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I had been experimenting with epoxy and wood chess board. Your idea of adding an 1/8" space for the epoxy to flow is masterful and something that I had not thought of. This came out beautifully. Great job!

@BenVanKirk

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Josh. The only thing I would do different is us epoxy to hold the walnut down instead of CA glue. The CA glue worked but almost too good.

That is by far one of the coolest chess boards I've ever seen but it's looks unfinished without having all the squares defined.

@BenVanKirk

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback and thank you for watching!

@ct1freak

10 ай бұрын

​@@BenVanKirkI posted this comment on the wrong video. I was on a chess board marathon. Your board is gorgeous. 10/10

Just found this video 👏 I have to say it is the best well informed, best explanation of what you where doing video I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing. For someone that was just starting out and wanted to make a board this would be the video I would recommend. From start to finish it is excellent video. Cheers to you.

@BenVanKirk

2 жыл бұрын

Wow Nancy! Thank you for such kind words. There are so many small details that can make or break an epoxy project. I hope to share more epoxy content in the near future! Thank you for watching.

Beautiful work Ben! I like how you went with tournament regulation 2-1/4” size squares!

@BenVanKirk

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Mike! I thought it would be good to go with a regulation size.

A joy to watch you make this chessbord. Always inspiring and I admire your imagination to keep coming up with beautiful designs. Well done. One Handed Maker - Australia

@BenVanKirk

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind feedback. I'm grateful that you enjoy the videos! Let me know what you are making next.

Awesome board man best i have sean so far ,love the purple,.Great job.

@BenVanKirk

9 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Thanks for watching!

Looks good Ben. I haven't yet ventured into epoxy. Maybe at some point, with the right project.

@BenVanKirk

2 жыл бұрын

Thank Wyn. It can be a bit of a mess but it is fun to try something new.

Wow looks incredible! I admire your perfectionism!

@BenVanKirk

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for wonderful feedback! Thank you for watching.

This is easily one of the best chess boards I’ve ever seen.

@BenVanKirk

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Thanks for watching.

Now that I have seen the basic idea I must see the full process.

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul.

I want one! I'd definitely buy that. That dark purple looks beautiful.

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

I charge $550 plus shipping. Email me at awesomemanstuff@yahoo.com for more information.

Very pretty but I think I would have skipped putting the feet on because of placement.

@BenVanKirk

Ай бұрын

The feet did help if from sliding around. What would you suggest in their place?

Bad ass chess board!!! I bet a lil high speed buffing would have really made that thing it shine. Im not sure how nervous you were popping off the bottom piece of your mold but i was dang sure biting my nails. Lol

@BenVanKirk

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I was very nervous to take it out of the mold, that green tape stuck pretty good. From what I understand, chess players don't like a high-gloss finish so I stuck to the satin look of the Rubio.

am I the only one who has noticed that the king is on the wrong square? fantastic job you did there, and the swirls are phenomenal.

@BenVanKirk

9 ай бұрын

Checkmate! Thanks for watching.

Literally my dream chess board. You did an AMAZING job!

@BenVanKirk

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. Thank you so much for watching.

Very well done and exceptional explanation!

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan! Appreciate the support.

Wow very exotic looking board. Have fun playing on it! :)

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the positive feedback! Have a wonderful day!

This video is GOLD 🔥🔥but YOU ARE A ROCKSTAR !!’ 🙌🙌🙌 thank you 🙏

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Daniela - Thanks for watching!

Leave out a few cubes, pour in bigger area, then place the last few cubes. Stain/ seal before adding coloured acrylic. I was sure you were going to drill tiny holes and place an LED in each of the acrylic squares (light and dark squares). Maybe next video :)

@BenVanKirk

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the suggestions. LED's would be pretty cool!

@davidm.3882

2 жыл бұрын

Very nice job; LED's would be really cool!

I make custom chess boards out of different exotic woods I’ve never messed with epoxy but you did a good job. Chess boards are not easy 👍👍👍

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. What types of wood do you use for your chess boards?

@midnightsun2483

Жыл бұрын

I use Sepele ,Bloodwood,Jatoba,Wenge,Curly Maple,Tigerwood and Paduk. I get a lot of tips from Mike over at his channel Wood you build it.

I know this is a year late, but you could have used doubled sided tape to hold the wood blocks down… when I make molds, I used double sided tape to hold things down to keep them from moving or floating up… one other thing to use instead that caulking, hot glue…. this board is GORGEOUS…. I am really impressed at how you built this from scratch…. You definitely have a talent :) I love how you added that swirl effect…. That is so cool….

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. The other thought I had was pouring a very thin layer of epoxy first then set the blocks into it and let it cure for about 12 hours before doing my color pour. This would allow me to move things around a little if I needed to. I have never tried hot glue. Alex fast drying caulk is pretty cheap and has seemed to work well for me. I appreciate the time you took and the thoughtfulness in your response.

@ZippedUpKitz

Жыл бұрын

@@BenVanKirk you are welcome… I thought your board was beautiful… Alex caulk is actually good stuff… I didn’t catch that was what you used… if you did thin pours like that, make sure before you pour you next one that the resin is still tacky and not fully cured… if it’s cured, the next layer won’t adhere to it properly and it could very easily split or come apart…. You really did do a great job :)

@SeaFanStudio

Жыл бұрын

@@ZippedUpKitz if the previous layer has fully cured, just give it a light sanding to scuff the surface for a great bond.

@ZippedUpKitz

11 ай бұрын

@@SeaFanStudio yes, you can do that too… but sanding can mess up a design though… if it’s just the same color with no design in it, sanding would work just fine…

@SeaFanStudio

11 ай бұрын

@@ZippedUpKitz a light scuffing shouldn't impact any design and the scuffs disappear when the next layer is poured.

How much to have you make a custom chess board and pieces just like that but different colors?

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the wood selection, but $550 is the average price.

@miragethesupreme

Жыл бұрын

@@BenVanKirk can you private message me?

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

@@miragethesupreme can you email me at awesomemanstuff@yahoo.com

I just realised this is the full lenght video

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Nice job!

@BenVanKirk

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very nice chess board! I am currently making a chess board with some 100+ year old "old growth" black walnut, that was reclaimed from a home in the 90s, and epoxy.

@BenVanKirk

11 ай бұрын

Wow! That should turn out beautiful. Let me know how it turns out.

@SeaFanStudio

11 ай бұрын

@@BenVanKirk I'll post a video of it!

Beautiful how much cost sir

@BenVanKirk

3 ай бұрын

They sell for $700

Nice job, beautiful chess board

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Erik!

Looks great.. 👍🏼👍🏼

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Thank you for watching.

that's gorgeous!

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Thanks for watching.

Very nice.

@BenVanKirk

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

Title says "This UNIQUE EPOXY CHESS BOARD is SO complex, you'll never be able to DUPLICATE it" *Proceeds to watch a number of other KZread videos that duplicate the process with various twists added include ones that light up the board from beneath.* Not to bad looking in the end, though I think you could have done a lot more with it.

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Robert - Really appreciate the feedback. I really like the idea of adding lights to the bottom next time... or embedding them in the epoxy somehow. Great ideas! Thanks for watching.

@robertfergusson5367

Жыл бұрын

@@BenVanKirk One created a frame with inlaid LED RGB strip lights that acted as storage. While I thought the hinge top chess board was good, I think he could have done better inlaying it into the frame a little rather than just sit on top. Another made the base with an outter light up Resin frame around the board then a wood frame, then a second strip that projected light onto just the board itself. Allowing a two toned colored projection.

My last one was built using this methos.

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

I’m making a epoxy board off this tutorial :)

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Bobby that is awesome! Love to hear things like this! Let me know how it turns out.

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@BenVanKirk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Found it 😂

@BenVanKirk

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you for watching!

great job, but the pieces and the board are wrongly placed =(

@BenVanKirk

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! This was a gift for a ranked chess player. I don't play as often.

@ZippedUpKitz

Жыл бұрын

I saw that and had to giggle… but only people who play chess would actually catch this! The white king and queen are in the wrong spot as are the bishop and knight on the right hand side… the black king and queen are flipped as well… besides that, he did a beautiful job on the board… I wish he would have made custom pieces for it as well… I made my dad a chess board from epoxy and jesmonite for Christmas… I made exotic chessmen for the board as I couldn’t bring myself to just put run of the mill store bought pieces on the board once I was finished with it… my dad is a diehard green bay packers fan so made the board in the colors of his team, green, yellow and ehite…. The pieces I made with the jesmonite and marbled in green epoxy for one side and yellow epoxy for the other side…. The board and pieces came out beautifully…. I did learn something when using jesmonite with epoxy though…. You can let your epoxy cure 100% before adding the jesmonite to it as a backing… the two sides separated from each other…. I poured the epoxy a second time, waited until it was still tacky and the. Poured over the jesmonite to cure into the epoxy… worked like a dream that second time around…. The board came out beautiful and my dad was a very happy man… he then promptly kicked my butt playing a game with me lol…

amazing

@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you arkline.

700 dollars for that? I think it would be quite easy to duplicate and to do it for less than 100 dollars. Compared to other epoxy crafts on here I’d say this one is mediocre.

@BenVanKirk

2 ай бұрын

I had over $250 is wood, epoxy and supplies in this one. Let me know how it turns out!

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@BenVanKirk

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

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@BenVanKirk

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Purimta

2 жыл бұрын

@@BenVanKirk 🌿🙂🌿 I give you the s...

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@BenVanKirk

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ariel.

Very nice.

@BenVanKirk

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Heathen Hammer!