How to build a Checkered Game Board
In this episode of DIY Wood Works, host David Marks builds a game board using five distinct hardwoods. This project is an exercise in advanced woodworking as wengae and quilted maple -- as well as three other exotic hardwoods -- are joined to create an exquisite game-board. Veneers are created by cutting stock into 3/32-inch-thick laminates that are then glued onto 2-inch-wide substrates. Once dry, the strips are laid out and edge-glued into an alternating pattern of light and dark wood. Next, this tern. An inlaid border of ebony and satinwood visually highlights the transition between the two-toned checkerboard from the claro-walnut frame
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