Looking for China Clay chips with square / sharp edges (1 Viewer)

[bryceguy]

I like the sharp square edges on classic Paulson chips but I also like the colorful budget chips ( < $0.50 per chip) like the China clays at Apache Poker Chips. However, all the China clays I've seen have beveled / rounded edges. Does there exist a "best of both worlds" chip that is colorful, budget, AND has square edges?

 

[Rooster410]

IMO - Apache Royals are the best China Clay. Im selling my cash set, link below.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/apache-royal-cash-set.117648/

 

[EastCoastCali]

I second this question. The only ones I've encountered are the knock-off Dunes, they're pretty sharp but they're not well textured so they are very slippery in a stack.

 

[upNdown]

IMO - Apache Royals are the best China Clay. Im selling my cash set, link below.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/apache-royal-cash-set.117648/

They might be, but I wouldn’t say they have sharp edges. (Royals on the right)

 

[Labrat]

I don't think there's any such animal out there.

Just checked and the sharpest edge CCs I have are the old PI 8Vs

 

[krafticus]

I don't think there has been a sharp-edged china clay. CPS chips were beveled I believe, as well as the PGI and Apache ones. I wonder if they would be more prone to breakage if the edges weren't beveled.

Mark

 

[allforcharity]

It's probably the injection mold process on something as small as a poker chip where it's more difficult to get a square edge. The more premium manufacturers like Abbiati like use a post-mold process to get squarer edges, like lathing. I don't know for sure.

 

[Beakertwang]

The old “spirit mold” China clays probably have the sharpest edges, and overall, look, feel, and sound most like actual compressed clay chips.

The HUGE downside is that they are fragile as heck. They will flake, chip, and snap easily.

That said, chips and games.com has some in stock.

https://chipsandgames.com/collectio...y-no-metal-insert-poker-chips-set-of-50-chips

 

[bryceguy]

The old “spirit mold” China clays probably have the sharpest edges, and overall, look, feel, and sound most like actual compressed clay chips.

The HUGE downside is that they are fragile as heck. They will flake, chip, and snap easily.

That said, chips and games.com has some in stock.

https://chipsandgames.com/collectio...y-no-metal-insert-poker-chips-set-of-50-chips

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Those are great especially at 50 chips for $5 or 10 cents a chip, can't beat that. But unfortunately that website only has denominations 10, 500, and 5000. I am looking for 25, 100, 500.

 

[Beakertwang]

Those are great especially at 50 chips for $5 or 10 cents a chip, can't beat that. But unfortunately that website only has denominations 10, 500, and 5000. I am looking for 25, 100, 500.

They’re very easy to relabel.

 

[bryceguy]

They’re very easy to relabel.

Indeed they are but relabeling won't change the chip colors. 25's are green and 100's are black and I would like to preserve those universally accepted denomination colors in my home set.

 

[Beakertwang]

Indeed they are but relabeling won't change the chip colors. 25's are green and 100's are black and I would like to preserve those universally accepted denomination colors in my home set.

Gotcha.

 

[KarateMaster72]

I second this question. The only ones I've encountered are the knock-off Dunes, they're pretty sharp but they're not well textured so they are very slippery in a stack.

They are also not China clays. They are "NexGen" material

 

[BGinGA]

I second this question. The only ones I've encountered are the knock-off Dunes, they're pretty sharp but they're not well textured so they are very slippery in a stack.

Those probably are the plastic version, not the cc version.

I like the sharp square edges on classic Paulson chips but I also like the colorful budget chips ( < $0.50 per chip) like the China clays at Apache Poker Chips. However, all the China clays I've seen have beveled / rounded edges. Does there exist a "best of both worlds" chip that is colorful, budget, AND has square edges?

The answer to your question is "no".

Early cc chips had sharper edges but the colors were dull (compared to today's cc chips with a higher plastic content), and they turned out to have a relatively short shelf life (fading and crumbling issues).

Original cc chips = sharper edges, dull colors
Current cc chips = beveled edges, bright colors

If you want a low-budget chip with bright colors, sharp edges, and a label, then ceramic hybrids are your only option.

 

[dylanthepiguy2]

Hobbyphilic did a video on phoenix card room poker chips from I think it was straight Poker supplies but I can’t quite remember, and those edges looked pretty sharp. They’re next gens or China clays as well

 

[tgf83]

Hobbyphilic did a video on phoenix card room poker chips from I think it was straight Poker supplies but I can’t quite remember, and those edges looked pretty sharp. They’re next gens or China clays as well

Phoenix Cardrooms are beveled. Identical to Milanos but with brighter coloring