How Do You Make A Set Of Chess Pieces?
I have seen many hand-crafted chess sets. There are many different methods and materials one could use. The important thing is that you have to have uniformity in all the rooks, kings, etc, and have one dark set and one lighter set that are easily distinguishable from one another. Other than that, your only limits are your imagination. From a very basic set made from recyclable items to an ornately carved wooden set, you can play with them all! You want to think in terms of stacking objects to form chess pieces. Some of the most impressive sets I have seen were very abstract sets, not looking exactly like a horse or knight, etc.. Think of macaroni pieces you could stack on a bottle lid and glue together to form each piece…..Maybe a big rigatoni for the king, small macaronis glued to a piece of ziti for another…..praying hands for the bishop out of macaroni, etc. In all of these incidences you need a bottle cap or something to provide a uniform and moveable bottom to the piece. Then
