Joy Chinese Pool Table

[Pierre Shakes]

Unik is an off-shoot of Joy Billiards that makes the most original design I’ve ever seen in 43 years in the biz. I dealt with a lady by email who answered all my many questions and eventually sold me three: black with red, black with royal blue, black with gold. All US pool 4.5" corners pockets. They have gone back to only offering black & red:; it is Chinese culture colour-association thing. 1.75" slate and maybe 500 pounds of super interconnected steel under the slate. Rails are side-bolted to the slate - 5 bolts per rail! "Like bumping into a mountain" John Schmidt said. They never go out of level with the public playing on them. I don’t know if there are any other Unik tables in public in North America. A Chinese visitor said they are popular in China, so they should stay available. I don't know the Joy line otherwise.

 

[straightline]

Unik is an off-shoot of Joy Billiards that makes the most original design I’ve ever seen in 43 years in the biz. I dealt with a lady by email who answered all my many questions and eventually sold me three: black with red, black with royal blue, black with gold. All US pool 4.5" corners pockets. They have gone back to only offering black & red:; it is Chinese culture colour-association thing. 1.75" slate and maybe 500 pounds of super interconnected steel under the slate. Rails are side-bolted to the slate - 5 bolts per rail! "Like bumping into a mountain" John Schmidt said. They never go out of level with the public playing on them. I don’t know if there are any other Unik tables in public in North America. A Chinese visitor said they are popular in China, so they should stay available. I don't know the Joy line otherwise.

I much prefer the pool pockets and that purposeful look. All that's missing is smaller apertures and you have IMO a better heyball table.

 

[nataddrho]

Autobots, Start your Engines!

 

[straightline]

Unik Tables...

Well it's Thailand.

From the website, not so believable:

 

[Flakeandrun]

Unik is an off-shoot of Joy Billiards that makes the most original design I’ve ever seen in 43 years in the biz. I dealt with a lady by email who answered all my many questions and eventually sold me three: black with red, black with royal blue, black with gold. All US pool 4.5" corners pockets. They have gone back to only offering black & red:; it is Chinese culture colour-association thing. 1.75" slate and maybe 500 pounds of super interconnected steel under the slate. Rails are side-bolted to the slate - 5 bolts per rail! "Like bumping into a mountain" John Schmidt said. They never go out of level with the public playing on them. I don’t know if there are any other Unik tables in public in North America. A Chinese visitor said they are popular in China, so they should stay available. I don't know the Joy line otherwise.

There’s many companies who make nice tables. The pockets have actual standards which makes buying less of a crap shoot. Rasson, Joy and Star are most common. But there’s at least five or six brands I regularly see here in China.