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About to start building my first poker table and had a few questions I'm still hung up on before I really get started! I am currently planning on having a raised rail with a 1" plexiglass reveal. No lights just painting the back of the plexiglass so the cards don't nick up the paint. I found a conference table for free on offer up I am using as the base to save some money on plywood. So installing 1 piece of plywood for the playing surface and then building a rail that consists of a bottom piece of plywood, spacers and a top piece of plywood (picture a sandwich). I will round the edges so the rail is comfortable. I have plenty of tools to use between my neighbor and a friend that does custom furniture/cabinets.
1. How is shuffling/dealing with a raised rail? I am the dedicated dealer in my home game and I sit in a usual dealer spot. I was thinking of having a cutout from the rail but don't want to further complicate plans if I don't have to.
2. Is it worth it to have professional upholster the rail? I keep reading this is the hardest part of a lot of builds and am leaning towards paying the extra cost to have it done correctly. Rail padding and whisper vinyl is from YAT.
3. Is there a material I could use other than plexiglass for the reveal that may be cheaper/more accessible/easier to work with? I am planning to paint it a secondary color of my custom @T_Chan felt but am also considering black to match the whisper vinyl rail. Haven't really been able to find a lot of plexiglass readily available to me and have no experience cutting.
That's what I have for now but am sure more will come up! Any other tips/insight from your builds would be great!
1. How is shuffling/dealing with a raised rail? I am the dedicated dealer in my home game and I sit in a usual dealer spot. I was thinking of having a cutout from the rail but don't want to further complicate plans if I don't have to.
2. Is it worth it to have professional upholster the rail? I keep reading this is the hardest part of a lot of builds and am leaning towards paying the extra cost to have it done correctly. Rail padding and whisper vinyl is from YAT.
3. Is there a material I could use other than plexiglass for the reveal that may be cheaper/more accessible/easier to work with? I am planning to paint it a secondary color of my custom @T_Chan felt but am also considering black to match the whisper vinyl rail. Haven't really been able to find a lot of plexiglass readily available to me and have no experience cutting.
That's what I have for now but am sure more will come up! Any other tips/insight from your builds would be great!