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If it came up short, tape on a little extra paper to fit. If it seems overly tight in areas, trim down as needed. Make the template for the felt: Using a piece of paper and the side of a crayon, create a rubbing of the dice tower area, being careful to get all of the sides, baffles, etc.🙂 That said, I used a rosewood stain I had on hand, attached the wood decoration with wood glue, and painted in and around it with “Liquid Leaf” gold paint. No instructions are provided for this process, as these are personal aesthetic choices you may or may not choose to engage, and I assume that if you’re capable of doing everything else in this process, you can follow the instructions on the stain/paint can without my help. You may also choose to replace your hardware (hinges, latch) as desired. You may wish to remove the hinge/latch hardware to make painting, etc, easier.

Prettify it: This is a good stage to make any cosmetic changes to the box.

Use wood glue to attach, tape in place during drying. Cut a piece of 1/6″ balsa wood to fit on top of the ramp side pieces to create the ramp itself (3.25″ by about 2.24″). Place each side piece for the ramp about 1/8″ to the inside of the side pieces of the tower (in this case, 3.25″ outside measurement on the ramp sides 2.75″ inside measurement between the ramp side pieces).

Build the ramp: Measure the inside depth of the bottom of the box (in this case, 1″), and cut a ramp at 30* or 45* a 1″ tall ramp cut at 30* produces a ramp 2″ long.

Additionally, make sure that the bottom-most baffle provides enough room to accommodate the ramp (Step 5) this can be done by placing the baffle higher, or placing it lower and cutting an appropriate angle out of it (see video notes at 15:50). Use a die or two to test the distance you should have enough room for a D20 to pass with 1/4″-1/2″ added clearance keep in mind that felting will take up some of this space.

Cut each from the same 1/4″ wood you used for the side pieces. They should be just short enough to allow dice between the end of the baffle and the side of the tower, as well as between each of the baffles. A set of 2-3 baffles of 2″ each should fit nicely in this lid your particular arrangement may allow for longer or shorter baffles. Add the Baffles: The baffles are the pieces that make the dice roll.Draw a line to mark their placement, then use wood glue on all contact surfaces to attach the side pieces into the lid. Each should be placed so that they have a 3.5-4″ gap between them (in this case, 2″ from each inside edge of the lid creates a 3.5″ gap). Attach the dice tower sides into the lid: Situate the side pieces perpendicular to one another/to the sides of the lid.(Optional: if desired, cut a similar angle on the bottom front corner it may help accommodate the ramp, and may be more aesthetically pleasing.) The top cut helps the box close, and also helps provide easier access to the opening at the top of the tower. From this mark, cut an angle of 45* to 30* off the front top corner (for the purposes of this post, an asterisk* indicates “degrees”). To do this, place each side piece into the lid of the box and mark the end to show the depth of the lid. Cut the tower sides for opening: Mark the side pieces to cut a chip out of the front top corner of each side piece (and, if desired, out of the bottom front corner).These will be the sides of your dice tower (now referred to as “side pieces”). Cut two pieces of your 1/4″ wood strips at 1/16″ smaller than this length (in this case, 7 7/16″), so that they fit inside the lid without a lot of wiggle room. Cut dice tower sides to fit inside the lid: Measure interior dimensions of the lid, in particular the height (this box is right about 7.5″ from top to bottom, inside the lid).Decorative elements, replacement hinge/latch hardware, etc.

1/6″x4″x(length, at least 6″) balsa wood.

1/4″ thick wood strips (width: 1/4″ narrower than the interior depth of the box in this case 1.5″ wide, and I needed about 25″ total lenth).