Ancient English Burr oak Box, 2024

Dimensions -

23cm Length x 16cm Width x Height 6cm

Materials -

English Burr Oak

English Walnut

English Brown Oak Box, 2024

Dimensions -

24cm Length x 20cm Width x Height 6cm

Materials -

English Brown Oak

English Oak

English Brown Oak Chest with English Pippy Oak, 2024

Dimensions -

30cm length x 24cm Width x 10cm Height

Materials -

English Brown oak

English Pippy Oak

Handmade Chess Set, English Walnut and Oak, 2025.

Box – The chess box is made from English oak and features pippy knots on each face. This windblown oak tree grew in Devon for over 200 years. The dovetail joinery is all hand cut and an English brown oak butterfly key secures a small natural crack and acts as a positioning mark for the lid of the box. The lid of the box features the chessboard which is made from English oak and English walnut. The rare English walnut is from a tree that also grew for over two centuries.

Small hand-carved handles allow for the lid to be lifted revealing the trays and chess pieces inside. The chess pieces are made from the same two trees as the box and trays, and each has its own individual compartment. The walnut pieces are housed within a walnut tray, and the lighter oak pieces in an oak tray.

The trays can be lifted out of the box and then released back into position. The precision piston fit results in the trays falling onto a bed of air that is slowly released causing a soft close against the walnut box liners.  

Chess Pieces – The chess pieces have been carved entirely by hand with the knife finish left behind on the surface. Each piece is individual and unique. The inside of the pieces has been hollowed for weights to be inserted. The pawns weigh approximately 40 grams whist the Queens are approximately 95 grams. Each piece has been precisely weighted to match its counterpart. On the underside baize pads sourced from a 200-year-old English mill have been applied to enhance the playing experience and protect the board surface.

Dimensions – Approx. 50x50cm Approx. 85mm Height

King – 3 3/4”

Finish -

Box - Bees wax Chess pieces - Shellac Chessboard - French Polished

The board is signed and dated on the inside of the base.