wanting to build a poker table
hey guys. looking to build a table with a buddy. i know nothing about tools. hes the brains.. you guys have any favourite site for you materials? any tips? any "i wish i would of..."? thanks guys. looking for a 10 seater.. 9 plus dealer but no dealer spot. regular spot but put a slide out drawer for cash/chips.
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I would personally suggest not including a racetrack. I have one with a racetrack and one without and I prefer having more felt space.
Something I don't have in my tables but would consider getting are charge ports at each seat.
If you are planning on including a riser, I'd suggest 3/4" max. Anything more gets too uncomfortable.
Keep in mind that good seats are also a nice luxury to have.
You should consider updating this thread with pics of the build.
https://www.instructables.com/howto/poker+table/
Note that you will need wood working related tools to complete the project.
If you are in the Kitchner-Waterloo area you can check-out KW Library of Things which is an tool lending co-op.
Or KW Artz Lab which is a not for profit "Maker" (or hobbyist) society (space) which has an "Open Night" on Tuesdays which allows for prospective members to test out their facility. (too anarcho-communist-ish?)
Agree to not cheap out on the felt. Definitely want those cards to slide nicely and use enough cushion underneath to have a little softness give to it.
I am a builder myself as a hobby as I have renovated half my house and even as hobbyist builder with decent knowledge I run into stuff that takes me hours to figure out what should be simple. Or I run into issues where I should have done something 10 steps ago and I have to redo a lot of work. I encourage you to learn about the process and watch a couple of YouTube videos so you know what you are getting into and the time required!
As i totally read your full comment.. its a bit of i need something to do all summer and i would like to learn tools a bit. If incould find a used one i would take the easy way out.. and just add the drawer for rebuys and the cash..
I deconstructed an old table that was on it’s last legs so I could see how it was built and used a you tube video as a guide to make the changes I wanted. The hardest part was getting the rail right. It was much harder to wrap the vinyl and get the rail to sit flush than I thought.
The best decision I made was not using the standard folding legs, rather, I picked up a very solid kitchen table on Kijiji for free and mounted the tabletop to it, but made it easily removeable for flexibility. It was much more stable than the folding legs but not as convenient if you need to put it away every time since the table was a solid unit.
Though it sounds cool, Not sure I like the drawer idea since the dealer would need to pull back from the table to access it and I could see the dealer’s knees hitting it, like the toke box at a casino table.
So that players can peak at there cards without bending them.
Might be able to buy the aperture from somewhere as it a common feature on Blackjack tables.