First non-pen project ever

[brailsmt]

This is the first woodworking project I've done in my new shop that isn't a pen.
Well, if you don't count the jewelry box I made in HS shop 30 years ago, at least. I'm making all sorts of mistakes and expect most of the glue joints to fail on me, but this is a birthday gift to my dad. It is hard maple and thermally modified ash. I will be planing it tonight and adding thin maple strips around the outside and then a 2" border of the ash. The squares are 2.5" so the final dimension will be 24" x 24".


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[magpens]

Oh, a chess board !! . Very nice !!

 

[mmayo]

This is the first woodworking project I've done in my new shop that isn't a pen.
Well, if you don't count the jewelry box I made in HS shop 30 years ago, at least. I'm making all sorts of mistakes and expect most of the glue joints to fail on me, but this is a birthday gift to my dad. It is hard maple and thermally modified ash. I will be planing it tonight and adding thin maple strips around the outside and then a 2" border of the ash. The squares are 2.5" so the final dimension will be 24" x 24".


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Titebond III and clamps, never fails

 

[GaryMGg]

Hi Michael
Am I reading the picture correctly: is each square individually glued?

 

[brailsmt]

Hi Michael
Am I reading the picture correctly: is each square individually glued?

Definitely not. I started by ripping 2.5" x 3' boards, gluing those together, then crosscutting that into 2.5" boards, flipping every other one and gluing that together.