I designed and built this set of minimalist-style chess pieces. Materials and tools used were one-inch aluminum barstock, an Okuma CNC lathe with live tooling, and a wire EDM (to cut the groove representing the bishop’s mitre). All pieces are anodized and have green felt bottoms.Wednesday, September 18, 2002
Aluminum Chess Set
I designed and built this set of minimalist-style chess pieces. Materials and tools used were one-inch aluminum barstock, an Okuma CNC lathe with live tooling, and a wire EDM (to cut the groove representing the bishop’s mitre). All pieces are anodized and have green felt bottoms.
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