About this project
$3,982
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Last Minute Stretch Goal: $5000
New Router and Router Table for the Woodshop! We'll add a wood router to our collection of woodworking tools to be able to do custom trims, inlays, and more!
(Epic Materia Edition Chests now available! Read more on our updates page)
About our Show:
"Works In Progress" is our new DIY crafting series on YouTube, as well as a creative Livestream on twitch.tv/epicgamingparty
With this project we are raising funds for our first full episode, where we will be showcasing woodworking and leatherworking techniques to create custom gaming chests for tabletop gamers.
Our concept is simple... if you're going to film a cooking show, then you're going to be cooking some food, and probably quite a bit of it. Since you're making all that food, you may as well let your audience buy a plate and use those funds to pay for the show. It just makes sense!
Using Kickstarter, we can give our backers direct rewards for supporting us by sending out the items we make on the show. Especially since we're going to be using different techniques to showcase different crafting methods, so we're going to have to make a lot of items anyway!
Also, since each gaming chest is handmade and not mass produced, our backers can request specifics and work with us to pick out the details they like. Not only that, they can actually watch our livestream as we film the show and give feedback as each chest is being made.
This is something we intend to do for all our major projects as the show continues, providing a higher level of interaction for our viewers and backers.
About our Gaming Chests:
We'll be using a wide variety of materials and techniques. For the base, many chests will be repurposed wooden boxes or simple pre-made boxes. Some of the larger chests will actually be entirely hand-made from higher-end woods.
Each chest will be painted or stained, and lined in either felt or flocking, and many will be partially or entirely wrapped in textured leather.
Symbols and patterns can be engraved or burned into the leather or wood, and there are various metal hardware and accent options.
The reason we do not have a specific list of options is because many of the options we'll use will be from repurposed items, and we intend to have as much variety as possible by doing so. Each backer can view the creation of their chest via our livestream and give feedback directly if they like.
Some update photos showing early work on some of the chests:
Risks and challenges
Our biggest risk? That you guys will donate tons of money and we'll have to make a whole bunch of these! For us, however, that's just job security as artists. We are full-time artists making a living off our live stream shows and creating things like this. It's what we do and it's what we love. While each chest will be unique when compared to the one next to it, there's a lot of steps that can be combined, such as applying lacquer and flocking, so making a lot of these at the same time is actually a lot more efficient than trying to make just a handful one at a time. We're also limiting the number of rewards to make sure we can't get too overwhelmed.
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Funding period
- (30 days)