(TommyBoy) wrote in message . com...
Ken Cobb wrote in message . ..
On 8 Jul 2004 21:09:43 -0700, wrote:

That's too bad. I'll look around for something else good.

Have you looked at what the HOS site has in 1-7/8" boards?

Yep, the HOS are OK but I would rather have the Italfama round board
he

http://www.thechessstore.com/category/035.4.375/

Its 2" squares, but the pawns' bases are very slightly over 1", so
four will fit on a single square...

Slightly over budget at $250, but that's not too bad...

ThatChessStore is the retailer...

I would have preferred the John Hardy board but oh well...

Obviously, people tastes are different. I personally hate that round
board. I doubt the original poster wants the board for tournament
play, but if he did I'm sure that round board would gather complaints.
The boards from Legend are very nice. The ones from HOS are also very
nice. Both companies use craftsmen contractors. The next step down
from these are mass produced boards. In my opinion, the best of the
mass produced boards come from Dreuke. You can find the Drueke boards
at most of the online retailers. You can price check between The Chess
Store (see above link), www.chesstopia.com and I'm sure many others.

I'm not really patient, and I would hate to wait for a board I wanted.
That being said, if the guy wanting a board really wants quality, you
might give Legend a little more time to get the board maker. I also
recommend the HOS boards. Anything less than these, I'd stick to
Drueke.

If you want a nice board and can't find the wood board you want, you
might try a nice leather one. The non-folding hard leather board is
stunning to see. http://www.finechess.com/

Ken

A leather board from finechess.com wouldn't be cheap but it would be
an excellent acquisition. Tastes differ but I'd opt for the one piece
leather board before the elmroot board cited above.

I'm bloated with boards but I'd still like to have my pieces on a nice
leather board like this one. $250, more or less, is a lot of $ but
it's easy to spend 2-3 times as much on an excellent wood board made
of non-exotic woods.

Checking my resources... just may do it. Love leather.


Thanks Mr. Cobb and TommyBoy (again). I ordered a dark brown / fawn
leather board from finechess.com tonight. It has narrow enough borders
to store in drawer safely away from kids and pets.

"London tan" would have been eqivolent to Hunter Holster tan (American
sidearms ascessories company), a bit too red for my needs, hence I
chose the grayer tan for the light squares...

At the end of the ordering process there was this cheery message
introducing the subject of a waiting time:

" Thanks for your order. Our Master Leather Worker will begin
handcrafting the board almost at once, and will have it ready for
delivery in two weeks".

Thanks again for the advice, these boards were unknown to me and seem
excellent.

Hatfield (W. H. K.)