This is something I’ve been wanting to make for a long time. I’ve got a coworker - a younger fellow. He’s super-enthusiastic, and a hoot to work with. Before lockdown, he used to play Dungeons and Dragons with his friends with some frequency. I wanted to show some sort of appreciation for what he brings to work, so I made him a Dungeons and Dragons dice box - a thing he can use to store all his D&D dice, miniatures, and whatever else he wants to put it it.
I’ve never worked with leather before, but needed some way to keep the lid shut, but it was too thin to put a clasp on it. The wood came from a tree that was cut down locally, and that I milled with a chainsaw mill. It was my third time trying hand-cut dovetails.
Something occurred to me a few days ago. I wonder if we could do some sort of charity auction for that Oppo member who’s house may have burned down. I’d be willing to make something like this and auction it off, and give the proceeds to a good cause. Think anyone else would be game for something like that?