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Making simple gaming tables

The new design currently printing in the studio is the Samurai Lord's House, and it covers a massive 4'x4' (120cm²) area! So it looks like I'll need to build some extra tables to give it enough space to be assembled.

* I need YOUR suggestions as to what to carve into the tabletop!!! Help!




▲ I already have a couple of 3'x4' tables ideal for Test of Honour, which can be placed together to make a larger 6'x4' table suitable for Warhammer. But this time I wanted to make two smaller 3'x2' tables, which can be placed separately around the studio as display tables, too!

So I started with some cheap 1x4 pieces of pine, laid on top of the existing larger table to make sure the dimensions matched. This produced 2 tabletop 'frames'.

▲ Two thicker 2x4 beams were screwed inside the frames, lifted up enough to fit more 1x4s later.

▲ Next it's time to create some simple legs. I decided to make these simple box shapes from 2x4s, so that the tables would match the shape of the existing tables. Perhaps overkill in terms of wood, but never mind!

▲ Two leg squares were connected for each table, with a thick 2x4 beam on each side.

▲ The tabletop frames were then screwed down onto the leg structure, to make sturdy tables.

▲ The last phase of construction was to cut 1x4s to make the table tops. I just glued these down inside the frames, because they won't be taking much weight.

▲ And there we have it - two completed mini tables!

.... but now I need your suggestions!

I'd like to make the tables a little fancier by carving a couple of small designs into the table surfaces. Any suggestions?



▲ This is a large twin-tailed comet motif I carved into a full-sized gaming table a few years back, when I was making a Warhammer-themed gaming room. It looked pretty nice when finished and wood-stained, so that's why I'm keen to try again on these smaller tables.

If you have any suggestions, please drop them in the comments below? Thanks!

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