The idea to make my own 18th century chess set came first. But there has to be a game table even before the chess set. This is the second piece of furniture I've made and got to practice cabriole legs, mini wood carving and marquetry for the first time.
The basic pattern came out of The Scale Cabinetmaker Magazine Vol. 12 #4 and I added the chess board top.
The woods are walnut, white oak and a light colored wood with little grain that was in the wood scrap box, probably basswood.