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The How to Build the World’s Best Poker Table book has fourteen easy to follow steps that will guide you to building your own poker table. Below are all fourteen steps with a brief description of the task. Whether you are a skilled craftsman or a novice, constructing the world’s best poker table with my method will fun and easy! Let’s take a look of what this book is all about. Again, if you have any questions about the book or during construction, please feel free to contact me. Step One – Purchasing The Material
Take your time and pick your colors and supplies with care. Gathering
swatches and samples, ordering and delivery times can and will take up
to two weeks. I wouldn’t select a color by looking at it on the
Internet. What you see on the Internet and what is actually in your hand
can be quite different. Get the material in hand so you can actually see
and feel the product in question. Depending upon how much of this is in your tool arsenal and how much you will have to borrow or purchase will determine the time involved in getting ready. I rate the difficulty of my projects by the number of trips to the hardware store. The more trips, the more difficult the project. Our project should be a one tripper!
The tools we will be using are pretty basic. If you don’t own what is needed, borrow from a friend, neighbor or relative. Or if you always wanted to own a particular tool, this will be a good excuse to buy it. Since we had our lumber yard cut the table top and rail pieces to 42”, we will not need a circular saw. If you always wanted to own a circular saw, then by all means go buy one and cut the table top yourself! Below is a list of what else we’ll need:
Saw horse (2) Measuring should take around 30 minutes to 60 minutes. However, this is not a race to see how fast we can build a quality poker table. Take your time and make sure your measurements are correct before proceeding to Step Four – The First Cut.
Before we can start cutting we need to fasten both pieces of plywood together. This is done to assure that our outside curve cut matches the table top and the rail exactly. Simply drill a few holes at each end where our rail will be. I also put one in the middle of the sheet.
We will be rounding the edges of the top inside and top outside of the rail and the bottom of the table top. This is being done to give the entire table a rounded appearance. Having rounded edges will also assist in applying the foam and vinyl.
Since all the measurements and lines are done, all we need to do is drill a few holes and then cut.
You can now put away your jigsaw and grab the router for the last time. Rounding the inside top of the rail can be a bit tricky. Because the rail is light and very flexible, it is very difficult to round the inside top edge if it were placed on the saw horse.
Congratulations! You have completed all the wood cutting and shaping for the project. This next step is a step I would say 99% of the people constructing their own poker table, do not do. One, because the thought never crossed their mind. Or two, they just don’t feel it is necessary.
Step Nine – Attaching Our Table Top To The Folding Table It is now time to attach the table top to the supporting folding table. The important part here is to make sure the folding table is aligned correctly on top of the table top before it gets affixed.
Step Ten – Attaching The Table Top Foam This step is as easy as it sounds, however, you can screw it up if you’re not paying attention.
Step Eleven – Completing The Rail Don’t let me scare or intimidate you with this next statement. “This step is by far the most difficult.” Difficult meaning time consuming and a needed eye for detail. We’re not painting the Mona Lisa, but we will need some craftsmanship to create the rail. Stay on task and I will guide you through this with no problems!
Step Twelve – Applying The Felt Before placing the roll on the table top, take a clean cloth and wipe down the table top foam. Laying our felt on top of dirt, saw dust, dog hair or any other foreign matter would be a disaster! Step Thirteen – Attaching The Rail To The Table Top After the rail has been aligned to the edges around the entire table, take your finger tips and lightly place them against the rail and table edge as you walk around the table.
Step Fourteen – Wrapping The Rail Foam And Vinyl Around The Outside Edge Before we can wrap the vinyl in place, we need to cut our foam to size.
The finished product!
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