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Sorry about the 'serial posting'. I thought it would be a worthwile
addition to have a picture of a high-quality piece set, which is quite easy to make, for some of the more important variants, (Xiangqi, Shatranj, Knightmate, Capablanca, Janus, Courier. So I posted such a picture in he comments to these variants, so that people will easily find it.

The only tools needed to make these Staunton-style representations of
Amazon, Chancellor, Archbishop, Commoner, Cannon, Ferz, Alfil and Royal
Knight is a not-too-course saw and some glue. and of course a sufficient
number of identical wooden piece sets to provide the raw material.

When done carefully, the quality of all the new pieces will be as high as
that of the original pieces. And with erfect unity of style. Perhaps I shuold write a separate page in the 'crafts' section as well.