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Chess Set Piece Metrics
The metrics of the pieces in a chess set are
important components in the quality of the goods. We
supply the height, weight and balance in the chess sets
and the certificate of authenticity details these metrics.
The balance for chss set pieces is of particular importance.
The Meaning of 'Balance'
With different woods being of different density
- the overall weighting of the piece is not just subject
to the degree of auxiliary weighting for the piece.
One piece carved in chidar may have excellent auxiliary
weighting but since the wood is not as dense as Ebony
the piece may be lighter than an equivilent Ebony piece
but better weighted in proportion to the overall chess
set piece. The balance provides a measurement of where
on the length of a piece the balance point is, that
is - what proportion of a piece's overall weight is
contained in the base. Lower balance values represent
greater base weighting. For denser woods, like Ebony
and Bud Rosewood, higher balance values represent more
'even' weighting throughout. Generally a good weighting
is one where the piece is heavy (over 60g), is not too
heavily weighted at the bottom (not less than 15%) and
has good density of wood material (represented by a
balance of over 18%). For a luxury chess set a typical
high quality balance will be between 12% and 29%.
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