A customer came to us requesting that we make him four chess boards as Christmas gifts for his grandchildren and that we engrave Grandpa Bruce on his side of one of the boards. Making chess boards was a new endeavor for us, but a welcomed challenge. We were well pleased with the outcome, especially for our first attempt. These chess boards are made of a walnut and ash veneer over a plywood substrate, framed with walnut, and finished with satin polyurethane.