The handmade concrete chess set is complete! It's not perfect, but for a first attempt I am very pleased with it.

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My packaging plan didn't go quite as I intended. For now, handle with care haha

Quite impressive!

nostr:npub10000003zmk89narqpczy4ff6rnuht2wu05na7kpnh3mak7z2tqzsv8vwqk ... here is my attempt at mock battle photographs 😅

Cool!

I had fun taking the pictures, thank you for the idea

I really like the concrete effect, with some little dents here and there.

Maybe you could try to paint the dark squares with a slightly darker color: it should creates a interesting difference with the border, and increase the contrast with the gold squares.

I am going to make another set after the holidays. I want to try acid staining to theme them with the board and to offset the border. I also need to pour the board & black pieces together next time, to endure they're the same color from the start.

Nice!

still good

Thank you

It looks great 👍👍

It's all made of concrete? Whoa

Yes sir. Concrete, felt & gold leaf. Nothing more.

Wow

Bad ass

Very cool. What’s the sheen on some of the white pieces?

It is flaked gold leaf.

Really nice touch! 👏

Excellent

Excellent work, Dawn.

💜 thanks!

What are the dimensions of this? And the weight?

The board is 11"x11"x~¼". The king is 2¾" tall. I have it packed and wrapped as a gift now. I used ¼" plywood to make stackable layers for the board & pieces, so that adds some weight. The wrapped package weighs at just under 5lbs.

Very cool.

woah, looks incredible

Looks good