Custom Towers

This dark tower uses several items that are not exactly standard on a dice tower. The small decorative skulls were trimmed flat, and black cloth forms the cowl of the front skull. The cowl is attached at tower and tray with smaller skulls, and the interior is lined with crushed black velvet over foam, so that the tower is quiet as the grave.

In addition, rather than adhering printed designs, the graphic on the front of the tower was cut out of the front of the tower on a scroll saw. Each piece was stained individually, and then glued back into place.

An interest in Spanish Baroque and gothic architecture gave rise to this unique tower. Architectural designs were heat-transferred to the wood, and then spot-stained to darken windows or highlight statues.

The windows were cut from the tower walls on a scroll saw, and the scenes depicted were mounted behind them.

For a finishing touch, the tower was lined with tasteful green velvet with gold scrollwork.

Shrouded in an unnatural mist, this ruined and sinister castle is haunted by a dark force. Ravens roost in the dead tree above the unearthed graves, and bloody spikes scream silently of past horrors.

Windows in the sides of the tower allow for the rolling dice to be seen, and the crenelations at the top of the tower are cut out, as well. The tray, too, is cut to follow the rough texture of the stone walls, and to rise up over the door.

This tower is built to resemble a mobile nuclear missile launching platform, and is reminiscent of Cold War conflicts. A rounded cap on the top of the tower can be removed when the tower is in use, and when it is replaced and the tower is laid into the tray, the cap resembles an actual missile tube - and does double-duty holding the tower in place.

This cathedral tower has a darkly humorous theme based loosely on the book The Name of the Rose. Monks can be seen all over the tower and tray, killing, dying or sinning.

The tower and tray are supplemented with additional wooden pieces, cut on a scroll saw with their own graphics, to resemble the spires of traditional European cathedrals.

The insides of the tray and tower are lined with black foam, with several more monks behaving badly.

This whimsical and slightly-silly dice tower is a single piece, cut to look like an iceberg covered in penguins. There are even penguins sliding down the front of the tower, and one sunbathing in the tray.

Every piece of the tower was cut on a scroll saw, including the ramp down which penguins are tubing and skiing. The foam in the tray is two colors, to simulate water and ice.

The graphics on this pirate-themed tray represent driftwood, with a plaque on the front bearing the customer's name.

The tower itself displays a treasure map. Red gauze fabric is wrapped around the top and glued in place, with two gold-colored coins glued to the side of the map.

The inside is foam-lined, with graphics cut out and glued to the black foam, with a thin layer of varnish to protect the graphics fixed there.

This tower was created for a father and son, and as you can see, it is actually two full-sized dice towers. Much like the Twin Towers Tribute tower, they form a complete piece when placed back to back.

A New York resident requested this 9/11 memorial tower. The most logical way to represent the Twin Towers seemed to be, well, two towers. Therefore, this double tower includes two towers, each smaller than our standard towers. When the trays are placed back-to-back, they form the New York city skyline.

The stone cliff of this waterfall tower is made in two layers, with a thinner outside layer granting dimension to the piece. In addition, all the edges were trimmed on a scroll saw, to provide an organic, mountainous feel.

The waterfall was made from a thin piece of gauzy fabric, bunched and bundled, then dry-brushed white. The bottom of the waterfall, where it hits the tray, was thinned considerably, to allow the dice to tumble right through the falls.

This near-future skyscraper features flying cars, speeding bullet trains, and a brightly lit inner courtyard.

This tower went a long ways from the basic design. It is narrower at the top, to accomodate the wider base. It also has an angular tower, with the pillars cut out on a scroll saw, and a helicopter landing pad over the exit window at the base of the tower. The courtyard graphics are cut out and glued directly to the foam.