A while back I posted picture of my poker table. I actually made a few posts of the progress of the table being built here, also here, and again here. I made this thing from scratch and as it was my first ever attempt at wood working. I am pretty proud of the results. I ran across a couple of pictures I snapped of it a while back before a game and decided I wanted to share them. You can see a little more detail in these pictures than you can in the one I originally posted. Click the pictures to see a large view.
At the risk of blowing my own horn, I have to say that this is a great table to play poker on…
A nice table indeed. Good job!
Very nice table Matt! Out of curiosity how long did it take you?
I took a little less than 3 months though it didn’t have to take that long. Free time to work on it was kind of scarce and then there were some times where I needed help and had to wait to do some things until I could get a buddy over to help.
Nice poker table – how often do you play poker on it?
If you have a mo, please check out http://www.PokerDIY.com – you may find it useful. You can find home poker games or advertise for new players (all free).
There is a Poker Map which shows games, groups and leagues all around the world.
You can also have your own poker league scoreboard with advanced player statistics.
Good luck on the tables!
Matt, I have a question about your chip inlay. I have built a table very similar to yours but I really like the inlay chip. However, what I have found is that I need a 39mm forstner bit to be precise. Just wondering what your method was. Also, did you use or mix epoxy after the chips were laid down. Just wondering if you could go over that process with me. Love you table btw.
-Wes
I used a Forstner bit. Don’t recall exactly what size at this point though. I had one of those little portable drill presses that you mount your hand held drill into. It worked well enough. After I created the inlays I drilled a hole straight through the center of each one. The hole served 2 purposes. First, when I set the chips in, the fit was super tight and if I didn’t like the orientation of the chip I could use a screw driver to pop the chip out from the bottom. Without that there would be virtually no way to get the chip back out without damaging the wood surface. second, I did put a bit of gorilla glue in place to glue the chips in and that hole gave the glue a place to go when it expanded rather than seeping back up the sides to the top of the chips and wood surface. Though in retrospect the glue was probably not even necessary. Then I just put a polyurethane finish over the whole thing sealing the chips in under the finish.