/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1555473
lol So long as two opposite sides equal "7" when added together it is fine for most all games, but it isn't required for most games either. I still do that anyway. Though, I just look at a standard die and copy that.

>>1553149
I found I needed a larger set of dice. These are 14mm and also made of hard, well-seasoned, plum tree wood.

I used a Dremel with a round-ball, wood-carving, burr bit to make the dot indentations. The heat produced was just enough to color them enough that I don't need to do anything else for color. I beveled everything with sandpaper and finished them to 400 grit. Then I put them in a mason jar of mineral oil and pulled 25inHg (top pic). Once the bubbles stopped I opened it up, let them soak for a while then drained and wiped them up. The finished product (bottom pic) looks and feels much better than the previous 10mm ones.

The ones in >>1553149 used a hot wire for making the dots. Because the dice were not stabilized with resin, some of the carbon from the burning process flowed out into the wood fibers. It was carried by moisture still in the wood (even after 5 years of seasoning.) Which is why those other dice look like someone used a marker to make the dots. Which is also why the dots on the end grain don't have that problem.

I was looking online for handcrafted wooden dice and dang they are really expensive for some reason.