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I have wanted a shuffleboard table for a while now and they can be pretty expensive to buy, so I thought I would just build one. Sounded simple enough… This ultimately took me several months to finish, but I perservered. I probably have over 50 hours in the playing surface alone. The overall dimensions are 16’ long, 30” wide and the surface is 30” from the ground.
The hardwood store had ash turning squares so that’s what I made the surface out of. They started out as 3”x3”x37”. I built the playing surface in quarters to allow it to fit through my planer. When I got it all planed and sanded, it ended up at about 2.5” thick and the whole thing weighs over 200 lbs.
The supporting table itself is pretty simple. Made the surround out of MDF, the legs are more ash, and the base is just plywood. All of that is veneered in walnut.
The final touches are the vinyl decals in the middle and the ends with several coats of polyurethane. I added the scaled down version of curling circles on each end for a different scoring game.
When all was said and done, for my first project, it came out pretty good. Just have to invite over a bunch of friends to enjoy it.
Ryan
-- I've told you a million times not to exaggerate!!
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pound
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#1 posted 402 days ago
Awesome. That thing looks huge!
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Hawaiilad
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#2 posted 402 days ago
Very nice….that must be a very large room you are using!!
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#3 posted 402 days ago
Very nice. Did you consider using wood flooring over a sheet good base? I’ve thought of building one in the past and that was what I had in the back of my mind.
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#4 posted 402 days ago
I love this thing! How would you ever move it from where it is to a new home if ever you had the need to move? Does it break down or is it part of the home now? I don’t care either way, as having that in any house I was thinking about buying would be a plus. (I would have Da Bears as the logo though)
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#5 posted 402 days ago
Great job always loved playing this game.
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#6 posted 402 days ago
Oh, I gotta build me one of these! What a terrific project you completed here! Congratulations!!!
-- Kelly, woodworker under construction
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#7 posted 402 days ago
That’s an incredible first project! It looks to be very well done. Now, enjoy!
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#8 posted 402 days ago
Very, very well done. For your first project you have done an excellent job! I too would wonder about how to move such a project should I move somewhere else – sure wouldn’t want to leave it behind after putting all that work into it.
Ron
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#9 posted 402 days ago
Very cool.
Mente
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#10 posted 402 days ago
Very well done. Would be a lot better without the cubs logo. GO CREW
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RyanC
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#11 posted 402 days ago
Thanks everyone. It is nice to finally have this out of the garage so I can work on other stuff.
As for tearing it down, that was part of the challenge of making this. The playing surface is split in the middle and just mechanically joined so those pieces are each 8ft in length. The table itself breaks down into 3 pieces that are each 8ft in length as well with 4ft overlap on each part.
I have been getting quite a few comments from my friends as well about my cubs sticker. This is the year!
-- I've told you a million times not to exaggerate!!
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#12 posted 402 days ago
this is a very impressive first project. well done!!!! it would look alot better without that cubs logo :) but otherwise i loe it
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#13 posted 402 days ago
That is gorgeous. I too have always wanted to make one. Can’t believe what they charge for these things. Did you buy a plan or just get some official measurements and wing it?
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#14 posted 401 days ago
I love shuffleboard! Reminds me of what one can do with 2 hands, some tools, and some determination.
-- Strom
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