Woodturning Chessmen (Darlow's Woodturning)

Além das orientações de como criar peças de xadrez, o livro aborda, de maneira muito interessante a história da evolução do "hardware" do jogo.

Uitstekend goed boek , als je van schaken houd , prachtig uitgevoerd.Een musthave als je zelf je schaakstukken wilt draaien. Leerzaam en verassend!Bijzonder aan te raden , krijg je gèèn spijt van, en is zijn geld waard.

A thoroughly written book on one specific topic / turning chessmen. The history is fascinating and the sections with diagrams and instructions are detailed and very clear.

Era già mia intenzione acquistarlo ma ho fatto male ad non acquistarlo subito!Ottimo libro sia per tornitori o per amanti degli scacchi: Storia, curiosità , progetti e molte immagini…Lo consiglio!

I've had my copy of this book about a week and I'll be spending a long time absorbing all the material in the text. My initial impressions are that the author has written very thorough treatise incorporating a short history of chess, the evolution of the design of chessmen, fundamentals of the design process, scaled drawings of several historical reproductions of chessmen, and tips on turning your own sets. This is not a beginners book in the sense that the author doesn't lay out one specific design and takes you through each step in copying that design. Rather, he gives you the tools to create your own designs, examples to copy if you choose, and an appreciation of the history of the game pieces. Plus there are little snippets of info scattered through the text that add to the background information but are clearly not directly needed to make a chess set. The book is a fun read even if you never actually make a chessman.