King Work

All done, now on to the queen.

On to the king!

On to the king!

His Majesty will be 3.75" tall, which is 95mm (rounded down from 95.25); and he will be 1.50" diameter at the base, or 38 mm (rounded down from 38.1). This makes the base 40.0% of the height, which I'm told is the ideal.

As with the knight, I'm using the Zagreb, Berliner, Man Ray, and other notable Modernists as my inspiration.

Figure 1 Man Ray King (1962 version). It's the best picture I've got. The set is displayed in a YouTube video by Ancient Chess, if you want to dig it up.

Figure 2 The Berliner king.

Figure 3 The Abstract Abbey set, made with all cones.

I'm a wild & crazy guy; I'm starting with the cones in mind. Maybe I like it because of the knight.

Stay tuned...

Knight Work

Next iteration.

I've carved some shape into his nose and added a hole for his eyes. Have you ever seen a modern art statue of a lady with a hole in her stomach? That's what I was aiming for.

Until I figure out a painless way to bevel the edges, we're done here.