I show woodturning a chess seton a lathe. In this first video, I demonstrate getting started with discussion on design considerations and wood selection. I then demonstrate how to wood turn a pawn using a screw chuck.

Click here to watch other episodes in this video series:
For an Episode Making a Chessboard with Pyrography click here:    • How I Made a Chess Board with Pyrography  
For Episode 2 on Rooks click here:    • Woodturning a Chess Set - Rook Episode 2  
For Episode 3 on Knights click here:    • Woodturning  a Chess Set | the Knight...  
For Episode 4 on Bishops click here:    • Woodturning a Chess Set | Bishop - Ep...  
For Episode 5 on Queens click here:    • Queen - Woodturning a Chess Set Episo...  
For Episode 6 on Kings click here    • Woodturning a Chess Set | King - Epis...  
I posted some of my research pictures here on Pinterest:
  / chessmen  

Check out http://www.mikepeacewoodturning.com/r... for a Feb 2020 article I published on making a chess set in the American Woodturner and scale drawings of these pieces.