New Table / New League
So I finished up my first table last week sometime. The woodworking part of this was a breeze for me, but I was a little apprehensive about the upholstery... which turned out to be relatively simple really. The pictures aren't the best (I was working with fluorescent shop lighting), but hopefully they show how good even a simple table like this can look.
For the curious, the table is 7'x4', with a 4" rail. Total materials cost: ~$250 USD.
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Some co-workers and friends and I finally decided to get a regular local game going, and are going to be holding low-buy-in tournaments twice a month, at least until the end of the summer. We're also doing a points system and TOC for "league" players, which should be fun and hopefully encourage people to attend regularly. If you're curious: statecollegepoker.com.
posted by Chris @ 1:06 PM
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7 Comments:
What material did you use for your bumper?
The rail is made from a shaped wooden "form"... (essentially 2 pieces of 3/4" plywood glued and screwed together, then routed to a more round shape), covered with 1" high-density foam, then vinyl.
Very nice!
Nice job, I think it looks awesome. What material did you use for the table top?
The surface is padded with a 1/4" foam and covered with "suited speed cloth": http://store.yahoo.com/yourautotrim-store/casucl.html
Congrats on the table. Looks sharp.
And good luck with the poker league. The weekly league I run is coming up on being a year old and we've grown crazy amounts. Started with 6 people and now have a roster of over 150 players, 32 of them being weekly regulars. It's getting to the point where we are filling 3-4 tables with just regulars and having to close down outside invites. Just don't have the room.
It gets tough to be TD and play at the same time, so you may not be able to play your A game all the time but it's still a ton of fun.
Like the idea you have for the point system and TOC. We do the same, it gets to the point where people are more concerned with the points than they are the money. That is fun.
Looks better than some tables I've played on in actual casinos!
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