Adapting Chess Pieces for Centaur
summary
Materials
- For the backing on the modified pieces, I purchased a 12x18-inch piece of bronze metallic felt online from Benzie Design. Total cost with tax and shipping was about $16 US.
- To Wescott circle template (T-831) https://www.amazon.com/Westcott-LetterCraft-Circles-Template-T-831/dp/B0044SGYMC
- Scissors
- Marker
- Hot glue gun
Procedure
- Measure bases of each piece
- Cut out felt circles
- Remove old felt pads
- Hot glue on new pads
Testing
I had a couple of extra wooden rooks to play with, so I decided to use them to test this procedure out. I am very happy with the initial results, and made a short video to show how they turned out.
House of Staunton Championship Set
https://www.houseofstaunton.com/the-championship-series-chess-pieces-3-75-king.html