For our Woodworking project, our team decided to create a wall chess board. The idea behind this design was to be able to hang up a nice piece of art, but also be able to play a nice game of chess at a person's leisure.
To begin our project, we sketched out a design and found specific measurements of our board. We sized each square accordingly so that it fits the chess pieces. Then our team found 3D printable chess pieces, and we printed them twice, in two different colors (clear blue and clear). Following the finished print, we measured the pieces again to be sure our measurements would work correctly. Once we finalized the measurements, we found two different types of wood (mahogany and plywood,) and began gluing the strips together. After we glued them together and let them dry, we cut the pieces width wise, so that we had multiple strips of wood, containing both types. After that step, we then glued the pieces back together, making sure the different types of wood rotated in position, like a chessboard pattern. Finally, we plained the wood and sanded the edges.

Supplies

Three- 16x3 mahogany strips of wood
Three- 16x3 poplar strips of wood
Wood Glue
Tape Measure
Clamps
3D Printer
Ruler
Graph Paper

Step 1: Design

Start by sketching your idea on a piece of paper
Decide the size of the entire board and the size of each block
(We chose 16x24 for the entire board)(We chose 2x3 for each block)
Then sketch out 8 rows and 8 columns that are equally measured
Choose two different colored blocks of wood (we chose mahogany and poplar)

Step 2: Build

Cut (4) 16x3 mahogany strips of wood
Cut (4) 16x3 poplar strips of wood
Use wood glue to glue the strips of wood together by alternating wood
Cut the pieces into eight strips of alternating wood colors
Use wood glue to glue those eight strips together so that the colors alternate for each row of squares
Clamp the pieces together and wait 24 hours for the glue to dry
Sand the surface of the chessboard to make it level

For the chess pieces: