Player Station Dry Fitting

Next up after the vertical hinged parts are assembled will need to be the tops of the player stations (which rotate open and become the extended play surface). Two hinged verticals connect on either end and allow the station to rotate open. Tonight I fit those pieces to length around the table and picked out which vertical hinge pairs will go with which piece:

After setting them all in place it’s starting to look like a finished table (note the gaps where the two dice towers will eventually go):

I also decided to re-build the drawer sides and backs. Although the piece of douglas fir I picked had beautifully tight rings, it turns out they were hiding a ton of sap. Over the past few weeks it’s been leaking out and now the pieces are pretty gross looking (and weirdly greasy to the touch):

I found a new piece of douglas fir to use instead:

The rings aren’t nearly as tight, but the board itself is much denser, and no visible sap:

I’ve even got an idea on how to highlight that strip of sapwood along the top that’s remarkably consistent along the whole 10’ length of the board…