Woodworking: The Ultimate DIY Ping Pong Table
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My grandfather designed a fold-up ping pong table that I used to play on as a child. Now that my son has found an appreciation for the game, I wanted to recreate his design. After much trial and error, I figured out how my grandfather had done it! It's a regulation size ping pong table that folds up to a width of 18" for easy storing and can be deployed and folded up in seconds. This is a fantastic design! So if you're a fan of the game like me, you'll definitely enjoy building this project AND playing on it once you're done!
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You're so unique Drew, from not cheesy jokes and honestly funny outtakes, to the heartwarming tributes to your parents and grand parents. Nostalgia is so underrated nowadays, and you're doing a great job sharing it in your videos. A pleasure to watch
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I appreciate that. :)
@lucianprescott8357
2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree. I watch tons of videos concerning wood working, metal works, DIY'ers doing plumbing or electrical work and it's a rarity anyone mentions who they "learned" how to do this or that. My father would notice a neighbor building something in the backyard and he'd grab me and say we're going over to Mr. Smith's house o watch him build a dog house. When I asked why, he'd say you can ALWAYS learn from any tradesman. It's free education. I learned a lot from their skill as well as their mistakes; but most of all I learned about life.
@scottsweet4632
2 жыл бұрын
I wanna build one, But, does your neighbor have any wood left?
I could see this as a lightweight work table for my shop. I could also see it being used as a platform for a model railroad.
@geoffreyrobson4745
2 жыл бұрын
or a table for wargaming
There are few things consistent in the world - one of them being Drew's ability to somehow put walnut and flatheads into his projects
Drew you are without a doubt my favorite KZread woodworker. You paying homage to your dad or specifically your grandfather (flathead screw). Also your own dorky jokes. Such a great pleasure watching you in action.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Michael!
It turned out perfect! I like that you incorporated "a nod to your grandfather."
@adamduerr1203
2 жыл бұрын
That brass slotted screw was nearly the best part of the video.
This brought back so many memories for me. My grandparents had a ping pong table when I was a little kid. We played on that all the time, either in the back yard, on the lanai (as my grandma used to call it) by the pool or in the garage if it was raining. As the youngest, I got beat by my older brothers all the time, Even my grandma wouldn't just let us win, we had to earn it. My grandpa on the other hand, was more forgiving. So, so many wonderful memories from my childhood playing ping pong. You did an incredible job designing this table and putting it together. The maiden voyage, as it were, of folding it out put a huge smile on my face. I love your style, Drew. I wish I could be your neighbor. I'd buy a bunch of wood just to see what you'd make next.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Haha, thanks! :)
Man, rarely have I taken such a huge pleasure from any kind of DIY. You americans are masters of wood craftsmanship, possesing all the tools needed and using them always with safety measures taken
@FishersShop
3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Fancy! The Flathead screw was the perfect touch!
Awesome design! This would make a great roll away table for game night, or big holiday family dinners. I could see widening the cross supports so when its folded for storage it could double as a display self. ... I see another project in my future.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
That would be cool!
This is the most I have enjoyed a woodworking video in a long time. Thank you for creating this work of art.
@FishersShop
5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
My favorite part was the flat head screw under your brand. Sweet touch and classic Fisher’s Shop build.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Janet
I like the 2A artwork in the background of the father - son game! I knew there was a reason I liked you so much!
So many memories, good to see you're still making magic.
This is an ingeniously constructed ping pong table. Truly. Your humor, honesty, and straightforward descriptions of what you're doing help the viewers connect with you and see themselves in your shoes, building this themselves and likely making the same or similar "oh crap" mistakes. I am going to get these plans, and revel in the looks of anguish and defeat as I crush, err instruct my children, in ping pong. Hehehe. Thank you for yet another informative and creative project that we can enjoy with our friends and family.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Be sure to send me some pics of it once you're done. I'd love to see it
Drew is both a comic, and a woodworking genius.
So awesome!!
I will definitely be buying the plans. What a great project for the family! Thank you for putting all your dadness (puns, mess ups, and hilarity) in your videos
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Have fun with your build
It’s amazing! The way it folds up into a cool shape and can be stowed away!!! Love it and appreciate the home videos
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
I just re-watched this video, though this time my wife sat through it with me. She laughed til she cried at the salt joke. When she saw you making the trim using the walnut, she said “mmm. Unnecessary walnut.” lol Thanks, as always, for another entertaining video. For my own sake, I’m not showing her your laundry room remodel videos.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome. Haha... glad you both liked it
That is absolutely great. Good work. I’ve been planning a fold up table for a large format CNC and this looks like it could work great 👍
That folding mechanism is awesome! Legos are highly underappreciated as usable woodworking tools 😁
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
@eugeniebreida1583
Жыл бұрын
@@FishersShop Your Legos model was most impressive, not everyone can drive a bunch of plastic pieces like you . . . that was as ingenius as your table design, or more so.
Great build Drew! I love the design and now I wish I had room in my house for one like it 😀
Such a truly amazing design Drew! And the ending is all I could have hoped for and more!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Haha, I knew you'd like that
Your vid made me smile when I saw you and your son play. Reminded me of when I was a kid and how much fun that was! Also those walnut ‘lines’ are so gorgeous. Thanks!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
I was just waiting for that last bit smashing the ball at your kid
Just bought the plans for this so I can modify it to make an outfeed table for my tiny shop. I just have to make it so that the top is higher when open and it does not need to be as big. I have been trying to figure out how to give myself plenty of outfeed table space without taking up most of the one car garage (which I have to share with my wife's car). Now I can break down full sized sheets of plywood a lot safer.
Now that's a mighty fine looking folding table. Looks and sounds super crisp, I love projects like this.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Adam
Hi Drew, Another amazing and fun project. ALWAYS a pleasure to watch. Thank you!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chuck!
Thank you Brother I appreciate your videos keep it up. I love the tribute to your grandfather
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I will
Beautiful job on the table build and design Drew. We had a Ping Pong table that folded up when I was young, but nothing as nice as this. Lots of memories playing on it with family and friends.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Bob
Thanks for sharing those tips and the make!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
You bet!
This is a fabulous project! I played countless hours of ping pong on my grandfather's table. Just might have to make my own! Thank you very much for this video.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Have fun!
I love the nod to grandpa with the flat head screw.
This is awesome! Like the contract in the top and the trim pieces and the mechanism seems to work great! love this!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
Love it Drew...and you get to spend some fun times with your son 😀
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Yup! And it's been awesome! Thanks, Andy!! :)
Your neighbors MUST really love you so much. Invite them over to play and see what their plywood turned into. Also love the single flat head for your grandpa.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Robert!
I always am happy to see your videos in my feed. Such a great project.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
Drew, another home run dude!. I love your videos and the creativity of your projects. I actually went straight to KZread as soon as I got to my desk this morning to see if this was live yet! Best 15 min of my workday so far. Lol. Nicely done!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Bob! :)
Fantastic. Always love your projects!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
Great design, Drew~! My wife and I were just talking about ping pong today and here's this video. I might just have to take this on. Used to have so much fun as a kid playing others at our neighborhood pool where we had a table. Thanks much~!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Go for it!
Fantastic work, Drew! Really nicely done! 😃 The best part is that, now, you're going to build many fun memories with your kid! 😃 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
That's the plan!
Drew, that is such a sick build and a killer amouge to your gran father!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Aaron!
Sick!!
Love the build! Awesome to see the family involved as well. One of these days we are going to witness the fishing hat wearing, double eye staring, neighbor of yours giving you a life lesson over your neighborly fence. It probably be about the pesky squirrels who often carry off his surplus lumber staged for projects he has around his house.
I think you made a wonderful ping pong table that will make a lot of memories for your family. It's also helpful to make family time plus when your kids have their friends over. Thank you for sharing this with me 🤔
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
You bet! Thanks, Richard
Another incredible build. The folding table is a really cool idea!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
This is absolutely outstanding. You are an outstanding maker. Keep posting these videos!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
You are amazing, Drew. This table looks so cool, my friend. And once again, you talked us through the entire build Thanks, Felix
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Thanks, Felix! And thanks for your support
Love you’re shop great job and a high end product. Thank you.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
Great job as always and the outtakes are great.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
I personally love that theft from your neighbors is often in the plans. Wood doesn't grow on trees you know.
Great work ! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@FishersShop
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 👍
Another Fisher masterpiece!!! I love that you incorporated the flathead screw from your grandfather into the build. I'm sure he is smiling down on you each time you do that! Admit it......you son won the game didn't he? You have such a nice family!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Lori! Haha, he's getting good real quick. Pretty soon he'll be whoopin' me.
Great design Drew, looks amazing!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a bunch!
@RingsWorkshop
2 жыл бұрын
@@FishersShop of course! I’m a sucker for creative/genius engineering. Never would have thought to have one store that way. Love it.
Thanks for a great video!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
Another great project. Love it
@FishersShop
4 ай бұрын
Glad you like it
Excited to see a new Fisher's Shop video. Thumbs up before I even watched it!
Very nice design and well built. Kudos to you
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
This is the nicest looking ping pong table i have ever seen and the folding mechanism is great. By far my most favorite feature though, is the addition of your grandfathers single brass flathead screw.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Alan! :)
What a great video! Heartwarming and a real cool design. Thanks Drew
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
I admit I bought our table that received many years of use (and abuse!) for my sons and I to play, but watching you put yours together is inspiring. I hope you build years of memories with your family with the pride that you built it from the inspiration contained within your own memories as a child.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Justin! It's already making some great ones and I hope to make many more.
Probably my favorite project yet. Such a great idea!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Matt
This is so cool.
Another outstanding project Drew!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Scott
great build video and wonderful "family history fun" that triggered some Grandpa memories of my own. Many thanks.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
What a piece of perfection!
@FishersShop
7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
i like that you chose the 3/4" plywood vs trying to scale up the lego's ;) Love your videos, and am so glad I have a few to watch tonight.
Very cool Mr. Fisher! Love how you get the family involved.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
Wow! Another awesome build. Thank you for sharing sir!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
You bet
I have searched the net and bye far this is the most innovative ping pong table out there I will be purchasing the plans thank you
@FishersShop
Ай бұрын
Have fun building!
Thank you
Just awesome, I absolutely love it, I have no other words 👍🏼
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
This is such a fun project! I really like the folding mechanism. Nothing like schooling your son to keep him humble. ha ha
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Hehe, thanks Bruce!
Great project. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
Absolute A+ project. Well done.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Mike
Been waiting for a new one 👍👍. You didn’t disappoint.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :)
Great job!!
@FishersShop
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Pretty cool project.
Like always good job!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks again!
Wonderful piece of art. Perfect to the last word.
@FishersShop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Drew you've done it again!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Zach! :)
Great videos
Menudo trabajo de precisión....... Enhorabuena, congratulations
That is an awesome looking table!!! I'll make sure to remember to come back to this video the next time my neighbors do some renovations!!!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Haha, thanks!
Love it, great job 👍
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊
D'awww...little Drew was a cute lil dude...LOL
@FishersShop
Жыл бұрын
Haha
Pretty cool!!!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Samuel
What you make is not only a ping pong table but also a convenient foldable table, which is really convenient
That was awesome, love the design
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it
Another great job and video!! The flathead screw was a great touch!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Cliff!
Amazing work as always!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
This is so cool!
@FishersShop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Really nice table! I really enjoy the projects where you make something for your family.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Joshua! And thanks for your support :)
Sir, you are a legend !!🙏
@FishersShop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! :)
I LOVE your videos!!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
You going so easy on him, I hope he knows.
Awesome job
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Great work
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
Beautiful work Drew!
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!
Very cool 😎 Good job.
@FishersShop
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 👍