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Mounting and connecting the electronics.

A layer of epoxy on the outside of the lid that fills in the gaps between the wood.ĭoing this carve took a bit of experimentation, but I think the results were worth the effort.

A layer of epoxy inside the lid that provides a foundation for the delicate carve.

Doing this involved a two-sided CNC carve with two epoxy pours: I think my favorite innovation in the project was developing a technique to create a delicate carved wooden pattern in a translucent lid.

I decided to embed programmable LEDs into a carved wooden dicebox, and then create a translucent carved cover to reveal the lights within. After some experimentation, I found that programmable LEDs shining through transparent acrylic dice could produce beautiful colored designs.

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As I was building them, I started thinking about how to modify the design to be a bit more magical. Because I have a CNC machine, I decided to make a few of these boxes as gifts for my friends. Although others have reproduced them, this is still the go-to place to find these beautiful boxes. Naturally, I started thinking about D&D projects I could make in my shop.Ī few years ago, the people at Elderwood Academy created CNC carved hexagonal boxes for D&D dice. Besides being an excellent game, playing gives me a chance to hang out with some dear friends who live in another state. After a long absence, I started playing again a few years ago through Roll20. I started playing D&D in the 1970s with high school friends.

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