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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5699890" data-attributes="member: 8835">On the design:stormonu's on the right track, I don't need a drawer in front of me, I need a table surface BESIDE me.My kitchen table is 2.5' x 5'.  So are my "church" tables, the folding tables I got for $30 from Office Depot.You're table sizes are at least 4' on one axis.  That's probably too big for anything but a VERY dedicated game room (game shop and they tend to make their own more cheaply).I assume when you said drawer, that you actually meant a drawer.  I propose sliding shelve's instead. They'll be thinner and hopefully easier to make rugged.Position them between expected player seats (though the ends might be trickier.I use wooden tv trays to solve this problem, as I prefer my stuff be on the side, and not in the game space.On the practical side, you've not sold me on the craftsmanship with your words.  Folks are going to want to see your best work if they're going spend money rather than limp along with a $30 table from Office Depot.You'll also want to consider parts and labor costs.  My wife gets told she should sell her knitted works, but the cost of the good yarn + labor time puts the price beyond what most people would pay.I recommend using Minimum Wage as your baseline cost for labor.  There's arguments that your time is worth more economically, or less because you're having fun as a hobby.  But in the end, if you're going to sell it (or were going to hire a worker to do it on your behalf), MW acts as a good benchmark.Here's some other ideas if your feeling craftsmanly but looking for something "cheaper":dice tower/dice pit  = a place to roll dice and keep them corralled.battlemat shelf = something I made, it rests on the normal table, elevates about 1 coke can high, and the battlemat sits on that.  Thus, the entire regular surface is available to hold books, drinks, stuff.  The shelf would be big enough to hold a smaller (not tiny) battlemat, good enough for encounters.Scrollcase pencil case = holds gaming pencils, looks like a scrollcasemap case = bigger tube to hold game maps, maybe even the battlemat and pensleather book covers = I have one that holds 2 gaming books.  looks cool, and protects my books.</blockquote>

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