Hey guys,
Well, we're back at it again. My brother and I decided to take on yet another cigar-related project. (For those who havent seen the other projects, they are here and here)
Several months back, Tech-Ninja used a cool technique to inlay cigar bands into a clearglaze epoxy. The technique worked out so well on the cigar band coffee table that I did a few months ago that I decided to try my hand at a poker table for the cigar room.
We found a site with rudimentary plans for an octagon poker table and set out to start the project. Much of the plans had to be improvised on the fly to compensate for the cigar band epoxy rail.
Without further adu, here is the journey we've taken over the past couple of months...
The table is constructed out of Oak plywood, so the first step was to cut an array of different octagon shapes within each other, which took a bit of measuring..
Once we had gotten the measurements squared away, we spent an evening cutting out the various octagons..
With the shapes cut, it was time to upholster the playing surface and the rail. To cover the playing surface, we wrapped the center ply w/ a dense foam
Then we covered it in a special felt called "speed felt" or "fast felt" which is used on professional poker tables
continued in next post...
Well, we're back at it again. My brother and I decided to take on yet another cigar-related project. (For those who havent seen the other projects, they are here and here)
Several months back, Tech-Ninja used a cool technique to inlay cigar bands into a clearglaze epoxy. The technique worked out so well on the cigar band coffee table that I did a few months ago that I decided to try my hand at a poker table for the cigar room.
We found a site with rudimentary plans for an octagon poker table and set out to start the project. Much of the plans had to be improvised on the fly to compensate for the cigar band epoxy rail.
Without further adu, here is the journey we've taken over the past couple of months...
The table is constructed out of Oak plywood, so the first step was to cut an array of different octagon shapes within each other, which took a bit of measuring..
Once we had gotten the measurements squared away, we spent an evening cutting out the various octagons..
With the shapes cut, it was time to upholster the playing surface and the rail. To cover the playing surface, we wrapped the center ply w/ a dense foam
Then we covered it in a special felt called "speed felt" or "fast felt" which is used on professional poker tables
continued in next post...