Giant Chess collection, 30 percent off

Both giant chess templates in one order

BETA: these templates are still being tested

Every template keeps its BETA mark until someone builds it in clay and it checks out. Each one should be sound and work as drawn, so use them at your own discretion and be ready to adjust on the fly if a project needs it. Pivoting mid-build is part of the fun of pottery.

Members: be the first to show me one fully assembled and I’ll fire that piece free, with your name on its tile for good. See which templates are still up for grabs.

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A 20 inch king with a cross on top and a 17 7/8 inch queen in a crown of sixteen points, every surface cut into flat facets like a gem. Each one holds a room by itself. Side by side they look like they fell out of a giant's chess box.

Get both for $70See each template
Giant faceted black stoneware chess king with a cross, on a walnut sideboard, made from a Clay Hole paper template

This is the bundle for the Giant Chess Piece Templates collection.

  • 2 templates
  • Insane
  • 31 pages
  • 18 template sheets
Every giant chess template we add later, free

The bundle grows with the collection. Every new giant chess template, and every update to one already in it, joins the downloads from your order at no charge.

$70$100Both giant chess templates in one order: 2 PDFs, 31 pages, yours to print as often as you like.

Delivered as download links by email the moment the order goes through. Every giant chess template we add later, and every update to one already in it, joins those downloads free. Members get five templates free a month, one at a time: log in.

See each template on its own page
In this collection

Two giant chess templates, each on its own page

Every one has a free sample to flip through. Sizes are what comes out of the glaze kiln at 12 percent shrinkage. New giant chess templates join this collection the day they go live.

Giant faceted black stoneware chess king with a cross, on a walnut sideboard, made from a Clay Hole paper template Paper template 103, insane The Giant Geometric Chess King A 20 inch faceted Staunton chess king with a cross on top, built from 54 flat slab pieces. 20 in tall, 8 5/8 in across the base, about 8 lb 9 sheets, 15 pages$50 on its own Giant faceted black stoneware chess queen with a pointed coronet on a walnut sideboard, from a Clay Hole paper template Paper template 104, insane The Giant Geometric Chess Queen A 17 7/8 inch faceted Staunton queen with a pointed coronet, from 45 flat slab pieces. 17 7/8 in tall, 7 7/8 in across the base, about 7 lb 9 sheets, 16 pages$50 on its own
How a template works

Print, check, roll, cut, build

Print at 100 percent

Actual size, never Fit to page. Plain copy paper works. Card stock survives a wet slab and can be used again.

Measure the square

Every sheet carries a 1 inch square. A ruler on it settles whether the print is right before any clay is cut.

Roll the slab

Each pack names its slab thickness on the cover. Let the slab firm up to soft leather hard, so it holds an edge and still bends.

Cut the count, then build

Lay the paper on the slab, cut straight down just outside the edge, bevel where the hatching says, and follow the numbered steps. Score, slip, press, compress, every seam.

Every collection

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Ten kitchen pieces made from pottery paper templates: a teapot, fin handle pitcher, spice drawer chest, honey pot and more Kitchen and Home 70 templates The faceted teal and cream dinnerware set made from paper templates: two plates, three bowls, a mug and a tumbler Dinnerware Set 8 templates Seven glowing pottery lamps and lanterns made from paper templates: a lighthouse, canal house, ginger jar lamp and more Lamps and Lanterns 8 templates Seven slab vases and planters made from paper templates: a twisted tower vase, fish planter, scroll bud vases and more Vases 7 templates Three ceramic birdhouses made from paper templates: a wren house, a spire tower and a hanging teardrop birdhouse Birdhouses 3 templates Three ceramic clocks made from paper templates: a tall clock tower, a wall clock with raised numbers and a mantel clock Clocks 3 templates Ten faceted origami pottery animals made from paper templates, from a dragon and a peacock to a sea turtle and a chameleon Origami 13 templates Pottery showpieces made from paper templates: a wall octopus, whale shark, marble run, fountain, wind chime and dice tower Showpieces 23 templates Kiln bead racks, a bead tree and a jewelry rack made from paper templates, loaded with glazed beads and pendants Bead Racks and Trees 4 templates Eight stoneware games made from paper templates: chess, checkers, backgammon, Chinese checkers, two mancala boards and more Games 10 templates Four faceted teal clay figures kneeling on a walnut table: expecting mother, mother and child, lovers, father and child Geometric Figures 4 templates Pale sky blue twisted stoneware butter dish with a zigzag folded cover, made from The Clay Hole paper template Twisted Kitchen 10 templates

All of them side by side, with each bundle price, on the template collections page. Every template in one place, sorted by level, on the paper templates page.

Questions

The ones that come up

What is in the bundle

Both giant chess templates in this collection, $70 instead of $100. One PDF per template arrives by email the moment the order goes through, each one the whole pack: the template sheets, the steps, the notes and the size table.

What happens when a new giant chess template comes out

It joins this collection and your downloads at no charge. The same goes for an update to any template already in it. You pay once, today's price, and the collection keeps growing for you.

Can I buy just one

Yes. Each template here has its own page at $50. The bundle is the two together for 30 percent less.

Do I need a membership to buy these

No. The bundle is $70 for anyone. Members get five templates free every month, one at a time, and bundles are full price for everyone.

Can I sell what I make

Yes. The pots are yours. The template files are for your own use and are not to be shared, which is the whole of the terms.

Members

Free templates, every single month

129 templates now and more as they are drawn, and current members of The Clay Hole pick five free every month. Print one tonight and bring it to your next session.

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