Overall, I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.
I opted instead for clip on cup holders instead, this way they are out of the way and you can situate them however you like depending on how many drinks are at the table.
I wanted a smaller table and felt like sinking cupholders in would reduce the playing surface. If the cards are on there they are hard to pick up and most people just don’t like the noise when people are stacking/shuffling chips. We then applied a semi-tranparent tintable deck stain (in the color slate) which I like working with because it help tone down the variations in color that you would normally see when staining pine, and it has the water proofing built in, making it an easy one step process.įirst, while they do look good, I did not add a racetrack (hard surface ring just inside the rail for stacking chips) because the consensus amongst most poker players is that they didn’t like it. For this, I used DAP Plastic Wood-X to fill any joints, knots and imperfections before sanding smooth. To make sure you end up with the best results make sure to prep the surface before staining. Below, the plans have been modified for more rigidity. Note: When I built my table, rather than using the 2×4 supports at the top I went with a piece of plywood which ended up a little wobbly.
