My Most Challenging and Frustrating Project | Xiangqi Pieces

In this video I show how I made a set of weighted Xiangqi pieces, otherwise known as Chinese Chess pieces. Making the pieces was challenging due to a variety of reasons, including a big mistake that I made right at the start of the project. The carving of the inlays and engravings were so fine and detailed that it was a challenge to do it so that the wood would not break. I also made a box with a sliding top to hold the pieces, but that was relatively simple in comparison to making the pieces. Get the Freshest CA glues in the market at Starbond by clicking here: Use discount code WOODUMAKEIT15 at checkout to save 15% off your purchase. Starbond products that I used in this video: (Use discount code WOODUMAKEIT15 to get 15% off your order!) -Starbond CA glue brown (Medium): -Starbond Aerosol Accelerator: Other things I used for this project: TotalBoat Epoxy: Amana 45611-K 15-degree engraving tip: Amana 30 degree v-bit: Grizzly G1023RLWX Table Saw INCRA Miter Gauge: Freud 24T Rip Blade with Flat Grind: Freud Ultimate Cut-Off Blade: Laguna Resaw King bandsaw blade: SuperMax 19-38 Drum Sander: email: woodumakeit@ Instagram: Facebook: Pinterest: Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:54 Preparing the Walnut for Inlays 02:29 Preparing the Maple Inlays 03:41 First Mistake 04:33 Carving the Padauk and Wenge Chinese Character Male Inlays 05:00 Challenge with Inlay Breaking Away 06:46 Carving the Chinese Character Female Inlays 07:16 Challenge with Female Inlay Breaking Away 08:08 Gluing in the Inlay with Dyed Glue 10:32 Preparing the Walnut for the Checkers Inlays 10:49 Preparing the Padauk and Maple Checkers Inlays 11:14 Adding the Lead Weights with Epoxy 14:03 Engraving the Checkers 16:05 Engraving the Names of the Chinese Pieces 18:33 Cutting Out the Pieces 21:05 Fixing Voids with CA Glue 22:02 Finishing the Pieces 22:17 Making the Interior Compartment for the Box 26:03 Making the Sliding Top for the Box 28:16 Making the Sides of the Box 33:51 Gluing Up the Box 35:35 Flocking the Interior of the Box 36:39 Applying the Finishing Touches 39:52 Photo Shoot Music in this video is from Epidemic Sound 00:54 Forest Life - William Benckert 03:08 Towards Silence - Kasper Schill 06:21 Wind Spirit - William Claeson 09:57 Stepping Stones - Megan Wofford 13:05 In a French Bar in Stockholm - Franz Gordon 15:32 One Must Go - Alex Slayne 17:18 Once Before - Franz Gordon 20:31 Comfort in the Dark - Atlas Kind 22:18 Spirit Garden - Gavin Luke 26:03 Stepping on Glass - Eneide 28:03 Faded Silhouette - Helmut Schenker 32:05 Mr. Oakbranch - Christophe Gorman 35:34 Nod - Lo Mimieux #xiangqi #chinesechess #xiangqipieces