The Future For Luxury Wooden Chess Sets
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 Posted in Chess set creation & production, Uncategorized | No Comments »Classic Chess sets, such as the Staunton variety, tend to involve looking back into the past, as opposed to the future. We seldom think about what will become of our luxury chess sets, but it stands to reason that the ...
How they make those perfect chess pieces
Friday, September 11th, 2009 Posted in Chess set creation & production | 1 Comment »When we see a supreme luxury set of chess pieces it's often difficult to imagine just how much work has gone into producing it. There are many stages that the producer has to go through in order to end up ...
Slumping Pound Sends Price of Chess Sets Soaring!
Monday, February 2nd, 2009 Posted in Chess set creation & production | No Comments »The global economic crisis is not exactly hot news at present. One of the biggest problems facing us in the UK is the decimation of our currency. The GB pound is not so much suffering but dead in the water ...
Why do chess pieces crack?
Friday, November 7th, 2008 Posted in Chess set creation & production | No Comments »It can be a very sad sight, you have a stunning set of wooden chess pieces that were bought long enough ago for the warranty to have expired and in one of the pieces a huge crack is developing. This ...
Chess boards, the solid vs veneer debate
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 Posted in Chess set creation & production | No Comments »I was interested to read two very different policies from two rival chess retailing websites recently. It was in relation to the kind of boards they stocked. The first retailer makes quite a big deal about how all of their ...
Weighted chess pieces
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in Chess set creation & production | No Comments »The mystery of weighted chess pieces is often a subject of great interest among chess enthusiasts. There is no doubt that a triple weighted king feels fantastic in the hands. Pick up the same chess piece in an unweighted version ...