Pyrography Chess Board: 4 Awesome Project Ideas

Did the moving Wizarding Chess Board from Harry Potter inspire you to have your own unique chess board? Why not try making a pyrography chess board using your wood burning skill?

Burn Chess Board Project Ideas

Regular Chess Board

• This is the most common chess board, this is the best as the starter one.
• Do not make on any heavy and thick wood plank if you don’t have any plan to make it hard to move.
• It can be small, large, or any size you want though.

Foldable Chess Board

• Foldable chess boards are more popular as they are more portable. Pyrography converts them timeless pieces of art.
• You can do this project on any foldable wooden box and it also helps you keep the pieces safer to maintain and conserve.

Tabletop Chess Board

• A wooden table with a wood burning chessboard art is like shooting multiple birds in one shot.
• You can get your work done on it and play chess during your leisure, and it will also be an aesthetic piece of furniture for your home.
• These are ideal to use as reading tables. But regular use on a table like this will lead to a less shiny top. Hence, a varnish required every one year or so.

3 Player Chess Board

• This is a master piece chess board where 3 people can play.
• Also named as Three-Man or Three-Handed or Three-Way chess or Arabian chess.
• The rules are similar but most of the times, two players team up against the third one.
• This kind of pyrography is a bit difficult as the geometric shape is hard make symmetric.

Here’s a video on this.

How to Make a Chess Board via Pyrography?

Here is what you need to do to create one-

• Regardless of what type of wooden piece you choose, you must create the board outline properly on the piece.
• Use a measuring tape, scale, and pencil and draw a large square. It must have 8 rows and 8 columns, as a chessboard has a total of 64 small squares in it. 
• Once you are done drawing the board outlines, heat up your burner pen and start by burning from one end of the board.
• Remember that a chessboard usually has one white and one black square, accordingly. So you must burn or add shade to each black square as needed. 
• You can add various other designs inside and outside the board to make the board look more artistic.

One more video here for your easy understanding.

Additional Reads

If you are new to pyrography, following articles will help you to start working.

1. Beginner pyrography projects
2. Patterns transfer methods
3. How to troubleshoot in pyrography

Final Words

A chess board like this is not necessarily meant for playing. Some people use it as a decorative piece as well. And if you don’t want to go through the wood cutting and shaping process, you can use uncut pieces to add a more aesthetic touch. But make sure to sand the raw edges well to ensure safety and prevent damage.