Rather than go for a big furniture project this Christmas, I though I
would try something a bit more dainty...

How I got on:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Chess_Board

(the usual wiki warnings apply - first draft, not read it yet, and
probably full of typos!)

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Cheers,

John.

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