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[TheHun]

My first custom poker table build.
I had my local wood shop cut the parts on their CNC.
Black walnut table top. Still waiting on the layout for the center.
Just finished building up the edges for the padded arm rest. Just need to round over all the edges.
Stay tuned for more pics.

 

[umbkcshah]

Curious - did you consider making the racetrack smaller? It looks really wide mainly because of the dealer tray.

 

[TheHun]

Yup, The dealer tray has a 1 1/4" lip (I will cut it down a bit), so that dictated the extent of the wood.
I am going to inlay the lip and cover it with a 1/4" thick molding. If I make an acrylic cover for the tray the molding will hold it in place.
The overall wood is like 9 1/2" and will be covered by 3 1/4" of the arm rest. So, the reveal is about 6 1/4"+-.
I wanted the beauty of the wood to show. will stain it a reddish tint, and with a green felt it should (I hope) look awesome.

 

[TheAlchemist]

Yup, The dealer tray has a 1 1/4" lip (I will cut it down a bit), so that dictated the extent of the wood.
I am going to inlay the lip and cover it with a 1/4" thick molding. If I make an acrylic cover for the tray the molding will hold it in place.
The overall wood is like 9 1/2" and will be covered by 3 1/4" of the arm rest. So, the reveal is about 6 1/4"+-.
I wanted the beauty of the wood to show. will stain it a reddish tint, and with a green felt it should (I hope) look awesome.

You are planning on staining black walnut with a reddish tint? I'd suggest that before you stain it, get the center inlay with green felt and just wet the walnut with water to see its true color. I bet you may not want to actually stain the walnut but just oil it and it would have a great contrast. Just a thought though, you do you. Table looks sweet.

 

[RivieraDanny]

LOOKS AWESOME!!

 

[bernielomax]

You are planning on staining black walnut with a reddish tint? I'd suggest that before you stain it, get the center inlay with green felt and just wet the walnut with water to see its true color. I bet you may not want to actually stain the walnut but just oil it and it would have a great contrast. Just a thought though, you do you. Table looks sweet.

That table looks like it will be amazing. I agree with @TheAlchemist on this. A reddish tint on black walnut with green felt may not work that well. I made a mistake years ago by going with a walnut rail stained very dark with blue felt. I ended up having to change the felt, but the table never really looked that great and I ended up giving it away when I moved.

 

[TheHun]

Finishing is almost done. 1 more coat. I went with a satin lacquer.
The blotchiness is because the lacquer is not dry yet.
will take another pic when the finishing is done.

 

[TheHun]

Finishing all done. Inlaid the chip tray. Ready for upholstery.
I hope to have the upholstery done next week.
After that comes the base. Still trying to decide what kind to make / buy.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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[TheHun]

Getting there. Next step, the speed cloth.

 

[bernielomax]

Your table is looking great.

What am I seeing the background? Steel Studded framing?

 

[TheHun]

Yeah,
The guy who owned the house before me did it. I will eventually replace it with wood / insulate / sheetrock.
The guy was one of those who "THOUGHT" he was a contractor. I have to redo and replace almost everything he did.
check this out... and this.....Really?

 

[bernielomax]

That light switch setup. Are there three electrical outlet boxes and he was two cheap to buy a three way cover?

I wonder what you will find when you take it all out.......

 

[TheHun]

That light switch setup. Are there three electrical outlet boxes and he was two cheap to buy a three way cover?

I wonder what you will find when you take it all out.......

I know. There are wires going everywhere. It's going to take me a week just to figure out what he was thinking.
Still working on the upstairs, I replaced some bedroom doors that were literally 3/8" out of plumb an 1/4" out of plane. I replaced tile in the bathroom that was on an incline towards the shower. It left a 1/4" deep puddle.
New floor. Perfectly flat and level. I've since finished it. (almost)

 

[TheHun]

That's a winter project.
This summer was the patio. The guy left an abandoned pool dug into the side of the hill. It leaked, so of course, he never fixed it.
Ah, but what to do with a hole once I disposed of the pool.
A Patio...

 

[TheHun]

Those commercial blocks were like 1/3 the price of landscaping block.

 

[TheHun]

This is the elevation of what the base will look like.

 

[TheHun]

The first glue up for the base.
It will be flame maple (sorta fiddleback). the bottom trim will be painted black to mimic the arm rest.
The legs will be at an 8-degree angle.

 

[TheHun]

I'm thinking of going commercial. Any opinions?
I have access to 2 sheets of the most beautiful Claro Walnut I have ever seen.

 

[bernielomax]

Commercial as in building these for others?

 

[TheHun]

Yes, I could customize any way someone wants. I know AutoCAD so I can present drawings before building.

 

[bernielomax]

I am not sure that the average poker player would appreciate a Claro Walnut table. That said, your finished product looks amazing.

How many hours do you have into a project like this?

 

[TheHun]

I think, (and I only kept a mental note) when done about 40 to 60 hours.

 

[sharik224]

Yeah,
The guy who owned the house before me did it. I will eventually replace it with wood / insulate / sheetrock.
The guy was one of those who "THOUGHT" he was a contractor. I have to redo and replace almost everything he did.
check this out... and this.....Really?
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oh god the light switches remind me of the horror my old man faced as a sparky in Vancouver. Every light/room needed its own individual switch, cant recall the details but i remember seeing one wall that had 8 switches on it.

Table looks great. Track would actually go down well at my home game, room for hotdogs and whatever insane stacking system the players want to use!

 

[allforcharity]

Go for it. More quality builders can't be a bad thing. There's so much demand.

 

[bernielomax]

Custom wooden cases and racks seem to be in high demand too.

 

[TheHun]

oh god the light switches remind me of the horror my old man faced as a sparky in Vancouver. Every light/room needed its own individual switch, cant recall the details but i remember seeing one wall that had 8 switches on it.

Table looks great. Track would actually go down well at my home game, room for hotdogs and whatever insane stacking system the players want to use!

I know. In one room the guy screwed the light fixture to the drywall and just fished the wire to it. No box, nothing. I had to put a fixture box there. I would have never noticed, I was lucky, I replaced the fixture and uncovered that mess.

 

[TheHun]

Custom wooden cases and racks seem to be in high demand too.

I assume you mean chip racks. I saw some beautiful ones on eBay. You need a CNC to make racks.

 

[TheHun]

The major parts for the base are all glued up an all the corner inlays are glued in.
Now comes the long task of sanding and filling all the blemishes.

Close up of the walnut corner inlays. A nice contrast to the maple.

Check out that fiddleback pattern. Nicer than I thought.

 

[TheHun]

I kinda set it up so I can visualize the base.
Not done of course.

 

[Jake14mw]

Interested to see it all together with the cloth. I'm sure it will look great.