Wood oil that is food safe (+ a towel to apply it).from here*, the 195 mm one is long enough) I have used the mechanism quite a few times by now and can highly recommend it. Wood: I used birch and walnut both pieces need to be about 70 mm x 70 mm x 250 mm try to find pieces whose grain is as straight as possible.Otherwise, you are free to choose any form you like.īefore starting, I 3D printed the head of the king, to make sure that the mill was comfortable to use. All the blue lines are required by the mechanism. I uploaded three pdf files you can print should you want to replicate my design (the measurements are in millimeters). With these parameters, I went into Fusion 360 and came up with the design you can see here. I also wanted to use a ceramic grinder mechanism, since there is no point in spending time turning them and then using a cheap mechanism. The next choice I made was that I wanted to use only natural wood and no exterior metal parts, dyes, or paint. My goal for these mills was to combine design and function and a mill that is impractical doesn't serve the purpose. I tried using a wider one, but it didn't work well because they were hard to aim at the food. The first choice I made was to go with a base that is smaller than the ones usually used on chess pieces. ![]() I saw that you can buy mills that look like chess pieces online, but they either had a wide base, used metal parts on the outside, or were painted. ![]() I decided to pay homage to the so-called Staunton design wood-turned by "The John Jaques Company" in 1849 and popularized by Howard Staunton (April 1810 – 22 June 1874) who was one of the best chess players of his time. A small column that doesn't obscure the pieces behind it and a clear distinguishable feature to tell them apart. Chess figures are supposed to have a wide base that allows them to stay stable. I uploaded the STL files of my design to the next step, should you not have a lathe and want to 3D print the pieces.īy the way, now I would really like to make a checkered cutting board, but I haven't found the time.īefore I started, I made a few design choices. So while I remade the mills I finally took enough pictures to write an instructable. I remade the mills since I couldn't part with mine and I wanted to give them to my Dad who has been obsessed with the Queen's Gambit lately and chess all his life. ![]() Now, thanks to my recent contest wins on Instructables I was able to get one (thank you guys!). The first time I made the mills more than a year ago I took hardly any pictures because I didn't have any dust prove camera lenses. I ran into a few issues, but am really happy with the result. In this instructable, I will show you how to turn your own wooden salt and pepper mills that look like chess pieces.Īfter turning a few wooden bowls I was way too overconfident and decided to make these mills as my first project turning end grain.
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