Recent content by MixedHerbs

Well, I finished it, but... Please see attached photograph. The legs are made from solid 15 inch by 15 inch pitch pine salvaged from a harbour. Making them all the same length was tricky. One feature that I thought may be of interest was the method of levelling. I used about a dozen of...

I have the set of pool-table slates in my shed. The size will be 44 X 88 (the slate dimensions are 95 inches by 51 inches by 1 inch thick). The rail bolt holes are already drilled. I bought the slates from a kitchen company who had been sent them as a sample by someone in China - with the...

Thank-you. I had not considered buying ready-made rails because I wanted the pocket openings to be the narrowest legal size and also wanted the to make the outer-rails from quarter-sawn oak. I also assumed the position of the bolt holes in the slates I own would be incompatible with any rails...

Marvellous. Thank you. Regards, Peter.

Hello, I am having difficulty obtaining parts for an 8ft pool table I am building. The trouble is, I live in the UK and all the web sites found so far only sell goods within the USA. I would like to buy: High quality leather pockets. Artemis K66 rubber. Sub-rails. Can anyone recommend a...

Hello. Firstly I would like to thank you all. I have learned a lot from this forum. I am in the process of building an 8 foot pool table in an undersized room. Luckily I am short and am comfortable with a short cue. However, the short cues I see advertised are nowhere near the quality of...