The Bishop

The Bishop from my chess set of dragons.[link]

In Finnish the meaning for this piece is a messenger. That is wat I was after in this. I wanted him to be delivering some sort of message. Only now I realize that this could pass as a clergyman also. It could be a sermon in his hands instead of a message from/to battlefield..

Plan was to rivet the hands and wings in place, but time run out and I soldered things together instead.

Hand fabricated; sawed, hammered and soldered. The messages glued.
Copper. 2mm for the bodies, 1mm for the rest. Messages 0,3 mm copperfoil. Silverplating on half of them. Black and white felt. ~5 cm high. Base 4 cm in diameter.

Other pieces:

King [link]
Queen [link]
Knight [link]
Rook [link]
Pawn [link]