How to Make a Shuffleboard Game on a Table

Table shuffleboard is an entertaining indoor game in which a puck is slid across a table in an effort to make it land in one of several scoring zones. Players can also attempt to knock their opponents' pucks out of the scoring zone and into the gutter. Shuffleboard tables are expensive, however, and not everybody is handy enough to create a regulation table from scratch. If you aren't concerned with the table being exactly the right size and you have an old table you aren't using, you can make a table shuffleboard game.

Instructions

1

Clean off the table thoroughly to prepare the table for sanding. If there are any gouges or cracks in the table that might interfere with shuffleboard, you may have to fill them with wood filler to make sure you are playing on a level surface.

2

Use the power sander or the sandpaper to sand the entire table to make it smooth. Use the pressurized air to get all of the sawdust off of the table. Slide the shuffleboard pucks down the table to see if they travel smoothly. If not, determine areas that are not smooth and use the sander again.

3

Varnish the table to give it an attractive look with two extremely thin coats. Make sure to coat the table as evenly as possible to allow the pucks to move freely. After the varnish dries, test the surface with the pucks one more time and fix any problem areas.

4

Measure the table using the tape measure. Since all tables are different sizes, determine how far from the end you wish to place the scoring lines. The simplest scoring system has four straight lines that create four sections. Use the tape measure and the tape to mark off four equal-size sections at the end of the table.

5

Paint four straight lines using the paintbrush and the long piece of wood to create a straight and even line. In the first section (the closest section to the thrower) use the stencil to paint a 1. Paint a 2 in the second section and a 3 in the third section. The last section will count as the gutter and you can add a symbol there if you wish.

6

Attach the rubber shuffleboard alley around all edges of the table. This alley prevents the shuffleboard pucks from going off of the table and it saves you having to build a gutter from scratch. A rubber alley can be purchased from any shuffleboard table retailer (they are usually sold as replacements). Since your table may be a different size than a regulation table, you may need to cut down the alley to fit your table.