I'd never heard of a "dice tower" until my daughter asked me to make one for her to give to her husband for his birthday. My son-in-law has been wanting one for some time now.
For those of you that are as ignorant of dice towers as I was before... a dice tower is a small structure into which you throw the dice in order to make them tumble in a random pattern. (HMMMmmm... maybe my daughter cheats at rolling the dice?!?!) It has three ramps the dice fall upon before exiting the bottom of the tower into the tray.
After looking around on the internet... I came up with my own design which allows for storage of the dice in a small compartment at the front of the tray. The lid is held shut via a small rare earth magnet. The tower can be laid down in the tray for easier storage.
The project is made it out of walnut and maple (surprisingly turned out to be curly maple). The ramps and the tray bottom are covered in a brown, spongy, cabinet liner material to deaden the sound and to give a little grip so that the dice wouldn't just slide along. I also used a piece of Plexiglass on the front so that you could see the dice as they went through the tower.
The overall dimensions of the tower are 3" x 4" x 10".
Not an overly complicated project... but a fun one to make and a good way to ease myself back into woodworking.
For those of you that are as ignorant of dice towers as I was before... a dice tower is a small structure into which you throw the dice in order to make them tumble in a random pattern. (HMMMmmm... maybe my daughter cheats at rolling the dice?!?!) It has three ramps the dice fall upon before exiting the bottom of the tower into the tray.
After looking around on the internet... I came up with my own design which allows for storage of the dice in a small compartment at the front of the tray. The lid is held shut via a small rare earth magnet. The tower can be laid down in the tray for easier storage.
The project is made it out of walnut and maple (surprisingly turned out to be curly maple). The ramps and the tray bottom are covered in a brown, spongy, cabinet liner material to deaden the sound and to give a little grip so that the dice wouldn't just slide along. I also used a piece of Plexiglass on the front so that you could see the dice as they went through the tower.
The overall dimensions of the tower are 3" x 4" x 10".
Not an overly complicated project... but a fun one to make and a good way to ease myself back into woodworking.
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