Hand Carved Chess Set
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The original chess pieces were hand carved by my father, Nelson James Bleisch
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- Printables
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- Board Games
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My father hand carved these unique chess pieces with a pocketknife in the 1960's.
I scanned them, added symmetrical bases and scaled them per International Chess Federation standards. They are sized to play on a board with 1.75-inch squares. You can scale them for other chess board sizes.
If you enjoy these chess pieces, please consider making a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association (Help fight Alzheimer's) in dedication to Nelson James Bleisch.
Printing Recommendations
1. Print with Wood PLA for a more genuine look. Of course, you can print in other materials and colors if you prefer
2. Set Seam position (under Layers and parameters in the Print Settings) to Random
3. Set Infill to 90% (this makes the pieces heavier as if made from real wood)
4. For light colored pieces I used Prusament Woodfill PLA – set slicer to Prusament Woodfill
5. For dark colored pieces I used AMOLEN Dark Walnut Wood PLA – set slicer to Generic PLA
6. Print at 0.20mm STRUCTURAL
7. No supports are needed for any of the pieces except for the Knights
8. For the Knights, set the Top interface layers to 0 (off) and the Style to Organic (under Support Materials in the Print Settings)