Fredrik´s poker table
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Fredrik: I had plans to build a poker table for a long time.
Summer 2004 I began to realize my plans.
The design and the size of the table is my own, adapted to how much space I have at home.
I got some inspiration from homepokertourney.com.
The table is made for eight players but a maximum of ten players.
Click on the picture to enlarge it. Same for all pictures on this page.
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Design of the table
I walked by the Swedish company "Fordons gruppen". They repair heavy vehicles.
At the backside of their property, was a board which you can see at the picture.
For them it was garbage but for me it was a poker table. So this became the structure of
the table.
The board is a sandwich of aluminium, wood and foam.
It is light but stiff so with other words: The perfect poker table.
First thing I did was sawing out the form. Start size: 175x125 cm.
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Create the rail
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After that I placed an MDF board on the sandwich for a better wooden feeling.
I glued them together.
As rail I used plywood. I glued two layer of plywood toghether for getting the desired thickness.
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Now it was time for the foam. I used a material which is much similar to the material you can use
as mattress when you are out camping (in swedish: liggunderlag).
Two plates thick for a softer and thicker rail.
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So the rail is two pieces thick on top and one piece thick on all sides. They are glued together.
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Now it was time for the skin to come on. I sewed four pieces together. The skin is nailed to the bottom of the rail.
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Create the center-field
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The frame was painted black.
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I put a chromed list to the side of the frame to match the legs which also is chromed.
You can also see the hole I made in each corner of the table. The purpose of the hole
is that the rail has four spikes at the bottom so the rail will not move during a game.
And when I want to clean the table it's easy to put away the rail.
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The legs
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Here are the chromed legs. The legs can be easily folded if I want to move the table.
The legs are glued and screwed to the frame.
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Finished
Here is the finished table. The pokerfelt I used is made by 50% cotton and 50% microfiber.
I think the red colour match the skin and the black frame very well.
Under the pokerfelt there is a thin felt made by cotton, for the right feeling.
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Then I only had to invite some friends and the game was on.
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Conclusion
Cost:
Frame: 0 SEK
MDF + plywood: 400 SEK (43,37 EUR).
Foam: 150 SEK (16,26 EUR).
Skin: 200 SEK (21,68 EUR), not the highest quality.
Pokerfelt: 250 SEK (27,10 EUR).
Thin cottonfelt: 90 SEK (9,76 EUR).
Glue and paint: 300 SEK (32,52 EUR).
Legs: 0 SEK, I took them from an old office table.
Total: 1390 SEK (150,70 EUR)
Total time I spent on building this table was sex hours not
counting the hours it took for the paint and the glue to dry.
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