Chess Board ~ C-1

Made using face grain ancient bog oak and american walnut this chess board is suitable for pieces that will fit in its 2.9cm square. Every square is cut by hand meaning that these aren’t machine perfect. It’s a board full of character. Measuring 25 x 25 x 6 cm, the board doubles up as a box to hold the pieces. Photographed here, our pieces are kept in a couple of handmade bags. **Pieces not included with this board, simply for illustrative purposes only, but we recommend sourcing vintage pieces. Which we are happy to assist with**

Made in November 2020, this is the first edition in the Oakes & Oakes Chess board range range. Serial number C-1. No two boards are ever the same.

All game boards are hand made using no machinery.

Certificate included with every chess board.

The board measures 25 x 25 x 6 cm

Square size 2.9cm

About Bog Oak

Our bog oak has been sourced from the Fenlands of England. The story goes... approximately 7,000 years ago a rise in sea levels caused the rivers to back up and flood the East Anglian fenlands. The gigantic oak trees that lived on this land died standing, fell into the slit of the forest floor allowing them to be preserved in an oxygen starved environment. Fast forward to the present day and now the heavily cultivated farmlands around the fens often have the sub-fossilised oaks pop up to the surface. The process of drying the timber out is one of real skill. A slow process requiring an experienced eye. Typically by the end of the drying process a staggering 4 gallons of water gets extracted per cubic foot.