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Custom & Thematic Chess Sets

$100

I love making thematic chess sets. These are examples of my work (the music set is still available for sale! Contact me if interested). The music set features a board made from vinyl records and CDs with cassette binding and the pieces are made from instrument parts. The aircraft set (sold) is made from airplane engine parts and aluminum from the wing. you can watch these get made here: Aircraft: https://youtu.be/T1kzmDUsKuU https://youtu.be/v7on6bU3tmU Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjj7a8cXWBU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnDA8eYQFc4 be good, tim

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Tim Sway

Tim Sway

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meriden, CT
Member since: 2011
4.9
50 Maker Reviews

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    A Maker who has been a valued part of this community for several years.

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    Customers say that this Maker ships promptly after completing a project.

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    This Maker has consistently demonstrated excellence in craftsmanship and customer service.

I am an independent artist/artisan working exclusively in reclaimed, recycled, upcycled and found materials.

i make the useless useful again. i make worthless things priceless.

from conception, to making it to sweeping up, i am a one-man operation - by design.

my work is not for everyone. my customers are people who want truly unique, one-of-a-kind pieces that are made fairly and ethically from locally salvaged materials - with as small a footprint as i can muster.

i will make and ship things all over the united states (depending on size) but i prefer to work regionally (Boston to NYC and thereabouts).

listed on this page are some pieces i've made for others and some pieces i have available for sale. but what i really want to do is design and make what YOU want. let's do it!

be good,
tim

oh yeah, at youtube.com/timsway you will find more than one hundred video of things i've made.

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    Chris

    For Chevy Sideboard
    5.0

    There are not enough stars to give Tim. He is incredibly talented, thoughtful, considerate, communicative, timely, caring, and creative. The ultimate testimony to him is my current search for another project to work on together. He is a true pro and a genuinely good person.

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    Jenny Chavira

    For Custom frame for military trunk
    5.0

    Tim is super fun and easy to work with. He had lots of creative suggestions for our project (turning my grandfather's WWII trunk into a coffee table), and the finished product was completely perfect, even better than we hoped for!

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    GEOFFREY GIMER

    For Pallet Wood Entertainment Center
    4.8

    Tim was an awesome maker to work with! He took the idea, ran with it right away, and more than met the needs of my accelerated timeline. He was extremely communicative and kept me up to date at all times throughout the project. Couldn't have had a better experience!

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    Martin Phipps

    For Pinball Machine Converted Into Home Office Desk
    5.0

    We were so happy with the final project!!

  • Matt ZisowMZ

    Matt Zisow

    For 4 wooden 4x6 picture frames.
    5.0

    I had an amazing experience working with Tim, from start to finish. He helped me figure out (from a pretty vague initial idea) exactly what I wanted, kept me updated along the way with progress videos, and -- most importantly -- delivered a kick-ass product at the end. I can't wait to work with Tim again -- so should you!

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