![]() The waiting period for a domino table now became2-3 weeks. We were now producing tables 7 days a week. I left my job in retail of 12 years and became his work partner. Where ever we took a table it sold!! I realized quickly that he found and created a product that had a large market just waiting to be exploded. He then went back to the cigar shop with the table and the owner fell in love with it and said OK now make me 6 more!įrom there, everything just took off very quickly. It had flaws galore but he was in the right track. Since there weren’t any in the market to go by. He then went to Home Depot brought some wood and got to work. I had never seen a domino table made of wood before. I said what is a domino table? and what do you know about making a domino table. He comes home that day very excited and says to me Babe I’m making a domino table. My husband Mario, being a quick thinker and very handy said to him, I will be back in about a week with a domino table. He said that he had been searching everywhere but couldn’t find one. The owner was not interested at the moment but they got to talking and he asks my husband if he maybe he knew where he can find a wood domino table. ![]() So he made an ashtray with a clock in it that said Running on Cuban Time and took it to a cigar shop. My husband at the time was unemployed but was very handy making things. It all started with an ashtray in the year 2005. Shirley, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today. I painted the top in vibrant colors and the legs were painted a crisp white to finish it off.Today we’d like to introduce you to Shirley Bello. I then attached slate coasters in each corner for drinks to sit on, and also attached the benches for the dominos to lean on. This is also where I painted the flag of Puerto Rico. Since I used rough dimensional lumber instead of finishing lumber, I now have hours of sanding and prepping to get it ready to take paint and finishing.Īs you can see here, for the center flag and the domino board I used 1x4, cut and nailed with finishing nails. Now that the table is complete, the sanding begins. After building and attaching the legs, I also attached 4 levelers to each foot so that the table will set level regardless of the surface it's sitting on. This is the completed top, now it's ready for the legs.īoom! We have legs! Actually I wish it were that simple.the legs are made out of 2x4s and I was going for sort of a picnic table style. Here the 4 sides are completed and I have begun attaching the actual table top. ![]() Basically I took the 4 sides which are 1x4s and attached 1x1 to each centered in such a way that the actual top boards would be slightly inset as you will see in the next photo. This photo shows the start of the table top. At this point it was about 120 degrees in my garage as it was summer in Florida and I was just about getting it done. ![]() I did miss getting pictures of the legs being built. I also pocket drilled the majority of the screws because it gives a stronger grip and also hides the screw. On a side note, since I used heavy lumber, I used screws and glue just to be on the safe side. I used what I happened to have on hand and I know the table will last for years, so that is a consideration. You could get away with using lighter boards, this table is extremely heavy. In fact the project is 2x4s, 1x4, and 1x1s. I did do a bit of sketching just to be sure I had correct dimensions, however I tend to fly by the seat of my pants on projects and sort of let it flow as I go. I did a bit of research on what domino table dimensions typically are and had a design in mind. I have done a lot of remodeling work recently but that's quite a bit different than building from the ground up. It's been many years since I've built anything from scratch. Now that he and my sister have a new home, I thought it would be a nice addition and something the entire family could enjoy. He grew up in Puerto Rico and it was one of his favorite things to play as a child. Over the summer I decided to build a domino table for my brother in laws birthday.
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