How To Build a Chess Board or Checkerboard (Part 1 of 3)
January 26, 2007 in Woodworking by | 6 comments | 
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First (of many) Glue-ups
Spread out a piece of wax paper to protect your table from the glue squeeze out, find your alignment triangle, and then ready the pieces for gluing by cleaning them. Do not use biscuits, dowels, or anything else to strengthen this joint! Apply an even spread of glue to one edge, and then press them together and clamp.
Edge-gluing the boards. No biscuits!
It’s okay if the boards have slightly different thicknesses at this point. The most important thing here is that the edges meet together across their lengths for a tight fit.
Clamping the edge-glued boards
Now wait for the glue to dry. There’s nothing strengthening this joint, so give it a good 24 hours to be sure the glue is cured.
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Genius. Thank you!
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Hi! I’ve been skimming this forum for a bit – Decided to contribute=)
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I’ve been doing this for my year 10 major project, works like a charm. Very simple to follow, very effective and my teacher wants to add it in a woodshow. THANKYOU SO MUCH!!!
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That’s great — I’d love to see some pictures when you’re finished!
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I’ve been building checkerboards for years, but I make them a full 3/4’s thick. I don’t use a backer. I just finish both sides. I add one step that gives strength and gives a nice look. I glue up the dark wood in a panel 16 inches wide and cross-cut my strips from this piece. That turns the light and dark squares grain the opposite of each other. I think it is worth the trouble.
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Tha sounds great, Stan. I’d love to see a photo if you have a chance!
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