How to build a chessboard

    You need
    Step18

    Gather your materials including your Dremel DSM20

    Gather your materials; Wood, wood glue, sandpaper, paint and DREMEL DSM20.

    Step28

    Using your Dremel DSM20 cut the wood into 8 strips

    Begin by cutting the wood into 8 strips, all 2 inches wide, using your DSM20. Paint 4 black and 4 white.

    Step38

    Carefully edge-glue them together keep the ends aligned

    Carefully edge-glue them together, keeping the ends aligned. When the glue has dried, true up one end by crosscutting the assembled panel on your table.

    Step48

    Recut the panel into eight 2 inches- wide strips

    Next, recut the panel into eight 2 inches-wide strips.

    Step58

    Cut the piece of wood in 4 strips to create the frame

    Now cut the piece of wood in 4 strips to create the frame.

    Step68

    Cut the base to the same proportion of the frame

    Cut the base to the same proportion of the frame.

    Step78

    Glue all of the pieces in place.

    Glue all of the pieces in place. Measure where the strip will go and then cover that section of the board in glue, gluing and then placing one row at a time. Remember to alternate the square colors.

    Step88

    Done! Add the chess pieces you can create using your Dremel Idea Builder 3D40.

    Done! You're now ready to add the chess pieces you can create using your Dremel 3D printer.