Brown Leatherette Chess Set Storage Box Coffer with Double Tray Fixed Slots for 4.2" - 4.8" Pieces

with every shaving and small incision master artisans turn these trunks of wood into 32 hand carved chess pieces you can pick up a plastic set for 20 but a wooden set certified for the world chess championship cost 500 much of the value of a high quality set comes down to how well just one piece is made the night there are less than 10 people who are trusted to carve the knights for the official world chess championship sets so how are these chessmen made and why are they so expensive at this factory in omrisar india artisans carve the pieces for the official world chess championship sets and the factory produces only 250 of them each year artisans train over four to five months learning to masterfully shape each figure [Music] these small blocks of boxwood were once large trunks dried for three to six months cut down and shaped to the necessary size each block is attached to a lathe wh