Anybody for Texas Hold 'Em - little long
Stephen Kirk in Quakertown, PA
>Well, it was a long time coming but I finished my poker table. This is a gift to friend for a wedding. I worked from Norm's plans on New Yankee. The table is made from red oak and red oak ply with MDF as the substrate material. I started this back in September and worked on it part time nights and weekends up till now. The table top is built on a 48" mdf octagon, then the edging is put on, 8 boxes for chips are glued up and put in place, then the molding goes on, then the odd shaped pieces for the cup holder are cut and fit. The playing surface is removeable, as is the felt in the chip holders. The base is an inner octagonal column of mdf with a plywood column on the outside. The base is just another octagon with set into some molding. There are 4 feet under the table with felt lined levelers in them. The top and the bottom are held together with connector bolts, so you can take them apart for transport. The finish is a coat of Minwax Pecan stain, and 4 coats of Minwax wipe on gloss poly. I'll also buff and wax the table before delivery. The fabric is a dark green velveteen, and there is a layer of 1/4" closed cell foam below it.
This is the largest project I've done to date, and it turned out considerably better than I expected. I wasn't certain of my abilities when I started, but building this has certainly raised my confidence level.
Thanks for reading and looking.
