On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:07:13 -0400, Silvan
wrote:

So I thought I'd see if there are any sets of chess pieces for sale online
somewhere that I can afford.

Staunton has a really nice (don't laugh) plastic set that is heavily
weighted and is a faithful copy of the wooden Collector's set.

The King stands four inches and the set weighs 64 ounces, not
including the extra queens, which come with the set.

http://www.houseofstaunton.com/Plastic_Collector.html

I wouldn't use a wood set for travel.

A side benefit to this set is that it will provide an accurate
reference to make your own Staunton style set at some time in the
future.

If you are a USCF member, you can get a substantial discount on this
set by ordering through:

http://www.uschess.org/


Regards, Tom
Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson