from Ron Fromkin who did an excellent job with restoring a few of the pieces.

https://www.newsweek.com/four-million-dollar-chess-set-maker-1653742

Made a table stand with my dad and it turned out pretty well. Got the suggestion from r/chess this might fit here as well. Bought the board off eBay but the stand was all made by hand. Hope you like the idea.

Inherited from my father. All pieces are solid metal, no maker marks. Anyone know the maker? It is at least pre-1970s.

Video can be seen here: https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/video/skydivers-play-a-game-of-aerial-chess-gopro-stock-video-footage/1032524308