Check this out, Mate!
At India’s oldest and largest chess manufacturing company, master craftsman Surinder Pal holds the exclusive title of knight carver. Known as the most tedious chess piece to work on, they must be done entirely by hand. Today, knight carvers are well respected and increasingly hard to come by.
Masters of the Knight: The Art of Chess Carving in India
In Amritsar, artisans have hand-carved the most complicated pieces in the game for generations.
Roxanne Hoorn