Chess table "Instruc-table"

Step 3 Building the board

This is pretty straightforward.

You should now have your table ready.
We're going to build the chessboard

- First trace on the table top a 40 cm square. It should be centered

- Then cut out the corresponding square, but BE CAREFUL only to cut out the first layer of cardboard.
Remember how we tucked the lower part of the box into the upper part ? Once you have cut out the square of the upper part, you should be able to see the lower part below (sorry there is no photo of this step, but this will be clearer later on)

- Use the thin cardboard square and check that it fits nicely in the table.
If it doesn't, adjust the square you just cut in the table, not the thin one (which dimensions must remain 40x40 cm)
At the same time, make sure the plexiglas sheet fits nicely in the table top.

- Paste the squares on the thin cardboard square, chessboard style

- Leave your chessboard aside, we won't need it until the last step


Note: The dimensions of the square you cut in the table top can very slightly exceed the chessboard and plexiglas sheet dimensions.
This depends on the paint and lacker thickness you're going to use.
If you use a thick paint, then your table top hole should be a little larger than the plexiglas.
As a rule of thumb, your table top hole should be 0.5 cm larger than the plexiglas sheet (meaning it's a 40.5 x 40.5 cm hole)