Kobachi
Scarred but Smarter
I finally scored a table, found locally on Craigslist. 9' Diamond Pro, red oak, drop pockets. It came with a nice newer set of Aramith super pro's, four Dufferins, and a heavy duty cover.
I called Jeremy Chambers, everyone in my area swears by him. Jeremy and his helper disassembled the table, and brought it over. Efficiency is an understatement when watching Jeremy work, no wasted energy...he could probably be on that new tv show with the arm wrestlers. He and his partner moving the slates up the stairs when they picked it up, Jeremy was one-handing it, up the stairs, holding it by the pocket half round, off to his side. Crazy...
As he was assembling it at my house, I had concern about the pocket size, they seemed to be buckets, in my opinion. Jeremy suggested instead of shimming them to my liking, to replace the facing with a single piece. He explained the benefits, and I agreed. I've waited too long to finally get a table to settle on iffy pockets. So the assembly ceased, and off my rails went to his shop. Here's where all the trouble started...
Just kidding
About a week later, Jeremy arrived with the newly covered rails, one piece facings. He did the slate, covered it with Simonis Tourney blue 860HR, and the rest is history.
What a great guy Jeremy is. This was my first experience with a table builder as I've never really had the room for one until now. We had a bunch of laughs, listened to some good jazz as he put it all together, and I could not be happier with the results. His prices are very reasonable and his work is exceptional. "Guaranteed for life" btw.
With all the negative going around lately regarding table builders, I thought I'd share my positive experience. Here's some pictures for your viewing pleasure:
I called Jeremy Chambers, everyone in my area swears by him. Jeremy and his helper disassembled the table, and brought it over. Efficiency is an understatement when watching Jeremy work, no wasted energy...he could probably be on that new tv show with the arm wrestlers. He and his partner moving the slates up the stairs when they picked it up, Jeremy was one-handing it, up the stairs, holding it by the pocket half round, off to his side. Crazy...
As he was assembling it at my house, I had concern about the pocket size, they seemed to be buckets, in my opinion. Jeremy suggested instead of shimming them to my liking, to replace the facing with a single piece. He explained the benefits, and I agreed. I've waited too long to finally get a table to settle on iffy pockets. So the assembly ceased, and off my rails went to his shop. Here's where all the trouble started...
Just kidding
About a week later, Jeremy arrived with the newly covered rails, one piece facings. He did the slate, covered it with Simonis Tourney blue 860HR, and the rest is history.
What a great guy Jeremy is. This was my first experience with a table builder as I've never really had the room for one until now. We had a bunch of laughs, listened to some good jazz as he put it all together, and I could not be happier with the results. His prices are very reasonable and his work is exceptional. "Guaranteed for life" btw.
With all the negative going around lately regarding table builders, I thought I'd share my positive experience. Here's some pictures for your viewing pleasure:
