Building a gameing table part: V

Well sadly this is as far as I could get in the time I had. There is not even flock on it but I was needed to help paint the house this was being gifted to. If i had one more day with it before I felt it needed to be delivered I could have put a 2ed coat of polyurethane to get a smother finish and added the grass to the gameing surface  at least but fate did not have that in store for this project. It is still passable and at some point either thewarhost or I will get  a chance to add the grass and I will get a pic or two to show you all the truly finished product. But for now This my friends is the end of the story. 

Building a gameing table part: IV

As you can see I glued the sand to the tabletop for texture I am hoping that it turns out well I watered down the glue a bit more then i would normally So i am hoping for the best on that one.
I also stained the board edges and the leg units with red oak stain. it gives the wood a worn old look  That should be nice. you can still see some spots that look like water marks but that is just because I have not gone back with a clean dry cloth and wiped them till they turn out even with the rest. Stain is nice to work with like that

Building a gameing table part: III

Today It looks like all most nothing got done but I did get all the holes filled in With dowels and glued. So next on the list is  rounding off the corners of all the boards so they look less like 2/4's then on to sanding the whole thing. after that I plan on staining and sealing the whole thing with polyurethane.

Building a gameing table part: II

I got the supports in to the table top

Then build up the 2ed set of legs

Rounded off the trim so that it would look nice and keep little hands from catching splinters from the sharp edge if they were to slide them along the edge still much sanding to do but getting there.

This is the table as it sits now.

Building a gameing table part: I

Ok I should have documented this a bit better for the blog, but I am Time crunched to complete This project. My brother in law over at thewarhost Just bought his first house. So i was thinking seance he has the space now  I should build him a proper gaming table(what with me not willing to give up the one we built together years ago). Also I am trying to take into account for his 2 children who being smart and inquisitive as they are will want to help/play with daddy's toys. So the table needs to be a lot more sturdy then our old one that sits on saw horses.

The top is 1/4" plywood with a 4" tall trim of pine boards. Right now it is not as strong as i would like so that will have to be addressed in
 my next session with this project.

 

This is the first of two sets of legs. The plan is to make the table break down to get it out of the way when needed. It will also be upgradeable with this design so that if he ever gets around to painting enough of one army to warrant a 4' / 6' table or a 4'/8' table all I will have to do is build the top its self and it can sit on the current legs. But for now a 4'/4' will be big enough for the games we play.

He is most certainly a Quality over quantity style painter and on top of that he works insane amounts of hours. So I have time to get around to building him the larger top.