Chess board.

I started gluing up the thin strips of cherry and poplar for the chess board. I can only do these in pairs. 8 strips = 4 pairs, which I glued up and clamped. Next I will glue together 2 of THOSE pairs, then later the FINAL pair. Then the board will be half done. I then turn it 90 degrees and cut 8 strips again. When these are rotated and opposed, they will make the alternating 64 squares. Then I will need to do the same gluing technique for those strips. Fun project so far. Simple, but need to take my time and be precise. I want the squares to be EXACTLY 2 inches each side. So far I am successful.