I visited Africa many years ago and while there acquired a “Big Five” Chess set that has the Big five African animals as the chess pieces (out of a resin material) It came in a cardboard box and we have had it set up for years collecting dust. I thought I would build a holder to display the Board and pieces, and this is what I came up with.
The holders are out of 1/4" poplar, the Engraving in the middle is just 1/4" Baltic Birch Plywood, and the 2 end caps are out of 1/16" Maple.
I was suprised how well the Baltic Birch ended up matching the color of the chessboard.
The holder actually hangs on the wall. There is a U shaped block that slips down over the top to lock the board in place, and the little engraving on the top has a dowel that locks the U block in place, so getting the board out is easy.
