Dom DiCara
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I am going to make a chess set for my Brother in law....he has been battling lung cancer, the VA, the bad housing market....you name it...it fell on him this year. Luckily his health is getting better after chemo and for Xmas I want to surprise him with a custom chess set.
I am going to make a copy of this board...and it is pretty straight forward.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Calvert_chess_set.jpg
The issue I am having are in the pieces themselves....I do not own a duplicator and I am having a heck of a time making all of the pieces to be exact......
My question is are there special lathe tools for the really delicate work...do you use patterns....are they negative or positive patterns....help!
I really want to blow him away this xmas. He is retired Coast guard and Vietnam Vet and disabled....and if anyone on this planet deserves a good Xmas this year it is this guy.
I am going to make a copy of this board...and it is pretty straight forward.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Calvert_chess_set.jpg
The issue I am having are in the pieces themselves....I do not own a duplicator and I am having a heck of a time making all of the pieces to be exact......
My question is are there special lathe tools for the really delicate work...do you use patterns....are they negative or positive patterns....help!
I really want to blow him away this xmas. He is retired Coast guard and Vietnam Vet and disabled....and if anyone on this planet deserves a good Xmas this year it is this guy.