The handmade concrete chess set is complete! It's not perfect, but for a first attempt I am very pleased with it. 
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Quite impressive!
@daniele ... here is my attempt at mock battle photographs 😅
Nice!
still good
It looks great 👍👍
It's all made of concrete? Whoa
Wow
Thank you
Yes sir. Concrete, felt & gold leaf. Nothing more.
Bad ass
Very cool. What’s the sheen on some of the white pieces?
Excellent
It is flaked gold leaf.
Excellent work, Dawn.
Really nice touch! 👏
What are the dimensions of this? And the weight?
The board is 11"x11"x~¼". The king is 2¾" tall. I have it packed and wrapped as a gift now. I used ¼" plywood to make stackable layers for the board & pieces, so that adds some weight. The wrapped package weighs at just under 5lbs.
💜 thanks!
Very cool.
woah, looks incredible
Cool!
I had fun taking the pictures, thank you for the idea
I really like the concrete effect, with some little dents here and there.
Maybe you could try to paint the dark squares with a slightly darker color: it should creates a interesting difference with the border, and increase the contrast with the gold squares.
I am going to make another set after the holidays. I want to try acid staining to theme them with the board and to offset the border. I also need to pour the board & black pieces together next time, to endure they're the same color from the start.
Looks good