Porper linen press

I ended up making my own linen press using cam follower track runner bearings. I got some nice maple to make the handles, but, for the first attempt at making this tool, I used pine as you can see in the pics. The holes and half-moon in the one handle was my first attempt with some other bearings that did not work well. I also made a linen spool holder, with the rod being a length of cue shaft cut to size.

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Kim Jones comes from the loss side to win 25th anniversary NWPA season opener

We tend not to talk too much about the ‘rooms’ where the competitors we write about play. We make sure they’re mentioned when discussing a given event, like this past weekend’s (April 11-12) Northwest Women’s Pool Association (NWPA) Tour’s 2026 season opener. The $1,000-added event drew 54 entrants to a long-time supporter of the tour, Golden Fleece Billiards in Everett, WA. The fact that one of its managerial employees, Kim Jones, won the event is a reflection of the important, symbiotic collaboration between tours and the rooms that host them from coast to coast. And, it’s an appropriate start to […]

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