Loser Chess Piece
My friends and I love the game of chess.
We thought a fun twist would be to give your friend the "L" (Loser), when you beat them in a chess game.
This is the final design for this product.
Step 1: Aquire the Wood
You can find any piece of wood for this project. I grabbed a piece of oak wood.
Step 2: Wood Turn
Turn the wood to get rid of the bark. You want it to look smooth! Also wear protective face gear because bark fly's in multiple directions.
Step 3: CAD and Sketch
Displayed are the CAD for the design and a sketch. The CAD was made in an older version of Auto CAD from high school. It is a simple design of a chess piece with the top half removed. The Sketch is of a standard white pawn. I multiplied all of these dimensions by 3 in order to make a larger pawn.
Step 4: Finish Pawn and L
The pawn has been carved out from the wood cylinder. I also cut out the letter "L" from african black wood.
Step 5: Sand
This is the final product after a lot of sanding and polishing! The second image is the scaling difference between the two pawns!