Recent content by coltwknight

Finally getting around to pockets Well, I've been slacking off on the project. I figured this was as good a time as any to finish. Started working kn the pockets today.

That is a spectacular table. Were the pockets converted to modern, or are they original?

Im just glad it came together. Ill get busy this winter replacing the pockets. The leather has to be wet formed around the irons.

Certainly a lot of surface area on those, I bet it took a lot of hours.

This is the correct badge for this table

Ill be honest, I left out hundreds of steps, but I did need to get some work done aside from taking pictutes. I love having my own table. Life long dream. I started playing seriously in high school, and I was becoming a real shooter by college, then I was diagnosed with essential tremors and...

This is a 9' table with a 50"x100" playing surface. When I picked it up, I assumed it was an 8' table. Glad I measures before ordering cushions and cloth. Those are the cheap set of Aramath balls, Continental I believe. They were on sale at Ozone for 55$ I think. Ive always found the best...

I found a site the sells the correct badge for this old JE Came table, and it cost about 150$. I will probably buy it eventually, but Im pretty sure the wife would kill Me if she knew I spent that much on a name plate.

Thanks everyone for the kind words.

I work with mother of pearl a lot on guitars I build, but mother of pearl is not correct for this table. To properly install the mother of pearl, I would have had to sand the rails completley flat removing 120 years of character. Essentially, when I restore vintage stuff, I like to keep it as...

Thanks - it was a fun project I don't know about all antique tables, but this was common for this era.

I am absolutely tickled pink with this pool table. I have played on bar tables and pool hall tables all around the country and never had a table play this well. Of course, I have never played on a pro setup tournament table either. I bought a set of Aramath balls and some cuetec house cues...

The irons on this table are pre #3 irons, so Im glad they were all there. You can't just buy replacements. https://forums.azbilliards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=501238&stc=1&d=1https://forums.azbilliards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=501239&stc=1&d=1537754983537754958 I gave the...

Preparing for this project, I watched every youtube video on stretching felt over the slate and rails, and every single video had comments from folks calling themselves professionals saying they are idiots, and they did it wrong. In fact, I could not find any pool table setup videos where the...

These old rails aren't made exactly new rails, so I fretted over cutting the ends for awhile before just jumping in and doing it...