John Ayer wrote on Thu, Oct 14, 2010 05:13 PM UTC:
Mr. Bernard Hempseed, current whereabouts unknown, gave some good advice on
how to start on this project.
http://www.chessvariants.org/crafts.dir/fairy-chess-pieces.html I was was
inspired to buy a checker set and two chess sets in the same material and
colors and make pieces for my favorite games. It is possible to buy a
courier spiel set (old-style pieces) on-line. http://courierchess.com/
Superchess in the Netherlands has a wide variety of pieces for sale, and
might be willing to mix sets. http://www.superchess.nl/indexengels.htm
There is of course no reason why you have to use their pieces the way they
say.