So I'm considering building a table for wargaming since the table I had been using collapsed. Any suggestions regarding wood type or construction?
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3/4" plywood, top grade, 1 sheet 4x8 feet. Paint a neutral gray color (better yet paint it grass, desert and snow) then get a plexiglass sheet 4x8 to lay on top similar to office desk covers. Screw the whole thing onto a 4x6 fiberboard folding leg table.
Then get a magnetic dry erase board 3x4 feet and 'pillar' it up two inches above the table, and install a digital projector above it. Put a drawer container for minis and accessories under the GMs corner and a bookcase behind it for reference materials. Seats 7 comfortably.
Game on.
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Does it need to fold up or go into storage ever? You can go dead simple with plywood and posi-lock table leg brackets (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PugcM5BE0H4), or go high end:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGkC1QdeQe8 <--- even has downloadable plans.
If you are looking for a "top" that can be used with many different games, get a sheet of the insulation board---the backing is the same type of plastic used in dry erase boards---it will need a thin sheet of ply backing for strength.
If the table is going to sit and never move again, use doubled up 2x4 for the legs and single for the frame.
Hmm...well, I was looking more into what Robert Hawkshaw has suggested (In fact I've even seen both of those videos) mainly because I'm looking for a table to use for Warhammer 40k and other wargames. Those ideas are great and I'll keep them in mind for the future.
And for the record, I am hoping to make it semi-portable in case I end up moving in the future.
My gaming table was made by bolting folding table legs to a 4x8 sheet of 3/4" white thermally fused melamine. It's been our standard gaming table for over six years and is still going strong. Plus it folds up and slides into the closet or against a basement wall for easy storage.
I did cut out a section in the center for a digital screen I made out of plexiglas, but that's not required and may actually be a detriment to what you are trying to do.
The total cost was in the neighborhood of fifty bucks, and even with the plexiglas insert it only took a couple hours to build.