| Early chess master Siegbert Tarrasch once said, | | | | regia, came to Western Europe via the Romans and |
| "Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make | | | | Asia Minor. European walnut is a market rarity as it is |
| men happy". Why not add to your game-playing | | | | not in high supply and can only be found in the |
| enjoyment by incorporating the natural beauty of a | | | | processed form of veneer. Wood chess sets made |
| wood chess set. | | | | with European Walnut tend to have a grayish-brown |
| Wood chess sets are classic in the chess playing | | | | hue with a darker irregular grain. European walnut is |
| world because of their association with the Staunton | | | | durable and polishes well. Walnut, great for staining and |
| style of design. But wood chess sets have also | | | | enduring UV exposure makes a logical choice for use |
| pushed and continue to push the boundaries of their | | | | in the manufacture of wood chess sets. |
| visual stereotype due to avid and inventive chess | | | | Sheesham (Indian Rosewood) - Otherwise known as |
| artisans with advancing CNC technology, also known | | | | Palisander. Dalbergia latifolia grows in such places as |
| as robotic manufacturing methods. | | | | the Indian peninsula. Sheesham can also be found near |
| Before you go out and purchase a wood chess set, | | | | the Himalayan Mountains in Orissa, Sikkim, Bihar and |
| understand that a wood chess set's style isn't the only | | | | Oudah. Chess sets usually incorporate Indian |
| feature worth considering in your purchase. Natural | | | | Rosewood as a veneer as it isn't shaped easily by |
| wood materials lend an innate touch of class to wood | | | | hand. Sheesham comes in hues from rose to dark |
| chess sets and can really emphasize chess set | | | | brown. |
| design. So the inquiring buyer should be aware of what | | | | Erable - Also called European Field Maple, this timber |
| materials are available in the manufacture of wood | | | | calls Europe home. Erable can be found in Europe's old |
| chess sets. This wide variety of timber contains | | | | growth forests, but it is more commonly harvested |
| species such as: | | | | from human-regulated forests in places like Spain. |
| Mahogany - Particular strains of mahogany such as | | | | Erable carves easily and wood chess sets made with |
| Khaya grandifoliola are popular choices in constructing | | | | erable have a soft golden coloring and strong inset |
| wood chess sets. This particular wood chess | | | | grain that comes to life with a lacquered finish. |
| set-friendly variety grows mostly on the West Coast | | | | Aspen - Aspen is a popular material used in North |
| of Africa. The color of mahogany's heartwood can | | | | American wood chess sets. The Populus tremula |
| range from a pink to a dark cocoa brown. | | | | strain of aspen or Trembling Aspen is found in an area |
| Maple - Sugar Maple is a popular material used to | | | | that includes Virginia, Newfoundland and Alaska. |
| manufacture wood chess sets. Wood chess sets | | | | Trembling Aspen is also found in the Rocky Mountains, |
| using this species of maple have a faint red coloration | | | | southern Arizona and northern New Mexico. Aspen is |
| that can also be interpreted as pink. Sugar Maple is | | | | colored from a light white to soft beige and adds a |
| readily accessible in North America as its found in New | | | | beautiful accent to wood chess sets. |
| England, southeastern Manitoba, Nova Scotia, North | | | | Many of the aforementioned materials can be found in |
| Carolina and eastern Kansas. | | | | wood chess sets sold by online distributors. Many |
| Walnut - European Walnut, also known as Juglans | | | | online retailers have a wide selection to choose from. |