It took longer than I expected, but I finally finish my shuffleboard table.

It is 14' overall with a 12'6" playing surface. The table is made from
Maple and Walnut, both solid and veneer. I used Hackberry for the frame.

The main challenge was designing a frame and playing surface that I could
get it into the basement, but maintain rigidity after it is assembled. The
purchased plans were designed for the frame and playing surface to be
complete sections. However, this would have resulted in the frame being too
big and the playing surface being too long and heavy to fit them through the
windows or down the stairs.

I finally decided to build it as two equal sections with a joint in the
middle of the frame and the playing surface. So far; so good. The climatic
adjusters are maintaining a level surface, and the frame and surface joints
have not experienced any noticeable uneven movement.

I used sliding dovetail joints to join the frames cross members and pocket
holes to join the side rails and ends to the frame.

Overall, I am pleased with the outcome, and the wife is happy too, as we can
get our vehicles back in the garage for winter. Hopefully, the winter
projects will be a smaller scale.

Randy

"Randy A" wrote in message
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It took longer than I expected, but I finally finish my shuffleboard
table.

It is 14' overall with a 12'6" playing surface. The table is made from
Maple and Walnut, both solid and veneer. I used Hackberry for the frame.

The main challenge was designing a frame and playing surface that I could
get it into the basement, but maintain rigidity after it is assembled.
The
purchased plans were designed for the frame and playing surface to be
complete sections. However, this would have resulted in the frame being
too
big and the playing surface being too long and heavy to fit them through
the
windows or down the stairs.

I finally decided to build it as two equal sections with a joint in the
middle of the frame and the playing surface. So far; so good. The
climatic
adjusters are maintaining a level surface, and the frame and surface
joints
have not experienced any noticeable uneven movement.

I used sliding dovetail joints to join the frames cross members and pocket
holes to join the side rails and ends to the frame.

Overall, I am pleased with the outcome, and the wife is happy too, as we
can
get our vehicles back in the garage for winter. Hopefully, the winter
projects will be a smaller scale.

Randy

=====Lovely job, Randy. What kind of finish is used on the playing
surface? What are the climatic adjusters?

Leif

Very nice. What did it cost you to build it?

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:43:21 -0500, "Randy A"
wrote:

WOW.. that's one HUGE cutting board, Randy ;-]

Very nice... and it brings back lots of great memories of hogging the table at a
local pizza place when I was a teenager...
Shuffleboard is VERY addictive..

I'm guessing that you're buying the pucks or whatever they call them??



It took longer than I expected, but I finally finish my shuffleboard table.

It is 14' overall with a 12'6" playing surface. The table is made from
Maple and Walnut, both solid and veneer. I used Hackberry for the frame.

The main challenge was designing a frame and playing surface that I could
get it into the basement, but maintain rigidity after it is assembled. The
purchased plans were designed for the frame and playing surface to be
complete sections. However, this would have resulted in the frame being too
big and the playing surface being too long and heavy to fit them through the
windows or down the stairs.

I finally decided to build it as two equal sections with a joint in the
middle of the frame and the playing surface. So far; so good. The climatic
adjusters are maintaining a level surface, and the frame and surface joints
have not experienced any noticeable uneven movement.

I used sliding dovetail joints to join the frames cross members and pocket
holes to join the side rails and ends to the frame.

Overall, I am pleased with the outcome, and the wife is happy too, as we can
get our vehicles back in the garage for winter. Hopefully, the winter
projects will be a smaller scale.

Randy


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

After applying a sealer coat and the numbers/lines, I applied five coats of
waterborne poly flooring finish with my HVLP sprayer. I decided to use
decals and tape, which took more coats to achieve a level surface. Had I
painted the numbers/lines, I think that a couple of coats would have been
enough. I then applied an adhesive backed polymer film that is designed for
the finished surface on a shuffleboard table. www.suitcosurface.com.

Climatic adjusters are metal devices that mount to the underside of the
playing surface that allow you to compensate for cupping of the wood, which
in caused by fluctuations in temperature and humidity.

Thanks


"Leif Thorvaldson" wrote in message
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"Randy A" wrote in message
...
It took longer than I expected, but I finally finish my shuffleboard
table.

It is 14' overall with a 12'6" playing surface. The table is made from
Maple and Walnut, both solid and veneer. I used Hackberry for the frame.

The main challenge was designing a frame and playing surface that I could
get it into the basement, but maintain rigidity after it is assembled.
The
purchased plans were designed for the frame and playing surface to be
complete sections. However, this would have resulted in the frame being
too
big and the playing surface being too long and heavy to fit them through
the
windows or down the stairs.

I finally decided to build it as two equal sections with a joint in the
middle of the frame and the playing surface. So far; so good. The
climatic
adjusters are maintaining a level surface, and the frame and surface
joints
have not experienced any noticeable uneven movement.

I used sliding dovetail joints to join the frames cross members and
pocket
holes to join the side rails and ends to the frame.

Overall, I am pleased with the outcome, and the wife is happy too, as we
can
get our vehicles back in the garage for winter. Hopefully, the winter
projects will be a smaller scale.

Randy

=====Lovely job, Randy. What kind of finish is used on the playing
surface? What are the climatic adjusters?

Leif

Oh m'gosh, that is so pretty.
Seems almost too nice to use.

So... who is the better player, you or your sweetie?

Kate

"Randy A" wrote in message
...
It took longer than I expected, but I finally finish my shuffleboard table.

It is 14' overall with a 12'6" playing surface. The table is made from
Maple and Walnut, both solid and veneer. I used Hackberry for the frame.

The main challenge was designing a frame and playing surface that I could
get it into the basement, but maintain rigidity after it is assembled. The
purchased plans were designed for the frame and playing surface to be
complete sections. However, this would have resulted in the frame being too
big and the playing surface being too long and heavy to fit them through the
windows or down the stairs.

I finally decided to build it as two equal sections with a joint in the
middle of the frame and the playing surface. So far; so good. The climatic
adjusters are maintaining a level surface, and the frame and surface joints
have not experienced any noticeable uneven movement.

I used sliding dovetail joints to join the frames cross members and pocket
holes to join the side rails and ends to the frame.

Overall, I am pleased with the outcome, and the wife is happy too, as we can
get our vehicles back in the garage for winter. Hopefully, the winter
projects will be a smaller scale.

Randy