LOL, if I end up spending 3-4K on a rug, everyone is getting F'd on it!
BTW, the table is a Gold Crown III and its going in the living room, so it's gotta look pretty decent.
Thanks for everyone's opinions. Keep em coming, I got until this coming Wednesday to decide.
I love the traditional oriental rugs, esp on hardwood floors. RD3P put a link from overstock.com but you have to keep searching them bcs they sell a lot, supoer- fast. Right this minute the largest, most expensive is about $1300.
But you have til Wednesday to decide? Meaning the table's coming Wednesday? Dude. We were under the gun on timing, too, and just couldn't pass up a great deal.
So we went to Home Depot, picked out a nice commercial grade carpet in deep blue (you specify the length- the rolls are HUGE), got the pads to go under, and just rolled them out. Since we were doing a garage, we just got enough so that we covered all but a foot away from the walls on the ends and then left a concrete workspace along one wall. You would have to actually throw your cue to get it to land on concrete.
I think the carpet/ rug is important in case you drop a ball or a cue, and the pad helps you play longer because you're not walking on really hard ground the whole time.
TheBook: I haven't noticed any leveling problems, either, but I was scared, there. Thanks.