H. G. Muller wrote on Fri, Jul 25, 2008 02:42 PM EDT:
I have done some thinking on how one could economically manufacture fairy
piece sets is fairly small numbers. The best way seems to make them of
wood, mostly cylindrically symmetric, so they can be easily machined.
Possibly with a little bit of finishing later, such as is done with
normal Chess pieces for making the cross on top of the King, the slit in
the Bishop, the crown of the Queen.
One could for instance se the following designs (lower row) to complement
a normal Staunton piece set (upper row).
piece sets is fairly small numbers. The best way seems to make them of
wood, mostly cylindrically symmetric, so they can be easily machined.
Possibly with a little bit of finishing later, such as is done with
normal Chess pieces for making the cross on top of the King, the slit in
the Bishop, the crown of the Queen.
One could for instance se the following designs (lower row) to complement
a normal Staunton piece set (upper row).