Label Adventure of 18 years. (1 Viewer)

[megabit]

Way back in 2004 I started playing poker. Soon I wanted to have some home games. I found a website called ChipTalk and geeked out on poker chips. My budget didn't really allow for a full custom set. So I ended up with a cash game set of Lucky Bees and Tournament set of Super Diamonds. I bought a box of labels and used Corel Draw to design some inlays.

Over the years I've drifted in and out of poker. A few years ago I bought 5 acres up in the mountains of San Diego County. One of my favorite things about it is the cantina behind the house.

Well with the new venue, it seemed I my chips needed an update. I still have tons of the labels from all those years ago. So I started working on a new inlay design. Dang striping all of those labels and redoing them is a lot of work. I noticed on the first ones I was doing that the ink was smearing. Rip off the labels and start again after buying some clear coat. The clear coat seems to seal them up good.

I think they turned out pretty good. Still have the bug to get a custom set. I had Okku do some artwork for a dealer button from BRPRO and think I might design some ceramics, but dang it seems like a lot of money.

Well this might just be putting my finger in the dike, I still keep thinking I need a real custom set.

 

[SeanGecko]

I also started with the Super Diamonds.

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• Jul 19, 2018

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• Jul 11, 2018

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[megabit]

Although they look kind of plain, I think the Super Diamonds are very functional. The weight is much better than the over heavy slugged chips (like my Lucky Bees). The Lucky Bees do have a nice look though. Only have about a couple of racks left to label. I clear coated the labels yesterday so I will likely finish up the labels today.

 

[megabit]

These days I play micro .10/.20 home games so the 5 is 5 dimes. When I first made the set years ago we played .50 /1.00 sometimes so I had a few .50 yellows. Well we seldom get someone with enough chips to need 500 dime chip ($50), but I figured I might as well do something with the yellow ones. Changed the artwork up a little on it.

Oh, and I hadn't shown the 1 done before.

These will be hitting the felt this Saturday after we eat the smoked meatloaf I am making.

 

[megabit]

(Kind of cross posted) I like how the new labels turned out, but I keep obsessing about some full customs from BRPro. I worked up a mock up for a 5 heads and tails. My horse, me roping.