Something for a rainy Sunday?

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Something for a rainy Sunday?

Post by MJMcCready » Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:32 am

Presumably chess is up there on the list of past times, and if origami is too, then this video will be right up your street. That aside, why so few make their own chess set these days reminds a question unanswered. 'Because you can just buy one' isn't a wholly agreeable answer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx2zsEacVC8

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Re: Something for a rainy Sunday?

Post by IM Jack Rudd » Sat Mar 27, 2021 1:17 am

How about "because the level of skill required to make a good one is really high, and the payoff for reaching that skill level is not"?

(It's not like, say, getting good at cooking, which rewards you most days; you'd probably be getting good at making chess sets to make one chess set.)

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Re: Something for a rainy Sunday?

Post by MJMcCready » Sat Mar 27, 2021 1:50 am

Your play might have more tlc attached if you are moving pieces around you made yourself.

Regarding cooking, as you know Brits are the best in the world when it comes to cooking and I am no exception. My speciality is DairyLea on toast, and I am whizz at making a CuppaSoup as well.

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Re: Something for a rainy Sunday?

Post by Geoff Chandler » Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:19 pm

I use to work in an Origami Shop...but it folded.

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Re: Something for a rainy Sunday?

Post by Alex McFarlane » Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:56 pm

Geoff Chandler wrote:
Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:19 pm
I use to work in an Origami Shop...but it folded.
I'd like to say I was 'creased' up with laughter there, but honesty prevents me :D

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Re: Something for a rainy Sunday?

Post by Geoff Chandler » Sun Mar 28, 2021 2:10 am

[quote="Alex McFarlane" I'd like to say I was 'creased' up with laughter there, but honesty prevents me :D[/quote]

I used to do origami as a hobby, I gave it up....too much paper work.

That vid of the chess set being made by origami.....it's on paperview.

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Re: Something for a rainy Sunday?

Post by MJMcCready » Sun Mar 28, 2021 7:02 am

Geoff Chandler wrote:
Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:19 pm
I use to work in an Origami Shop...but it folded.
I'm a black belt in origami -so be careful.

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Re: Something for a rainy Sunday?

Post by Mike Gunn » Sun Mar 28, 2021 11:10 am

I used to work in the Origami Ministry but we all fell victim to the government's paper cuts.

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