Sort of finished project:
I’ll need to wait for the epoxy to dry and then sand it.
Here it is with epoxy:
Wood is wenge and is really neat but also quite splintery.
I’ve been making a few of these dice box things.
Started as a for fun thing, then got asked to make a few more, and I’ve got a bunch of wood laying around and a workshop that needs more space freed up so making these hex boxes has been a nice little endeavor. (Also design entirely inspired by wyrmwood)
Since I have a few of these to make I’ve been looking at jigs. Since the magnets are on…sort of opposite sides I can use that to my advantage and put 6 magnets in the jig and 3 of them will line up with either side of the box.
This allows me to put a chamfer on the box (and flatten it)
Then put a design on the box as well. I also was inspired by the recent post from Winston on instagram about doing mother of pearl inlay. But that stuff is expensive! So I got some cheaper plastic stuff to test out the idea.
Used some super glue and a hammer to push the parts in. Would recommend doing a slight inset to make that process easier.
That one needs more contrast so I’ll likely route out the outside area to add some epoxy with black powder as well at some point. I’ll try and post finished pictures tomorrow when everything is cured and then sanded and with finish on.