Jim Arnold Custom Chess Boards
Based in Winston-Salem, Arnold's a wood carver who specializes in bench/small-detail chisels and crafts uniquely detailed, awesomely themed "chess art" outta maple & walnut, and will create fully personalized models for you, insisting that "custom made means more than having your name laser-engraved on the border", although it's probably not gonna stop Gov. Jan Brewer from trying in Arizona.