HOWTO resurface a table with dominoes

Posted by Cory Doctorow, January 21, 2009 10:17 PM | permalink

Instructables author Crowdsourced has a nice, simple HOWTO for resurfacing an old table with dominoes, noting that this is simpler and easier than broken-tile mosaics (and it's pretty sweet-looking besides!).

Dominoes Table (who needs broken tiles?) (via Craft)

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#1 posted by arborman , January 21, 2009 10:33 PM

Numerical symbols in a pattern on a table. It would be even cooler if the table was a mathematical proof of some kind.

Not that I would ever understand it, but I would find it cool.

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#2 posted by mamayama , January 21, 2009 11:11 PM

It's lovely, but oh, the potential for little grotty bits to get lodged in the crevices and pips. Put an edge around it and pour a thin layer of resin over it, maybe?

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#3 posted by Anonymous , January 21, 2009 11:13 PM

Nines! Nines is good!

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#4 posted by Anonymous , January 21, 2009 11:17 PM

And Sixteens!! Even better!

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#5 posted by Daemon , January 21, 2009 11:33 PM

Step 1: Glue dominoes to tabletop
project complete.

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#6 posted by Evil Jim , January 22, 2009 12:08 AM

Neat! I'd do it with mah jongg tiles.

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#7 posted by Takuan , January 22, 2009 4:05 AM

or dice?

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#8 posted by bloggingjenny , January 22, 2009 6:09 AM

Or Scrabble tiles?

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#9 posted by airship , January 22, 2009 7:10 AM

NOOOOOOOO!!!! The numbers don't match up!!! :'(

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#10 posted by heydemann3 , January 22, 2009 7:34 AM

Yes, to finish with a layer of clear resin would be great. Otherwise keeping the dots clean and unscratched would be a nightmare. And it's never fun to find mold growing out of your tabletop.

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#11 posted by steve

, January 22, 2009 8:35 AM

Better yet, make a picture with the dominoes.

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#12 posted by Darren Garrison , January 22, 2009 8:41 AM

Damn, I was hoping for a guide to resurfacing a table with Dominoes PIZZA!

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#13 posted by xzzy , January 22, 2009 9:05 AM

Damn, I was hoping for a guide to resurfacing a table with Dominoes PIZZA!

Apparently coating stuff with resin stops decomposition, so take that theory to absurd extremes and you could just put a pizza on a table, then drown it in resin. Presto, a pizza table!

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#14 posted by Versh , January 22, 2009 9:38 AM

OCD sense tingling...
I can't imagine all the grim this type of table top would acquire within a month, let alone a simple way to clean it.
#2 mamayama is right, there needs to be a seal, a lid or some kind of finish!

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#15 posted by Anonymous , January 22, 2009 9:45 AM

Hmm. Stuff would get between the rounded corners. Not good for a dining table methinks.

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#16 posted by robin_hood , January 22, 2009 9:58 AM

@11: Very nice, if only his techniques were open source

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#17 posted by vespabelle , January 22, 2009 10:01 AM

if not resin, a piece of tempered glass or lexan.

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#18 posted by Wingo , January 22, 2009 10:11 AM

If you had your friends over to play dominoes on top of it, it would be mind-blowing.