Hand made timber football table

Step 1: Tools and Materials Needed

tools

cordless drill
orbital sander
router
chop saw
rip saw
clamps
biscuit cutter

materials

hardwood planks
biscuit joins
timber glue (lumberjack)
10mm coach bolts
natural oil
spray paint (black and white

Step 2: Inspiration and Drawings

I really enjoy a good game of table football but I have one big issue with the design of a brought table; they are not high enough which meant I had a sore back after playing. I had some table football parts such as the men and rods and some timber in the yard, so I started out building a few ideas on CAD and eventually came up with a design. (see images)

Step 3: Preparing Timber for the Outer Shell

I started out by making the outer shell of the table (the 8 planks on the out side). so I cut these to length (see images for dimensions). Then after cutting out the holes for the rods using the pillar drill and a forsener piece and router cutting out the smaller detail such as the ball collection hole I joined together the side planks.

Step 4: Finishing the Outer Shell

now the biscuit joined planks were dry I joined all four corners with dowels to form the outer shell.

Step 5: Fitting the Inner Workings

now the outer shell was complete I was ready to work on building the inside. the playing field was made up from 2 boards. One on the bottom for strength and one on the top to give the smoothness. so I started by cutting the bottom one and then fixing it to the outer shell (also adding two slats to add strength, see pic). once this was fixed I built the ball channel system and also fixed this on.

Step 6: Finishing Touches for the Playing Field

after cutting the playing field I applied several coats of a black spray paint. Then after I cut out the goal mouth and goal cover I fixed these to the table.