California House Model Comparison
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Shuffleboard Table Comparison · California House VS McClure Tables
California House is a manufacturer of recreation-game tables and barstools based in California. They use high-tech equipment, such as CNC machines (computer numeric control), and have some nice designs for their game tables. There is a key difference between McClure Tables and California House, and it centers on the heart of any shuffleboard table, the playboard. California House uses Beech Wood or Poplar for its playboards, most likely because shipping hard maple from Michigan or Pennsylvania to the West Coast would be very costly. They also use Alder Poplar and other soft-woods on their cabinets, not hard maple like we do.
At McClure Tables, we build and sell direct-to-consumer with no middlemen or distributors. We only use the best materials in every price range. Whether you buy a table for our entry-level price of $3,995 or spend up to $28,000, the cabinet, legs, and playboard are all still made from locally harvested Hard Maple.
For comparison purposes, we'll compare features on three McClure Models in the same price range as some California House Models.
Comparison 1
Austin or Cameron
Sizes: 9, 12, 14, 16, and 18-foot
Price Range: $11,900-$ 16,450
Playboard: The Austin has a 20" wide playboard, 2.25" thick, made of Beech Wood
Playboard Finish: 1/4" polymer resin top
Cabinet Construction: Poplar and other softwoods (non-descript)
Pricy Upgrades Upgrade to Oak adds $2500. Walnut is $10.000 more.
Customizations: Logo, Finish colors, lots of fabric choices on padded back stops, and bed fabric.
Sloan
Sizes: 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 feet
Price Range below in Hickory through Walnut
Price Range: $9,985-$15,995
Compare 9-18' $9,985-13,925
Playboard: Hard Maple 20" wide playboard, which is a full 3" thick (no thick plastic poured epoxy top) and made of North American Hard Maple
Playboard Finish: Lifetime Warranty Traditional Piano Polyester Finish (10 times harder than polymer poured resins)
Cabinet Construction: All McClure Tables cabinets, legs, and parts are made from the same Hard Maple wood as the playboards.
Cabinet Wood UpCharges
Walnut $1500 more, not $10,000
Hickory $500 more, not $2,500
Customizations: Lights, Scoreboards, Score Beads, Cabinets, Wood Type & Finish, and add a logo to any mode. For $600 not $900 If you really love an Upholstered back stop, we can do that too, not for nearly as much as the total cost of the California House is
Comparison 2
Origami or Bishop
Sizes: 12, 14, 16, and 18-foot
Price Range: $16,134 to $22,677
Playboard: 20″ wide playboard, 2.25″ thick, made of Beech Wood
Playboard Finish: 1/4″ polymer resin top
Cabinet Construction: Soft Maple
Cabinet Wood Upgrades: Oak $3200 to Walnut $14,000
Customizations: Logo & Finish Upgrade to leather pads for $750 more
Limbert
Sizes: 9,12, 14, and 16-foot
Price Range: $22,000-$25,000
Playboard: Hard Maple 20" wide playboard, which is a full 3" thick (no thick plastic poured epoxy top) and made of North American Hard Maple
Playboard Finish: Lifetime Warranty Traditional Piano Polyester Finish (10 times harder than polymer poured resins)
Cabinet Construction: This model is made out of Sapelli, but you can use other woods if you like, and it comes with leather pads that you do not pay extra for. The jointery is Dove-tail on the cabinet.
Customizations: Lights, Scoreboards, Score Beads, Cabinets, Wood Type & Finish, and add a logo to any model
Comparison 3
City or Lipscomb
Sizes: 12, 14, 16, and 18 feet
Price Range: $12,750-$18,427
Playboard: 20″ wide playboard, 2.25″ thick, made of Beech Wood
Playboard Finish: 1/4″ polymer resin top
Cabinet Construction: Poplar and other softwoods (non-descript)
Customizations: Logo & Finish
Veneto
Sizes: 9, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 feet
Price Range: $9,685-15,655
Price Range 12-18 $9,685-$12,885
Playboard: Hard Maple 20" wide playboard, which is a full 3" thick (no thick plastic poured epoxy top) and made of North American Hard Maple.
Playboard Finish: Lifetime Warranty Traditional Piano Polyester Finish (10 times harder than polymer poured resins)
Cabinet Construction: All McClure Tables cabinets, legs, and parts are made from solid hardwoods. This model comes in Hard Maple and Cherry Wood.
Customizations: Lights, Scoreboards, Score Beads, Cabinets, Wood Type & Finish, and add a logo to any model
For more information on California House Shuffleboards, check out our California House Brand Comparison page.
McClure Tables are handcrafted in Michigan. We do not cut any corners. Our prices are lower across our line, whether you are looking at our in-stock models, wholesale direct, or custom-made. The difference is simply no middleman markup. If you are trying to compare apples to apples, ask a local dealer if they can have a shuffleboard table custom-made in a premium hardwood like Hard Rock Maple, American Cherry, Black walnut, or even exotic wood like Sapele or Mahogany. Some factory-made shuffleboard manufacturers can offer these options, but you will pay thousands extra for what is standard with our custom line of tables. Why not buy handcrafted rather than factory produced products like California House Shuffleboard Tables.