kidcuban21 said:

It's work but in the end very worth it, I did all the refinishing, and cut my rails down the table saw, extended wood before relaminating tops with Wilsonart Intl commercial laminate and then sent rails out to Georgia for Mark Gregory to put new subrails and new superspeed cushions, while I did the white conversion varnish on all legs, aprons, ball box, etc. Powder coating for corner castings and feet.

4" pockets with no extending shims (cushion facings). Possible to do rails in so many unique combinations with laminate, so many beautiful options out there & finishes, also possible to veneer with exotic woods, but laminate is more durable.

By extending rails with wood before relaminating tops, gives you a tight pocket (any size you desire) from factory finish, where the laminate now continues on top of said extended rail, gregory then added rebuilt wood subrail and cushion

Also you can make castings flush with top.

My table is from 80's as am I, you can take any gold crown, restore it how you want and still be way under what a new table costs, hence I did this project on my own accord minus the rail work that Gregory did, enjoyed every minute of doing the project greatly, table plays amazing and you can make it however you want to look.

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That is one beautiful job on the table, you should be really proud of what you did.

Master Chalk causes more skids than premium chalk and this is common knowledge. I've never heard anyone suggest otherwise, but you've measured the extent to which it is true and under what conditions, giving form to the matter. Well done. Great video!

I still think the biggest takeaway from this incident is in the area of sportsmanship and general propriety. Darren's outburst was way out of bounds, and to go public with a negative rant about the product of a company that has supported pool for decades is just plain wrong. Equipment can and does become outdated. If the players are of one mind with respect to the unsuitability of a product or piece of equipment in the pro game, they can petition the event producers, who would have to assess the advisability of disallowing it in their events.

Pro players who saw this occurrence live or on video should be just as concerned about how bad a look this is for pro pool as they are about the already widely accepted fact that there are more skids with Master chalk, to which you have given great form and clarity.

PS I would extend the definition of cling to include any foreign substance, not just chalk. Grady Matthews used to take note of how players whose hands were not clean or who had been handling things like food or drinks can get foreign substances on the balls. There's a reason that only referees should be touching the balls in the biggest spots in top pro competition.