I’m making a chess / draughts table , so at the moment waiting, chess solid board ok eBay to come , the stem as you can see is made of car parts . Disc and some other part of a car ,
I rather like that. How stable is it on the small(ish) base?
After a really nice table myself. Have some seriously nice chess pieces which I’ve had for over 30 years, made of pewter.
I’ve also wondered about making some pieces in stainless. Wouldn’t need much more than a lathe and mill. Chemically black half of them. Would be a bit different.