Wooden Travel Chess Set with Carved Ornament

Wooden Travel Chess Set with Carved Ornament

A board that folds into its own case, with carved ornament worked around the playing field and brass clasps holding it shut. Inside, both halves are felt-lined, so the 32 pieces travel in the board rather than rattling loose in a bag. That is the difference between a set you take places and a set you mean to take places and never do.

The pieces are turned in beech and walnut — two real woods, light against dark, warm in the hand and heavy enough to stay put once placed. Open it out and you get a full 15.7 x 15.7" / 40 x 40 cm playing field; close it and it is 15.7 x 7.9" / 40 x 20 cm and 3 kg, which goes in a rucksack without a second thought. A wooden chess set at this size is the one that actually gets played on.

What's Included

• Folding chess board with carved ornament and brass clasps
• 32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut wood
• Carrying bag

Specifications

• Open board: 15.7 x 15.7" / 40 x 40 cm
• Folded: 15.7 x 7.9" / 40 x 20 cm
• Weight: 3 kg / 6.6 lb
• Board material: solid beech wood
• Piece material: beech and walnut wood
• Felt-lined interior compartments and brass hinges
• Entirely handmade

Why You'll Love It

• Carved ornament around the board, not a printed border
• Felt-lined compartments — the pieces store inside and arrive unmarked
• Real hardwood that darkens and improves with handling
• Two-tone beech and walnut pieces that read clearly across the board

Made by Hand

Every board is finished by hand using traditional woodworking methods, which is why no two are exactly alike — each carries the small variations that only come from a person doing the work rather than a machine repeating it.

A Gift Worth Giving

It arrives with its own bag and needs nothing else. A good present for somebody learning, somebody travelling, or somebody who has been meaning to start playing again and needs the board to be easy.