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    Started carving a chess set.

    Nowt special but i always wanted a set i made myself,i love whittlin so i started recent ly,so far ive only managed a king,knight and 2 rooks.They're all carved from off cuts of hazel from my walking stick making and stand at around 3 inches tall.



    thanks for looking.
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    Thats really cool mate.

    You underestimate yourself when you say its nowt special.

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    well i aspire to the famous lewis set!
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    Top man fish, this set will be awesome I reckon.
    Don't sweat the small stuff - and it's ALL small stuff...!

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    FISH..... the only man I know that can "Whittle" a work of art.
    Its looking fantastic mate.

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    thanks guys.
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    To be honest, I didn't know who the chess set was by until I googled it, but I have seen it many times before.

    You could do that, I'm certain. Your work is your own and its great, you have a special talent mate.

    I would love to have a centre piece like that.

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    your a charmer chubbs!
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    cheers darling xxx

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    you sure do got a purdy mouth.......
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