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Project by Dex posted 1986 days ago 853 views 0 times favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I had no clue what to get my youngest brother for Christmas. I called to ask him. He said something for his poker room, but not the poster of the dogs playing poker..he has that already. Well after walking the aisles at Wally World for a good 1/2 hour looking for something poker-ish, I though…hmm…why not make him a simple plaque for the wall? I made this with some oak I had laying around (didn’t even have to cut it!), ran my roman ogee bit around it, burned the words in, put some cards and some of my poker chips on it. I finished it with some water based poly.

-- If it ain't country, it ain't music!




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Karson

34370 posts in 2573 days


#1 posted 1986 days ago

I sure he will love it. A great job and nice design.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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cajunpen

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#2 posted 1986 days ago

Very clever gift. He should be very pleased.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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rikkor

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#3 posted 1986 days ago

Nice job, he should love it.

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MsDebbieP

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#4 posted 1986 days ago

haha this is awesome!!! One of a kind art on his wall to go with his dog poster

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Buckskin

486 posts in 2160 days


#5 posted 1986 days ago

Now that was quick and clean. I like it. Being me, I would have added 3 “8’s” to them Aces on the left.

Just a spin on the “Dead Man’s Hand”

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Dex

52 posts in 1990 days


#6 posted 1986 days ago

Seeing in it pictures, I should’ve put the pocket aces a little farther in. Oh well, it is definatively unique! :)

-- If it ain't country, it ain't music!

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clieb91

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#7 posted 1985 days ago

Dex,
Good thinking, sure it is better then anything that you would have found at the store.
Looks real good.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

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Marco Cecala

183 posts in 2205 days


#8 posted 1929 days ago

Clever idea. How did you mount the cards, did you apply finish over them? I have to do some boxes with photos, and would appreciate your input.

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Dex

52 posts in 1990 days


#9 posted 1929 days ago

I mounted the cards and chips with hot glue. I applied two coats of poly to the whole thing. I probably could have put the cards in as an inlay, but I had very little time to put this together and get it sent off.

-- If it ain't country, it ain't music!

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