Making a Dice Tower from Red Oak with Steel Wool Vinegar Finish
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- Опубліковано 19 січ 2020
- How to make a dice tower from red oak project boards. It is finished with a homemade steel wool and vinegar solution. Perfect for board games, role playing games, strategy games, dungeons and dragons, scrabble, etc. The dowel joinery ensures this DIY dice tower and tray will be rock solid for years to come.
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My family asked for a dice tower for Cristmas. I just found and saved your video after passing on a lot of others. Great process of trial, error, rework, and the inal product looks awesome!
Thank you! Hope you have more success than me! 😂
I never knew I needed a dice tower until I watched this. Now I don’t know how I have lived my whole life without one.
Yeah they are fund to make and use! Thanks for watching and commenting! 👊
Nice little dice tower! Looks awesome!
Thank you! I just put your dice tower video in my watch list. I'm looking forward to your harp build video as well!
Excellent idea. Hey, this would be a good Christmas gift for the families on your list. I bet that most families don't have on they's probably use it, especially if they play games like Yahtzee.
Sean, I don't make as many mistakes as you. (I make more.) I think that most of the weekend woodworkers out there felt your pain as you shared them. You're more of a perfectionist than I.
I would have just gone with the pin nails. Maybe, I would have given that one to my mother-in-law or another person who did not make my most popular list. Thanks for the video. Please, continue to post. Stay safe.
Thanks! Yes this would make a great Christmas gift. We use it for Yahtzee all the time. We don't play D&D but I know dice towers are very popular in those circles as well. I'm guessing that's where they originated. This tower is surprisingly loud when in use. I added a piece of leather in the bottom of the tray and on the ramp and that made it much better. There are a few other things I would change on this design so a rebuild and lessons-learned video are on the long term list. I appreciate the compliments and for thanks watching!
Great job!
Some green felt would take it to another level.
Yes you are so right! Sometimes it seems crazy loud when the dice hit the tray. Like hurt my ears loud. I'm considering making another dice tower and I was thinking I could cut up a mouse pad to go in the bottom of the tray. Maybe green felt is the way to go! I appreciate the tip and thanks for watching!
Nice dice tower! I felt like i was stuck in a loop. Haha.
You and me both!
Hey, great video. I kept thinking throughout, damn, this guy must love dice.
Great perceverance, love the drive to get it how you want it. Look forward to the lessons learned video. Well done.
Thanks Peter! Yeah you just gotta keep moving!
Looks great. You mentioned the loudness in other comments. Other than felting, I'm wondering if the longer angled shelves that a lot of dice towers have would slow the dice more so there is less energy to generate noise when the dice hit the base. Felting or your mouse mat idea is obviously an easier solution to implement on an already built tower.
Thank you! Yeah you are probably right about that. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Doyou have a printable template? This is pretty neat
Hi Leitha! I do have my original cut list that I made in SketchUp. Would you like that? It's not a formal downloadable plan but it would get you most of the way.
@@MakerBeach I would love that. Do you have a website that it is on?
I just put it on my Google Drive. Below is the link. I would love to see your version if you build it!
drive.google.com/file/d/1ByC1I_V6SE00oSjXDMikWq7qSrcp66LT/view
Farkle!
Bring it!
Wouldn’t wood putty have worked to cover up the nails?
I've never used it and I was trying to get this project finished quickly. Have you had any luck with wood putty?