How to DIY a Chess board?
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What materials should I use to make a roll up game board. What type. Of ink, or vinyl, to make it look as professional as possible.
You can purchase a piece of vinyl or leather and paint that into a chess board that will easily roll up
Ok but what type of ink. The ink I used on some of them doesn't dry dark. I re-colored it again but didn't help. Plus it's hard keeping in the squares when trying to re -paint.
Try burlap.
Try canvas and you can buy chess/checker board stencils at AC Moore. I have used regular acrylic paint on fabric for this type of project for years without any problem.
These are available commercially . K mart online has one for under $10.00 see below. Also see this website which has them for under $6.00 . Sometimes it is more economical just to buy one.
https://thechessstore.com/club-vinyl-rollup-chess-board-black-buff-2-25-squares/?gdffi=e9c3ff758ef24087988d04068e852639&gdfms=5A78D085C76444689F0554A3A5F59315&gclid=CjwKCAiAweXTBRAhEiwAmb3Xuxbg9eTEYx80psXjrTNsqujhVpIAe20czKwPQVZ_a-ViA3vciQv-YxoCbGoQAvD_BwE
Cheaper to buy when you figure vinyl sells for cheap side $6. a yard. Then add paint that may or may not come out dark enough if you paint black on white; or cover enough to paint white on black.
Reminds me of my husband trying to repair a pasteboard chess board. He didn't know it was that cheap to get a new one.
we did one, many years ago. We used oak and a dark walnut, altering the layout then finish it with a coat of Minwax satin finish polyurethane. The wood was 1/4x1x12. We just cut it at 1" pieces. No stain, paint, !