Remember when I said I felt good? Now I felt better.

The felt is on!  More than a felting.  You make me felt like dancing.  You've lost that loving felting. (Now it's gone gone gone).    I can go on like this for days.

So the felt is on the table and I did a happy dance.  For those of you keeping score at home that doesn't leave a whole lot left for the table.

1) Affix accessories and apply finish to betting tack.
2) ???
3) Profit!!

Bar stools should be shipping out today, and hopefully the snow and Ice will have melted by the time it gets here (Atlanta is in the clutches of GLOBAL WARMING an ice storm).  All in allI couldn't be any more thrilled with how the table is turning out.  I think I will probably redo the padded wrist rest at some point, but for now I am ready to play!

Pics below

Stapling the wet felt

Bunch of excess material to trim

Folding the corner seams so they are neat

Trimming the wet felt down

Another exciting shot of the underside!

After it dried

Some of the accessories on the table

Abbey Road will find a new home, it just doesn't fit with the Vegas theme

Detail shot

Really lucked out how well the felt coordinated with the pedestal upholstery

Logo lookin' sharp

It's 80's movies on bluray!  Hooray!  You buy now!

When I grow up I wanna own a casino.

Yeah, been busy,  don't know about you guys but in my part of town it's the holidays and well they just have a way of distracting you from the important things in life, like build your own black jack table projects.

Don't worry though, we made some progress all the same and I have some pics to prove it.  As you can see the pedestal and base are married (Vegas style baby!  Stay togethor as long as it's fun, but when it's time to go, two bolts and BANG! it's over, except for arguing over who gets the chips on the weekends.)

In other momentous news, got 7 bar stools on the way!  Several of which are gifts, so sincere thanks Mom and Grandma!  The barstools rock, so expect pics of them when they arrive around the 19th of January, which seems like forever from now.  I guess since each seat is wrapped in the rich Corinthian leather it must take a while to even find a '75 Chrysler Cordoba in the first place, not only do the have to find the cars, but then they have to use local trappers to keep the wild clones of the late Ricardo Montalbon away long enough to get the seats out.  I've heard tell that the feral clones will shed their Mr. Roark costumes and mate with the car, unless they are dressed as Kahn in which case they stick a bug in the glove compartment and collect a paycheck and go home.

Pics or it didn't happen you say?  Pish posh.  Pics it is then.

Here is the the assembled piece.  Tops almost ready to go on!

STFU! All the high-class folks keep KFC buckets in the beverage coolers.

The betting track is coming together.

Velvet Elvis watches over us as we play.

It's big!  The dog by the way is Rupert the Wonder Dog.  The cat  above is Stanley Badkat - he was missing for TWO months and then showed back up for Christmas Eve!  How awsome was that?  Longest caption ever, ya but it's sweet.

So after writing the caption about my pets, it made me realize how much of a zoo I really have.  1 dog, 8 Year old chow mix, Rupert the Wonder Dog.  1 cat, 5 year old domestic short hair, Stanley Badkat.  1 Kitten, 9 month old piss and vinegar, Snat!  1 Cockatiel, old, named Fritz and two 8 year (Still baby's) old Double Yellow Head Parrots.  Good times.  Will do a pet thread soon - so there.  But for now, how about links to things my pets want?

The question is, does it match the drapes?

Woo hoo!  Looks like we can stick a fork in the carpet and call it done!  It looks sweet too.  Chris, who you will recall helped with the pedestal upholder, came over and lent his expertise to carpeting the base.  The results are fantastic, especially considering that I didn't order quite enough carpet - but we managed to get some stretch in some of the places and we just barely got it to work.  For the record the carpet is, so far at least, the only thing I haven't ordered enough of, and next time I do something like this I believe I will over order.

We used speaker cabinet carpet, the kind with the thick backing.  The collective wisdom of the internet say's the backed kind can be more difficult to work with, but it is more durable.  Since this was essentially a foot rest I figured durability was the way to go.  The carpet is pretty stiff but we were able to bend it around some very tight turns without any problems, so I think anyone else following along here could use the same.  I ordered mine from parts express - the carpet arrived folded instead of rolled so I let it sit out on the ground to get some of the creases out.  The edge of the carpet looks like it was cut from the roll by hand and was kind of crappy looking, but I wasn't planning on using right up until the edge anyhow.

The carpet we fixed down with the 3M #77 Spray adhesive and staples.  I got some great tips on hiding the seams from this you tube video and I gotta say their advice contributed heavily to the high quality finish on my base.

Cutting the rug as they say

Measure twice cut one, we needed to measure three times maybe :) 

Like a black fuzzy toilet seat

Lookin good

Needs cleaned, but still sharp

Can you spot the seams?  There are two in this picture

From the inside

Again

Seam on this side - on the left front

Two seams here - 1 on the top, the other on the side

Can't see the seam here either.

Lest I be accused of being misogynistic with my headline puns and Amazon selling, I'm including mens grooming products here too.  So the ladies can calm down and crack window dressing jokes too.  Yup something for everyone!   Even have some wax for those who don't want any carpet on their floor -  Is there a tag for a <crash cymbal> ?  There should be.  Anyhoo - Try the veal, I'm here till Tuesday.

I feel good. (I Knew that I would tho)

Ahhhaii!  Hoooo ha whoa.  I feel nice, like sugar and spice. We can practically call the barrel portion of the base complete.  It is batted, upholstered and lined to completion.  We will need to do some cuts where we are joining to the table top and do the plunges for the bill counter and chip tray - but for the time being I am declaring the pedestal done!    Talk about looking fantastic!  For the upholstering I got my Mom to come over and give me hand and I think you'll agree she did a fantastic job!  Then later my friend Chris was kind enough to help me finish the bottom and hang the inner lining.  I'll let the pics do most of the talking!

Batting glued down and trimmed.

Battered

What swings and misses, for $100 please Alex

White plastic panel installed

In a white room, with black curtains...

50's lounge!  Whomp there it is.

100% Awesome

Looks like someone could stand to clean the garage instead of working on the table eh?

100% less Hippo than the last picture.  Bet you won't get that reference.

Here is another shot that has nothing much new in it.  It's the 10% more free picture.

Tonight I am selling things suitable for the godfather of soul!  First up have your own Celebrity Hot Tub party, then cool off and shoot your car!  Tool around Augusta and play a round at the masters and then take it easy