hand-made - dining/gaming table build

[rickrtickr]

Hey there folks, this is a bit of a different type of content for the 405th, but i figured I could share it since I was working on this in the craft hour during the extra life stream.

I just completed a handmade dining table with a built-in game space.

These were my draft papers:

This is what the new table looks like, completed and installed in the house, compared to the old table:

Now have some build pictures:

"farmhouse" Tressle:


Tabletop construction:



Addition of expanding rails and leaves:


Staining: (done during the live stream)


Sealing with Urethane:


Applied signature for sentimental value:


Staining and urithane on the trestle:


And that is pretty much it. I can do a breakdown of materials and tools if you guys want, but all told, this was about an $800-900 cost in materials.

 

[Shadowshail]

This looks amazing! I love the design! What made you come up with the idea of a pocket compared to a raised space in the middle? Also what type of games are you thinking of playing with it?

 

[rickrtickr]

This looks amazing! I love the design! What made you come up with the idea of a pocket compared to a raised space in the middle? Also what type of games are you thinking of playing with it?

So I have been playing DnD for years and had always admired the Wyrmwood gaming tables. (hence the pocket design) It is also a very simple place to put things that you are "not done with" without disrupting the table top in the meantime. So a raised platform on the table would have to be removed and put somewhere else when you need the table back.

But for my purposes, I needed a table that would be capable of expanding up to an 18+ person gathering space for family events. (the reason for the expansion capabilities)

As for all the games: just about any kind of tabletop game is a candidate for cause, DnD, 40K, board games, puzzles, and anything you might want to keep in a "secured" space while using (building legos for example)

I am looking forward to a new DnD campaign in particular though. Using my 3d printer to build physical terrain and combat spaces is a really exciting prospect for me. And being able to store/hide these spaces in the table without exposing them to my players beforehand is really exciting.

 

[Shadowshail]

Ah! I can see that then. I was thinking if there was a way to maybe instead of a pocket make it a rasing and lowering platform, that way it still stores or can be used as down below. It could also be used as 2 levels of terrain if you make them indipendently rais/lower.

I knownthat requires a lot more hardware and engineering though lol

 

[rickrtickr]

Ah! I can see that then. I was thinking if there was a way to maybe instead of a pocket make it a rasing and lowering platform, that way it still stores or can be used as down below. It could also be used as 2 levels of terrain if you make them indipendently rais/lower.

I knownthat requires a lot more hardware and engineering though lol

The problem with "raising or lowering" a platform is that there must be something under if you are raising, or barrier walls if you are lowering.

And yeah lots more engineering to make either of those things happen.