Fred Voorhees
04-12-2005, 4:29 PM
Need some advice and/or info guys. I am about to start building the oak poker table for my new bar room and I am hoping to make it as large as possible so that eight players can sit around it in the most comfort possible and not be crowded with each other.
The dilemma is that I think I am restricted to using four foot wide sheet products and that, in itself restricts my width possible for the playing surface of the table. I have included a picture of fellow Creeker David Tiell’s beautiful poker table that I am using as a reference to build mine. I have also included a sketch to possibly help in explaining what it is that I need. Let me explain my building process in the hopes that it will give you a clearer picture of what I am doing and what I am asking.
I am planning on mounting a structure on top of the pedestal/feet assembly which would have half lapped cross braces. I want to dado the flat, horizontal portion of the structure (part “A” in the sketch) into sides which will be five or so inches in height. The reason for the height issue is that I will be recessing beverage holder “cups” into the actual tabletop portion of the table and the “cups” will sit inside the tabletop “innards” when the playing surface is sat on top of the table structure.
I would like the actual felt covered playing surface to be around four feet wide. However, if part “A” is only four feet wide due to lack of sheet goods over four feet wide, this would result in the playing surface being less than the desired width.
First question – is there actually plywood (or another similar sheet good)available that is over four feet wide that I might use in this procedure?
I thought about using possibly a “sandwich” of 3/8” plywood for a core and then laminating ¼” oak ply with the seams going the opposite way to the ply core. This way, I could make part “A” in the sketch, larger and thus, make the actual felt covered playing surface as large as I want to.
Just to clear up any questions, the outer rim of the top will be solid oak, just as David’s table. Each segment will be two pieces of solid oak laminated together with the beverage cup’s lip, laminated in between the two within a recess which will be routed out for the purpose. I am going this route to help in alleviating any kind of “spillage” of any beverage onto the playing surface. The cups will fully hold a can or firmly hold a good portion of a plastic cup. Either way, the possibility of a spill is greatly decreased.
The playing surface will be ¾” ply with the felt applied and then set into the outer solid oak rim that will have a lip that will allow screwing the pieces all together from underneath.
Sorry guys for the long winded explanation, but I thought it necessary to paint a clear picture of what I need.
Basically, I need to know if I can get a wider sheet good (plywood?)then 4’ for part “A” in the sketch, or what the general consensus is about sandwiching thinner layers together to make up a larger piece for my needs of part “A”?
Any help would be appreciated!!
The dilemma is that I think I am restricted to using four foot wide sheet products and that, in itself restricts my width possible for the playing surface of the table. I have included a picture of fellow Creeker David Tiell’s beautiful poker table that I am using as a reference to build mine. I have also included a sketch to possibly help in explaining what it is that I need. Let me explain my building process in the hopes that it will give you a clearer picture of what I am doing and what I am asking.
I am planning on mounting a structure on top of the pedestal/feet assembly which would have half lapped cross braces. I want to dado the flat, horizontal portion of the structure (part “A” in the sketch) into sides which will be five or so inches in height. The reason for the height issue is that I will be recessing beverage holder “cups” into the actual tabletop portion of the table and the “cups” will sit inside the tabletop “innards” when the playing surface is sat on top of the table structure.
I would like the actual felt covered playing surface to be around four feet wide. However, if part “A” is only four feet wide due to lack of sheet goods over four feet wide, this would result in the playing surface being less than the desired width.
First question – is there actually plywood (or another similar sheet good)available that is over four feet wide that I might use in this procedure?
I thought about using possibly a “sandwich” of 3/8” plywood for a core and then laminating ¼” oak ply with the seams going the opposite way to the ply core. This way, I could make part “A” in the sketch, larger and thus, make the actual felt covered playing surface as large as I want to.
Just to clear up any questions, the outer rim of the top will be solid oak, just as David’s table. Each segment will be two pieces of solid oak laminated together with the beverage cup’s lip, laminated in between the two within a recess which will be routed out for the purpose. I am going this route to help in alleviating any kind of “spillage” of any beverage onto the playing surface. The cups will fully hold a can or firmly hold a good portion of a plastic cup. Either way, the possibility of a spill is greatly decreased.
The playing surface will be ¾” ply with the felt applied and then set into the outer solid oak rim that will have a lip that will allow screwing the pieces all together from underneath.
Sorry guys for the long winded explanation, but I thought it necessary to paint a clear picture of what I need.
Basically, I need to know if I can get a wider sheet good (plywood?)then 4’ for part “A” in the sketch, or what the general consensus is about sandwiching thinner layers together to make up a larger piece for my needs of part “A”?
Any help would be appreciated!!