Make a chess set out of corks by MarsJosefina
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This is how to make a complete chess set out of 54 corks, some wood glue, and a few minutes of your time.

This is my first instructable, so, please, tell me if I'm doing something wrong.
 
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Step 1: Materials

You're gonna need:

-52 medium sized corks(About an inch in diameter)

-2 small corks(And yes, you'll probably have to buy a bag of 20, so you'll have 18 corks you'll never have a use for.)

-Some wood glue

-A knife for some minor trimming
electridanger says: Jul 8, 2011. 3:14 PM
good job, but if you ever have the time you should add more deatail to the pieces.
the_burrito_master says: Apr 11, 2011. 11:55 AM
How do you tell the 2 teams apart?
007dna says: Nov 29, 2010. 9:46 PM
Hahahaha....this is so random. :)

Just think:
You wake up. What am I going to do today?
I'm going to build an entire chess set, just out of CORKS!

lol...
dobbylvr says: Apr 11, 2009. 12:40 PM
Amazing! We've been saving up old corks for a while, and this looks like a good way to recycle them! Awesome job!!!
agis68 says: Mar 2, 2009. 7:46 AM
Between the complicated led chess I reviewed just before and this one i amaze the miracle of absolute simplicity Excellent idea....
bgugi says: Dec 24, 2007. 9:15 PM
you could use corks for white, and rubber stoppers for black...
MarsJosefina (author) says: Dec 30, 2007. 5:36 AM
I actually had thought of that, but I bought my corks at a craft store instead of a brewery supply place, so they didn't carry those. But, if you have them, that sounds like an excellent idea.
pingeee says: Dec 10, 2007. 6:14 AM
Very creative. But is cork a bit too light for chess application?
sgt.paper says: Dec 24, 2007. 2:44 PM
i drilled a hole in the bottom of mine and filed if full of lead bbs and coverd the hole with wax
MarsJosefina (author) says: Dec 30, 2007. 5:34 AM
That's a really clever idea! I might have to try that on mine...
thewoodcarver says: Dec 9, 2007. 10:34 PM
Very nice creative use of corks !Good Deal!
Brennn10 says: Dec 9, 2007. 4:48 PM
This is really creative, nice job!
Weissensteinburg says: Dec 9, 2007. 2:14 PM
This makes me want to try whittling corks.. I would have never thought of this, but it's a good way to make replacements for lost chess pieces
GorillazMiko says: Dec 9, 2007. 1:36 PM
wow, very nice! awesome instructable, no problems for me. looks amazing, great time on your first instructable!
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