Good afternoon, my name is Maxim Ponomarev, I am a chess turner

This video shows the process of making a Pawn chess figure on a lathe. It is made with a nut with a unique, spiral pattern of fibers. After polishing, it was possible to obtain a marble texture. In turn, white figures will be made from oak 30 years old. In the next video, you can see the whole process of making the Bishop. I will attach a link to the video here:

   • Ручное точение шахмат. Слон из ореха  

I make each piece with my own hands, completely from scratch, without templates and copiers. I believe that this is precisely - the skill of making chess

I make all the figures according to the standards of the FIDE International Chess Organization. Playing chess since childhood, on boards, of a variety of sizes and a variety of figures - when making chess, I highlight the following criteria for their assessment: convenience in the game, beauty of figures, identification of figures, that is, a clear difference between one figure and another

Soon I will make samples of figures from the following species of valuable and especially valuable wood:

-Venge
-Amaranth
-Makassar Eben
-Rosewood
-Dalbergia
-Bocote
-Pink Ivory
-Greenheart
-Cordia Dodecandra
-Black palm
-Bubinga
-Movingui
-Zebrano
-Tulip tree
-Marble Tree

On my channel you will find a video of making exclusive chess pieces with valuable wood. The channel itself is still small, I will be grateful for the support of likes and commentary. Subscribe to the my channel. Thank you so much for watching


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