Emmanuel Chess sets
Restoration
I like to restore my chess sets and boards. That is part of the hobby and fun.
Unrestored as I got it. Nothing broken. Just dirty and never been restored which is great!
Scratches, very tired varnish but the marquetry is perect underneath
The board was delivered with Backgamon pieces and a regence chess set
First take out the inside box felt
No felt left inside
centimetre by centimetre I take the dirt and the genuine varnish off
Let's take the genuine varnish coat off now
It works !
half of the board is clean now
A long process
All the box surround also has to be cleaned.
Now that the board is clean, I need to apply some teck ink to darken the sides
Half of the boad is ready now
The very hard clear coat varnish will be applied in 4 layers.
Waiting for the hard clear varnish to dry
Beautiful finish to be compared with an old set unrestored in the background.
Wow, nice job!
Lovely restored but still with the genuine colour and patina.
New felt inside without any backgamon board
This nice board now deserve to host my best Regence pieces !
The genuine dirt vs the clean restored
Before and after. People who prefer the patina on the left are just lazy lier ;-)