This wooden chess set crafted by Redditor benjaab123 takes a minimalist approach to designing and crafting all the pieces and the board. The entire set was built using only a circular saw ...

Decorative chess sets may be handcrafted from materials like alabaster and marble, but most practical sets are made of wood or sometimes plastic, which can withstand a beating. Regulation sets for ...

You build the chess set as two symmetrical halves—first the "white" side of the board and all the white pieces and then the "black" side of the board and all the black pieces. The two halves ...

The horses in higher-end wooden sets must be hand-carved, a long, specialized process to make sure all four are exactly the same. By Sophia June If you bought a wooden chess set after watching ...

Here are our top picks for the best chess sets Wooden chess sets Wooden chess sets serve as a great display piece, are highly durable, and typically come with well-crafted pieces. Wooden-crafted ...

Narrator: With every shaving and small incision, master artisans turn these trunks of wood into 32 hand-carved chess pieces. You can pick up a plastic set for $20, but a wooden set certified for ...