Manufacturer: Classic Poker Chips (CPC)
Inlay Designer: @timinater
The Story: Growing up, I lived in a town in which a river runs through and divided the two sides of town. Around the corner from my childhood home, there still stands a small log cabin sitting on the river bank that has been a canoe rental business since before I was born called (Hometown name redacted) Canoe Club. For many generations, those that lived in my hometown and the towns surrounding took advantage and rented out the canoes, and as of just a few years ago, kayaks as well from Memorial Day onward throughout the warm months of summer until it was too cold to be out on the water. This place has been a mainstay in the community for more than the past 100 years. It was one of my favorite places growing up as a kid to go to. It was a rite of passage to be able to take a couple of canoes out with friends without supervision of parents and successfully be able to tip each other over into the dirty green/brown water of the river. This was of course in the days before everyone carried a cell phone on them at all times, so it was all in good fun. Some of my fondest memories from my childhood with my friends and family of going out onto the river on the canoes and kayaks are associated with this place.
To this day, I try to get out on the water with a kayak as much as I possibly can. It’s my go to activity whenever there’s a large open body of water around. There’s something relaxing to me about being out on the water with just the sounds of nature but otherwise being left to just your own thoughts. There’s peace and quiet with none of the peripheral noise usually encountered in daily life. Having a full-time job and family doesn’t make it feasible for me to own my own kayak or canoe, but one day, part of my ideal retirement is to be living close to a body of water to be able to get out there as much as I can to splash some water with the paddles and oars in addition to splashing pots, to be left to my own thoughts and enjoying only what is around me.
If you don’t know me by now, all of my customs and relabel projects in this hobby all have a significantly deep personal significance to them. This set is no different. This set is an homage and a reminder of those care free days going out on the water with friends and family. In designing this set, I tried to incorporate colors going through the active canoeing and kayaking seasons, from the greens and blues of spring, to the yellow/green of summer, to the oranges, reds, and pinks of the fall of the end of the season. @timinater was awesome to work with and was very patient in putting up with my fickle, yet picky self, but at the end of the day, it as well worth the work and thought put in. I can’t wait to get these onto the felt and to share the game action shots with the community here. I want to thank all of those whom I bounced ideas off of, sought counsel with, and helped make this set come to life. You all know who you are!
Without further ado, the pron:
Here are the individual denominations first:
T5: Base: DG Yellow, Spot Pattern, ¼ Pie, Spot Color: DG Pink
T25: Base: Light Green, Spot Pattern: 3V12, Spot Colors: Green, Canary
T100: Base: Light Blue, Spot Pattern: 3D14, Spot Colors: Blue, DG Tiger
T500: Base: Blurple, Spot Pattern: 4D14, Spot Colors: Bright White, Retro Red
T1000: Base: DG Peach, Spot Pattern, 314318, Spot Colors: DG Peacock, DG Yellow
T5000: Base: Charcoal, Spot Pattern: 8D18, Spot Colors: DG Pink, DG Arc Yellow
T25000: Base: Bright White, Spot Pattern: 312, Spot Color: Retro Blue
Bounty: Base: DG Peacock, Spot Pattern: 412, Spot Colors: DG Yellow, Bright White
Member: Base: Black, Spot Pattern: Trimoon, Spot Colors: Mandarin Red, Imperial Blue, Gray
Set and splash photos are in the posts below:
