I happy to see so many people enjoying this video! I just uploaded a DIY Dice organizer with a dice tower built in for anyone interested! kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5zIk3aOd6mXebs
@indigo_tribe2 жыл бұрын
If you roll only a d4 on the foam tower does it get stuck?
@JamesChats2 жыл бұрын
@@indigo_tribe nope!
@somacraig2 жыл бұрын
Put a small character sheet on the inside of the book cover and you've got a complete kit
@RenReclaimed2 жыл бұрын
I thought the exact same thing. Like, a laminated pocket where you can slide an index card into?
@KiritaWindwalker2 жыл бұрын
Yes, use a clear plastic paper protector and you can change it out easily too
@MyAramil2 жыл бұрын
Maybe get some whiteboard paint and then regular paint so can use dry erase markers and write the stats?
@WardNightstone2 жыл бұрын
alternativley you could add trackers for things like Insperation, spell slots, etc.
@kutanra2 жыл бұрын
Or add some of those scrap book corners so it can be quickly hooked in for storage or reference but easily taken out to write on or have in a more convenient place during play
@minerturtle452 жыл бұрын
i think something like this would look really cool with the dice tower being book-based! something like scraps of pages from old books or newspaper or something glued in some sort of paper mache-y way to the tower
@Tysto2 жыл бұрын
Amazon actually sells nested book boxes, so you could make the small one into a tower & store it inside the matching larger one.
@JCinLapel2 жыл бұрын
The Dollar tree form is designed to have a weaker glue so you can do peal it off. It is meant for us crafter and the paper is just support and packaging to protect the foam in transport and storage
@Npence0911 ай бұрын
The dollar tree has faux spell box themed box boxes now during Halloween
@tori2689 Жыл бұрын
the perfect gift for my girlfriend! I will do that for her :3
@jmoore623Ай бұрын
Really great idea and I love your geeky enthusiasm 😊thanks for sharing
@piratepiratesman43102 жыл бұрын
I'm using a cedar bible box as my dnd kit. Dice set, 5 extra d6, notebook, pencils, eraser, sharpener. Goes on my bookshelf when not in use
@SarahBeth52133 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this! I actually enjoy taking old books from the thrift store and repurposing them into dice boxes. Now I can make towers for them cheaply!
@dero43782 жыл бұрын
Damn! so cheap and it looks so good!
@josalynnowels46892 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this awesome tutorial! I was able to follow your steps and make a book tower for my boyfriend! May the dice be with you!
@jenwinslow56022 жыл бұрын
This looks fantastic, and you're really funny doing it. Thank you! I have a nice tower, but it's a little big to travel with, and it's loud. I love customizing and mod-ing, so this should be so fun to do one afternoon. So glad I found this.
@JamesChats2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! And being made out of foam instead of wood or plastic REALLY helps to dampen the sound.
@adamhall5732 жыл бұрын
I love this idea, I'm a fellow crafter and my wife is a bookworm. She's gonna love this! Thanks for sharing!
@bananathrower4 жыл бұрын
Very creative idea! There's so many things you could make out of that empty book!
@PixelatedPenfold7 ай бұрын
A really nice build. I would be tempted to put some extra bracing in for the dice deflectors, especially if you are using heavier dice. These will get quite a lot of bashing over several sessions and would be a pain to repair. You could use double or triple foam thicknesses glued together (if there is still room for the D20), or add popsicle sticks on the underside. I would also push some pins in from the outside to give extra strength. I would also paint & mod-podge the inside before sticking the front wall on, again to give the deflectors strength.
@CalicoShadowPlusCat2 жыл бұрын
Your wash coat should have the consistency of ink or milk to wash effectively. Great craft idea!
@loki_lokasenna2 жыл бұрын
This was so fun! The way your eyes light up when you show the finished tower. So good! This is my first video I've seen of yours- you seem really genuine, and I appreciate that! I do want to remind to be careful saying that this is definitively accessible to everyone-- there was definitely a time in my life when I couldn't spare $15. Thank you for a fun video and build! Wishing you the best!
@Eekachuu4 жыл бұрын
Look at Mr, Crafty McCrafterson over here! It turned out awesome!
@LexAproRxxx4 жыл бұрын
Hot gluing a stone pattern on a dowel might work as a low budget texture roller!
@jacobc80362 жыл бұрын
I am gonna steal that idea! That’s genius
@DavidM-um2uk2 жыл бұрын
I've done that using PVC pipe, works like a charm. I had to do two passes to get a good texture. I also made another one by wrapping the pipe in sculpey and pushing pebbles into it, then baking. Turned out great!
@GreenDog32 жыл бұрын
4:32 rolling for sleight of hand
@That-Fungi2 жыл бұрын
If you aren’t concerned about a repeating pattern for the cobble, use a small rock to put a stone texture in the foam. Just an idea for someone who doesn’t want to buy or print a rolling pin
@SquirmieWormington2 жыл бұрын
If you don’t have a texture wheel and went that nice rocky look just find your nearest bearded dragon and press him onto your foam board and viola
@aliceg5327 Жыл бұрын
Has anyone made and tested one of these? I'm wondering about the lasting power of foam that's simply hot glued. My experience comes from wood working so my instinct is "omg, this must be so fragile". But it's really tempting also. 🥰🥰🤩
@sierrarome95122 жыл бұрын
Someone should 3D print a tower to fit in this book. ;)
@SuugoiBoy2 жыл бұрын
you can just use a rolled up ball of aluminum foil to get that stone effect too
@reaygilmour72232 жыл бұрын
Made a similar one last night! I already had a small box with a magnetic closure that I was able to fit into the "slot" at the end of the "book box". So, it was just a matter of making an opening in the top, an exit at the bottom, and a means of redirecting the dice inside. Then I decorated the outside.
@SenseiJae2 жыл бұрын
Do the wash before the drybrush for better results.
@wesleybrooks68822 жыл бұрын
More dice towers!
@Tysto2 жыл бұрын
I love this idea! I don’t care for the tower part, but the book box is a great place to roll dice, as well as to store them along with pens & notepaper. You could decorate the cover & spine with a title like it's a spell book or book of your campaign world's lore. And the inside of the lid is a good place to mount a notecard holder for combat bonuses & penalties or reminders you need when rolling dice.
@JamesChats2 жыл бұрын
Truly so many uses!
@nikolabeslic5482 жыл бұрын
If it was a mymic it would be a tad bit better but still...better
@bsharpmajorscale2 жыл бұрын
Very cool! Would it be possible to crinkle aluminum foil around a rolling pin? That might be a way to get a pattern without a 3D-printed pattern maker.
@affyre3 жыл бұрын
I really want to make a dice tower that's a tree for a druid. 👀
@AlcheonArt2 жыл бұрын
That's really cool. I want to get into D&D and to make one myself. Can i steal your ideo for a video? I'll credit you of course :)
@Lacar_Aurum2 жыл бұрын
Really nice, I hadn't thought about doing this with my dice box before
@tallieup4 жыл бұрын
Okay, now i have to do this. Add it to the ever growing D&D craft and buy list...
@aurora42182 жыл бұрын
"we use Dollar Tree foam board because they use.... really. Bad glue"
@alexandrecharest48532 жыл бұрын
A idea would be to put something in the inside cover. Ether a spot for the character sheet maybe a picture
@williamknipp96922 жыл бұрын
I am excited to try and make my own. I will say your link to the roller doesn’t go to the roller it goes to a 404 error.
@danielmcdonnell73082 жыл бұрын
whats the dish soap in the wash for?
@JohnBrown-wk4io3 жыл бұрын
To be even cheaper around halloween the dollar tree sales cardboard book boxes that you could use.
@nickv54294 жыл бұрын
it’s fun seeing the finished product after being apart of the stream
@hellsingmongrel2 жыл бұрын
I did a cobblestone texture manually while making a Halloween window display for work, out if craft foam, a pen and some paint. It was fun, but yes, SO TEDIOUS XD I need to do this for my D&D stuff!
@Dohyden22 жыл бұрын
so very wholesome content. Awesome project dude. Thanks for the video
@Beacuzz2 жыл бұрын
I bought a wooden book box from Michael's and some balsa wood and made basically the same thing. Little longer to make but last a nice long time and beautiful
@bone75593 жыл бұрын
I just had to hit subscribe for that Nat 20. The project itself is awesome.
@jeremiahpyle2 жыл бұрын
Hate me for asking..... Whats the background music from???? Literally driving me insane trying to place it.....
@BronyNumber40962 жыл бұрын
A 404 on the rolling pins.
@dcfavorite2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video, I bought the book but decide to to with a super simplistic (no cobblestone) version. I think I may try other materials other than foam later as well, thinking of thinner materials than foam panels
@ShesFallingDeeper2 жыл бұрын
I am currently building this tower as a christmas present for my DM and my first dice roll try was a nat 1 :(
@JamesChats2 жыл бұрын
Give DM cursed dice tower = you never lose combat. Smart play.
@ShesFallingDeeper2 жыл бұрын
@@JamesChats Daaaaamn... :o
@krehiak2 жыл бұрын
Hey, i can't find the file for the 3D printer :'(
@thetastywhale Жыл бұрын
I've watched several dice tower vids, and somehow they skip over the "slanty bits" install so I didn't know if they were doing plinko or what. 3 slopes makes sense!!
@shockers125122 жыл бұрын
As someone else who has adhd I'd love a written step by step instructions. The way u cut the video confuses me and you use both imperial and metric so I'm left guessing. Thankfully visually it can piece it all together
@RobertSmith-me3gs Жыл бұрын
Check with your library about 3d printing. I can send that file to my library to be printed, likely for free.
@snarglblargn49862 жыл бұрын
Its funny to me that a "texture rolling pin" was used in ancient sumeria to write and communicate on wet clay, truly a tool only afforded by nobility and rich merchants. And thousands of years later we are using them to do arts and crafts. Oh the world weve lived.
@JamesChats2 жыл бұрын
And I printed it using about 3 cents worth of plastic lol.
@snarglblargn49862 жыл бұрын
@@JamesChats from signing officious Royal and aristocratic documents to ROLLIES in 3.5 millenia. Not a bad rate
@Athanatosti2 жыл бұрын
It seems the roller pin link isn't working anymore. The creator must have deleted it, sadly.
@libsterization2 жыл бұрын
I'm so mad. I just bought a dice tray/holder yesterday and this would have probably cost the same
@Asmielle2 жыл бұрын
Since I'm from Germany, I'm kind of stuck with the foam core thing. We don't have Dollar Tree over here, and anything amazon gives me as a result for my search is crafting rubber foam in one form or another... Any advice what foam I'm looking for here...???
@nikibubbles59582 жыл бұрын
Ich habe es noch nicht ausprobiert, aber man kann EVA foam benutzen. Das gibts online billig zu kaufen in den Dicken von 1mm - 10mm. Da die Würfel schon ein Gewicht haben würde ich entweder 5mm bzw. lieber 10mm benutzen! Ist sehr einfach zu handhaben, benutzen viele Cosplayer
@Asmielle2 жыл бұрын
@@nikibubbles5958 Aaaaah, super! Vielen lieben Dank für die Antwort!
@princessjello2 жыл бұрын
Try looking for architecture model making foam boards
@SeleneSalvatore Жыл бұрын
Thin XPS foam is more similar thing than EVA foam that need different tools to work.
@lukasbambuch48116 ай бұрын
This but have it be vertical in a bookshelf and have a popup tray at the bottom and a slide entrance at the top to have it roll in the bookshelf
@WakkasLove2 жыл бұрын
This is such a cute idea!! I'm just heartbroken that no one i know plays besides me 😪
@arizazubia39482 жыл бұрын
Already too expensive 'cause I'm cheap.
@TipToeFish69 Жыл бұрын
No credit for the black mod podge? To black magic craft? It's a sick build tho
@JamesChats Жыл бұрын
5:49
@voluntaryDM2 жыл бұрын
You should work for 5 minute crafts! ;)
@michaelbauers8800 Жыл бұрын
I hear the same music used in this Tavern building/management game
@MaxxsHandle2 жыл бұрын
God... you could kill a Stefan (the bill hader character from snl)
@JamesChats2 жыл бұрын
This project has everything...
@inoutsoccer112 жыл бұрын
Love this idea! (And the Nat 20 made me lol).
@nosrednadnomyar862 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This seems very legit. Has it tested up to time? I feel the foam slats inside would break.....how about metal dice?
@MyAramil2 жыл бұрын
Should not be a real problem. I don't think even metal dice would do to much damage to it aside ding the crap out of it.
@JamesChats2 жыл бұрын
It's held up great! The key to success is using a LOT of hot glue lol.
@baileybell9694 Жыл бұрын
This is the PERFECT how-to video for a fantastic dice tower!! Thank you for making this-I’m excited to try it myself! (And maybe someday I can even make some for my D&D group!) :D Thank you again!! LOVE these crafty cool videos!!
@richpalma77012 жыл бұрын
Holy smokes!!! Great idea and execution! Another quicker way would be to paint the pieces a drak gray then use your stone pattern by applying lighter paint to show the pattern. Still WOW!!! Iwill be using this tutorial as I too have a hollow book!!! Picture to come! Thanks again!
@dero43782 жыл бұрын
8:02 Why do you sound like you're not too convinced? XD 3 Hours for a work like this is pretty good, not very long, it's fine. ^^
@Gravely50592 жыл бұрын
How many x did it take to roll the natural 20? 😎
@rmorganslade2 жыл бұрын
Ok this was super cool thanks KZbin algorithm!
@robbinlynnspencer-buchtel689611 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. My daughter & I are just starting out & I have plenty of 'empty books' that I can customize so everyone has their own.
@UberHypnotoad2 жыл бұрын
A very good arts and crafts project, but I’d never give anyone something like this as a gift. Too weak and cheap.
@richardhughes4330 Жыл бұрын
Nice and easy for a beginner thank you
@Ariohnsylvrwolfe9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. I ended up making a pair of these into diorama style towers for my family for Xmas. They came out amazingly!
@twisteddaylight2 жыл бұрын
I gotta throw some light shade: DIY Book Dice Tower ... proceeds to buy prebuilt Booksafe
@JamesChats2 жыл бұрын
You got me there
@chrismerrell79572 жыл бұрын
Using dollar tree foam core, does the foam get scuffed up? I'd imagine probably not with plastic or wood dice, but what about stone or metal? Might be a good idea to use a sturdier material if you plan on using stone or metal dice.
@roberujomartin Жыл бұрын
ESPECTACULAR!!! que gran idea, muchas gracias de verdad.
@nickgomez17 Жыл бұрын
The sweet dive tower got the Like. Rolling a Nat 20 gained you a sub lmao🤘👍
@lloydbotway5930 Жыл бұрын
Excellent design, and excellent video. Thanks. Good work.
@mutehowl2 жыл бұрын
Where does your character sheet go?
@davidyoung74842 жыл бұрын
Lol now the box cost $18-$19 Probably because of this video
@JamesChats2 жыл бұрын
I have impacted supply and demand, which I honestly find a tiny bit neat.
@TheArtOfStevenG2 жыл бұрын
For another idea for a cobblestone pattern without the 3d printed item is you can use foil and crinkle it up and use maybe a heat gun or hair dryer to get the foam a bit softer and then mash the foil on top of the foam,
@hoppinonefoot2 жыл бұрын
Does it work with the d4
@MeerkatGirl932 жыл бұрын
This is such a cool project! But what is the reason for putting soap in the DIY wash? I've never made my own wash so I'm just wondering :)
@JamesChats2 жыл бұрын
It acts as a flow aid which helps the wash flow over the piece instead of just pooling up.
@MeerkatGirl932 жыл бұрын
@@JamesChats Thank you! :D
@TomBydand4 жыл бұрын
i have never in my life played d&d so didnt understand half of that, and yet, thoroughly enjoyed the entirety of this video.
@kents.28662 жыл бұрын
Let us hope who ever produces Dollar Tree Foam Core never improve the glue.
@JamesChats2 жыл бұрын
It'll be a tragic day should it ever come
@Sanguivore Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this! Thank you, James!! :D 💕
@davezenz Жыл бұрын
nice build.
@mrDartWaider1985 Жыл бұрын
классно получилось!
@erica.94319 ай бұрын
That's one of the coolest Designs I have seen so far!
@horsedrawnfarmer68855 ай бұрын
Excellent project….we’ll done!
@H4HDJD2 жыл бұрын
Why not 3d print the whole thing?
@JamesChats2 жыл бұрын
Because that's boring and slow
@jacobc80363 жыл бұрын
I feel it would be cooler to glue old looking fantasy novel (The Hobbit, Chronicles of Narnia, Game of Thrones, etc.) pages on the sides and floor. Like the book came to life in a way.
@areformingamadon3 жыл бұрын
Or DIY the hollow book using, say, The Hobbit, and the tower having one of the illustrations on it. My next next project.
@jacobc80362 жыл бұрын
@@areformingamadon how did it go? After a year I finally found a job and a book box at Hobby Lobby today! Can’t wait to get the foam and start working
@carloscardenas59473 жыл бұрын
It looks pretty, though I look for DIY tutorials to save money. $13 (plus the materials for the rest) would be enough to buy a simple one.
@thatsnailboi15982 жыл бұрын
You can buy a thicker book from a thrift store, (or maybe you already have one) follow tutorials to hollow it out, get the foam at the dollarstore, just use aluminium foil for the patterns, and paint it with whatever paint you have around (or get it at the dollarstore) and if you're into diy stuff you probably already have a glue gun
@carloscardenas59472 жыл бұрын
@@thatsnailboi1598 I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the tip!
@BoxedMeeples2 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic idea !!
@The_Forged_Witch98554 жыл бұрын
can i have a link to the board you used?
@cupcakefox502610 ай бұрын
4:30 NICE!!!!!🎉🎉🎉
@King_O-yk3rv4 жыл бұрын
wassup james!!
@brianmusco57913 жыл бұрын
"It's a big hobby though" - as I am replacing nozzles and conducting stepper calibrations. Thanks for STLs! Update: It is that kind of night, 404 error on the Thingiverse if only they had Sam to do their ads then they would be as cool as the Nordverse.
@JamesChats3 жыл бұрын
Curse thingiverse and their perpetual site issues
@pandaryn4 жыл бұрын
You may have just convinced me to finally get a 3D printer...