[OP]
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Well, I finally have my poker table ready to play on. The only thing I have left to do is line the drink holders and chip trays with the same felt I used for the top. Went the simple route and used Minwax Golden Oak stain, and Minwax Clear Satin Poly for the finish.
Hope it meets the Creek's high standards!!
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David -
Well done! That exceeds the standards. What is the minimum to get in the game?
Have you thought about cork in the drink holder holes vice felt?
Nice work!
Ted
Contributor
Nice table. Now I want to see pictures of that dog and a bunch of his/her buddies playing poker.
Ernie Hobbs
Winston-Salem, NC
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David,
Excellent work! What is the contrasting wood at the bevels? Great looking pedestal and legs also!
Regards,
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Bill Arnold
NRA Life Member
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David,
Nice work. Could you describe the pedestal construction?
Alan
Contributor
Shuffle Up And Deal!
Nice work!
Glenn ClaboMichigan
Member
Very nice! I like the contrasting wood dividers.
Member
David, Great looking Poker table. I'm sure it will give many years of good times.
Wes Newman
"Where did all of my money go?"
Member
Very nice table!!! That thing is wonderful.
Do you play in a regular game? I play online and at the casino every once in a while. I do not have enough friends that know how to play poker to get a regular game going at my house.
Matthew Poeller
Moderator
Excellent job, David. A very nice piece...enjoy!
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That is a beauty! Really well done!
"All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"
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Very nicely done! Did you turn the base of the table, because it's the most impressive part in my opinion.
Member
OOhhh now your talkin'. Used to play allot of poker back in my band days. We bought decks of cards by the case. Three bad hands in a row & out the band bus window they went. Biodegradeable cards only.
Great table. I'm also interested in the pedestal layup.
Member
How did you cut out the chip holder and cup tray? Was that with a router?
A flute without holes, is not a flute. A donut without a hole, is a Danish.
[OP]
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Thanks for all the compliments. I have a group that plays about once a month, nothing more than nickel-dime-quarter, with the big winner for the night normally walking away with about $8-10 max. But we enjoy the camraderie, food and beer, so we all feel like we won even if we go home a few dollars short.Originally Posted by Jim Dunn
The contrasting wood dividers are simply 1/4" strips of walnut inlaid into a 3/8" deep groove to hide the fact that the joints didn't fit together quite as perfectly as I would have liked.
Sorry to disappoint everybody, but the pedestal was purchased from Van Dyke's Restorer's. I had planned on making one and turning it some on the lathe, but it wouldn't have been quite as elaborate as this one. However, the guy who financed the 2 tables (I built 2, one for me and one for another guy, who paid all costs for both tables), really liked this one, which he ran across online. So I went ahead and saved myself some work and got a bit better looking base than I would have made for myself.
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