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  • Aug 30, 2024
  • 1 min read

In the workshop using computer to set the CNC router for cutting chess pieces from design files.

I tapped into my love for art and design to create the custom Girl Scout themed chess pieces. It was great to use my artistic side in a real-world project, especially since I’m planning to study industrial design in college.


Each of the chess pieces have a different Girl Scout symbol

  • Pawns have Daisy symbol

  • Rooks have Trefoil symbol

  • Knights have Sash

  • Bishops have World Trefoil symbol

  • Kings have Brownie wings and Bridge arc

  • Queens have Gold Award symbol and string of pearls to represent the necklace Juliette Gordon Low sold to start Girl Scouts


I used Krita to digitally draw the pieces as vectors and then exported them into Carbide Create, which is a CAD 3D software for use with CNC Routers. Bonus chessboard jig (wooden border with string grid) is included - makes painting a perfectly sized 10' 3" chessboard with border very easy.




 
 
 

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