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Great site. Was looking through some old Fine Woodworking Mags and saw one on building pool tables. Got me thinking. Great site, maybe I'll give it a try.

You're my hero. What a great site. I am getting ready to set-up my table in my garage. I was gonna pay somebody to do it for me but you've given me all the info I need to do it myself. I would never consider building one from scratch like you did. What a man!

I was just looking for tips on how to replace the rubber bumpers on my cheapo, wood slate pool table. So much for that! Now I've gotta have one like your!

tried to contact you by email but was returned back to me i have built my own table take a look at www.clackspool.uk8ball.co.uk your own table looks fantastic and i hope it plays like it looks !

hello, I am a 19year old trim carpenter. I would really like to build my own table someday. but im afraid to spend all of the money on materials and mess up. if u could send me a few tips it would be greatly appreicated. by the way u r doing an awesome job.

hi, that is a great looking table... im working on one my self but i cant find slate... but it starting to look great... would you please tell me how much you spent on it total... and lemme know if there is a place close to me that i can find slate... i live in south west wisconsin.. thanks... Darren

Yeah i'm doing a school project and this is just the site to help me build it, thanx alot

Wow!!! Last time I visited your site (while I was building my own house) I was visitor 4817. Today somewhere around 46K. Looks like you've got many people admiring your work. Thanks for your hard work.

I'm 19 and im just getting into woodworking and i really enjoy it. I was thinking of building my own pool table. I got on the net to see if i could find a "how to" on building a pool table. I never expected to find anything as helpful as your site. Thanks.

i just bough a old pool table and it needs some work can you help me forther

Great sit. I have been looking for a sit like your because I decided to build my own pool table. So thanks for the help.

table looks great.

Good Info. Nice Details. Thanks.

Good Info. Nice Details. Thanks.

thank you for your help. your web site was all i needed to start building my own pool table. now i hope mine turns out as nice as yours

Awesome table and very informative website!! I've been thinking about building a table with log legs and a rustic look and all the info will be extremely helpful! I just hope it turns out half as well as yours! Thanks again.

An excellent site. We are considering building a table, and your description wil help us decide. Thanks

I'm moving into my first house soon and will be getting myself a pool table, probably used due to my current budget. Whenever I get around to building my own house, building myself a pool table to go with it will be a nice touch. I like your site, nice work all around. Pretty well laid out and good information.

My wife and I have purchased a building fo a teen center in Carson City Michigan. The teens would like pool tables; but the cost is prohibitive. This may be a way to provide the tables and involve them in securing them. Thanks

I like what youve done, but it seems like it almost cost more thena new one, what about making a not so good one, that is what i was looking to do, just to practice on, i read your first instruction and alrdy it looks tuff

no comment, just thanks

Nice site! Sorry to hear that some scumbag was stealing your work and reselling it on eBay.

Nice site! Sorry to hear that some scumbag was stealing your work and reselling it on eBay.

This is an excellent site, and I truly commend you for such insights! Keep up the great work, and I hope you keep this site running forever! Harold - Puerto Rico, USA!

THANK YOU! Ovo sam trazio!

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Hi, Greetings from Finland.

I have just started looking at your webpage. I find it very interesting. I have been thinking about building a pool table myself for a little while, I believe your page will be a great help. THANKS

I have a historical question about a part of the pool playing surface. What is the orgin of calling the end region of the table, where cue balls are placed for breaks, a "kitchen". Thank you.

Thanks for sharing the great info.

Great information. Thanks for the pointers on the differences between cheap and expensive tables. I am actuall considering building my own now that I know some of the differences Thanks for the information.

Great web site man. I am an AutoCAD student and I am currently building a game room in 3d just for fun. Now I can start on my pool table. Thanks for the info.

Great website and a fantaastic finished product. Congratulations!

Thanks for great information. Really neat website, and it must be very gratifying to do and share. You're a great resource for many people.

It takes a lot of courage to start something like that and finish it in such a superb way. An inspiration for every billiard player. Greetings from Belgium.

Thanks for the motivation! Great job!

I have been searching for FREE plans on the internet on building a pool table and have finally found them. What an excellent project you have created. I have enjoyed woodworking since I was really young and I am only 21 right now. I had always wanted a fussball table and built myself one about 4 years ago. Since then, I have built 2 more and now I am ready to take on the challenge of a pool table. Thanks a million for this website.

i found your site interesting. I assemble tables for a living and i would have to say, great job.

Awesome website. I have been looking for a site that could help me with the process of building my own table. The information is great. I hope to get started on my table in a few months. Thanks for the great site.

your table looks great,cant wait to get started on mine.

I just got into wood working when my grandpa gave me an old roll top desk and I set out to refinish it b/c it was in bad shape. While I was doing that I got to thinking about how much I always wanted a pool table and decided to build one on my own. I happened to come across your website and I was impressed. It is good to see that there are people still on the web that are not in it for profit b/c your site will be an excellent resource for my venture. I plan to make some of my own modifications to suit my tastes and needs but over all this site has been an excellent help.

Your plan look good except I am confused. Your plans for the rails dont' see to add up. The measurements don't seem to be correct.

i love your table your plans were very easy to follow i've decided to build a table myself thanks to you.

Your table looks great... I have been looking for drafted out plans on how to build my own pool table. Could you send me your plans to help me out a little. It is too hard for me to fallow your other plans.. Thank you!!

Thank you. I refer to this all the time

A couple of years ago, I purchased a 4-1/2'x 9' carom table and have been looking for dimensions to use to cut the rails. Your project came along a little late, but I plan to use the information. Why is your mahogany width 4-1/4"? Does it look odd with the pockets inset? Also I have a cheap 4'x 8' table (no slate) that I would give to anyone who wants to pick it up. Thanks, nice job on the table.

I have an antique Brunswick table that needs the cushions replaced. The person that renovated it did not use the correct cushion size and I did not notice this till they sagged after a couple years. Surprised they stayed put that long. Your site should be a big help for me to replace them. Thanks, R. Foster

Mr.Kirchel, I've been an avid pool player since I was a boy and have been in a lot of billiard rooms. I have yet to see anything as nice as the table you have built. You are a wonderful craftsman. My wife and I both are very impressed with your work. Could you possibly e-mail a copy of the plans to me what was on the web site was not very legible. Amazing job keep up the good work. Sincerely Erik and Barb

What a fantastic job you have done with both the pool table and the web-site Well done (I bet you can walk on water and do interesting stuff with loaves and fishes too)

I came upon your site because I am interested in building a pool table. I really like what you have done with your site and the plans appear to be easy to follow but I know it will be a challenge in making my table look as good as yours. Wish me look with finding inexpensive slate and a project worth tackling.

An excellent site. I am finally getting around to planning my table, based upon a water dammmaged free-be I got almost ten years ago. Most parts were damaged beyond repair due to the particle board composition but the 1 1/2 inch slate is in good shape. There were two tables available and I got the second one. The first guy unfortunately took 3 end rails and 3 side rails so I got 5 side rails and one end rail.

Thanks for the information! I needed reference on the dimensions for a project I'm working on and this came in handy. Best of luck in future projects!

As I am planning on building my own table,I was glad to find your web site.You must be applauded for your dedication to detail and to making this information available to other hobbyists. THANK YOU

You rock! :) I'm currently rebuilding a 3' x 6' table, flying blind,... but I love trying crazy things! Your pictures and explanations are awesome! My table will have crimson felt, green satin rails, and an oak casing. Not for the professionals, but it will be beautiful and fun :) Thanks for all of your advice! Enjoy all of your hard work!

Great resource. I'm thinking of building my own 8 ft table and until stumbling across this site, I wasn't finding much useful information on the subject. After looking over your project, I'm feeling more comfortable that I can do this. Thanks!

heaven sent!

Excellent resource Jon. I just sent your site to a lady in Canada who is looking to simply assemble a table they received. This kind of information is what the internet is all about. Again great job and great table. John

Fantastic Article, Gives me a lot to think about.

Great Job! I'm hoping to finish my new game room this month, after that a new cherry pool table will be in order.

Very impressive, Coincidently I just cut a Black Walnut into planks for my basement bar top (5 largest are 2.5"x11.5"x8.5ft). I got a 12" Rigid comp. mider for xmas, and looked at a pool table today. Plans may change. Thanks for the idea.

Thanks for all the great info. Tables now are so expensive and it's great to get all the skinny so we can all save a few bucks building our own. Besides, having been a commercial wood carver for a number of years, I think I can add some value to what could be an heirloom for the family.

Your sight is simply amazing! I love billiards and have been tossing around the idea of building my own. I, also, like to do construction. We will see how it goes. Thanks for your inspiration! Kaye

Awesome! What is the url with the plans? I may just have to build one for my basement!!

Fantastic site. Spend all my time looking for a good used table. Think I'll change directions now.

great table Cani i use anything eles other than a thick metel slate?

A great project, not to mention a great looking table.

Very usefeul John, I have been searching for Pool table designs for a smaller table of my own. These will prove a great help. Martin, UK

THANK YOU JOHN!!! Very useful for a guy in Tehran looking to build a pool table (we don't have clubs or public use tables here:)

Unbelivable! I never knew a Pool Table was so complex - but then I've never played. Thank you for sharing your hardwork and knowledge. Sussi

Greetings from Finland!

Amazing! I will send you the pics when I complete mine! Thanks for the valuable tool that you have provided. -AC

You are one SERIOUSLY talented person

Found your project via a link on the Woodnet Forum. I am a wannabe woodworker and your project is an inspiration (not that I want to build one myself) to craftmanship, study, and patience. You certainly should be proud of your accomplishment. I hope you and your grandson will enjoy many years of playing on the table. Larry

Thanks a lot. I think you have done a great job. I am going to start such a project very soon (hopefully...)

John, John, I wanted to commend you on the amazing work that you have completed. I know have the inspiration and the knowledge to build my own table in the very near future. Thanks again.

I am setting up a table that my Dad had when I was a kid and have found some very good setup info. Thanks.

Hey man, I'm attaching the table to the frame today, thanks again for all of your tips.

I have not had a chance to start building a pool table yet, but I want to. I think it is great what you have done here in your web sight. I build pool cues so I haven't had a lot of time to build a table yet. But I will some day aand when I do I am going to refer to your plans.

very happy to find this project of yours!nice work hope mine comes out looking as good!!

It was great to find this information. My husband is putting a pool table back together which we recently purchased and your information will be very helpful. He is trying to make a few improvements also.Thanks!

Bought my Slate 9' slate today. Perfect condition; $100. Thanks for giving me the confidence to realize my dream.

Great looking table, I hope that my table looks as good as yours when my son and i finish. We would just like to know if there is any stores or suppliers for pool table parts in the Montreal or Ottawa area. Thanks

Excellent job. I would sure like to know how to get more info on where to get instructions plans and any other options. Is there anything you would do different or improve etc.? Thanks. Regards Ken

You are an inspiration.

hey john, i checked out you site about a year ago and it was a great tool for me to get my table started. However, i i got to the slate stage and ran into some problems. So i improvised and it got to the pockets part and i got stummbled a bit and got side tracked a few monthe (a year acually) and now i am starting it again.. But this site of yours was a great "instruction manual" mabe you could give me some help in the near future if you have a chance.. thanks, Jim

Just what I was looking for. I'm very impressed!!!

WOW, Great Site with all the information that I wanted to know.It looks a little advanced for a hacker like me to tackle but I am very impressed with the work that you have accomplished. Maybe with few more years under my belt as a woodworker and I'll have the confidence to tackle a project like yours. Thanks for all the information. Mark Willmes Seattle, WA

HEY JOHN "GREAT TABLE" I LIKE THE WEB SITE AS WELL I AM CURRENTLY BUILDING A TABLE OF MY OWN FROM A USED SLATE. MY SIDE BOARDS ARE MICHIGN NATIVE HICKORY WITH DOVETAILED CORRNERS. I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR DIRECTIONS FOR FELTING.

I just completely rebuilt an 8ft. slate table two weeks ago. I wish knew about this artical while I was doing the job. Great information! Thanks!

I`m new on the computer,but I enjoy wood working.that is one great looking pool table you built!

I`m new on the computer,but I enjoy wood working.that is one great looking pool table you built!

That is one nice site you have there. Keep up the GREAT work. Nice pictures too.

Really enjoyed your articles. I always wanted to restore an old table and then I saw your article and thought that building my own table might be even better. I appreciate all the information.

Excellent site. Excellent tips. You have built a really nice table. Your grandson will be very lucky to learn on it.

Thanks for posting your detailed instructions. It is a relief that not everyone is so tight with their knowledge. I am looking forward to building my own table. You have been a big help.

I am looking to buy a table and I appreciate the detailed description and pictures to get some idea of how a good table is constructed. Thanks for your project description. I know you have got to have stupendous bragging rights on this.

Awesome! I was searching for instructions for stretching cloth. A just purchased a 5x10 snooker table and now I can complete my reassembly project. Thanks again. Bud

Awesome! I was searching for instructions for stretching cloth. A just purchased a 5x10 snooker table and now I can complete my reassembly project. Thanks again. Bud

I want to commend you on your efforts to post this very immpressive project. Great job.

Great job on the table.... It's been a dream of mine to do the same. I've never seen or put a table together but want to give it a shot. Hope you don't mind if I ask some questions here and there.

Fantastic job!!! I just finished a restoration on a 1920's Brunswick Ambassador 9 footer, and I used you page for inspiration and technique, especially laying the cloth. Thanks. Bill

john, i'm only through about half of your plans so far but have really enjoyed watching the progress and been thrilled by how you have gone about figuring out the angles and what nots. i'll come back when i've finished your whole project. thanx, dale

Love the idea. Am going to purchase a high end saw, shaper, CNC Machine and wide belt sander as soon as I get finished suing the Government for putting me in jail for a crime I did not commit. I was planning to purchase a table when the time came but now I see that I can probably build a much better table than I could purchase. What a pleasure it will be to shoot some 8 ball with friends and family on a table I have made myself. Thanks for the inspiration Best Regards Stehen Leadbeater

always nice to see someone else doing this project. nice job.

i'm buying a house april 2002 and this is a great project for me to work on. thanks

Great detail and excellent pictures. Did you consider using 2" paper honeycomb in a stressed box configuration rather than slate? Lots lighter, flat as a pancake and probably less expensive too.

You are the handy man! Your carpenter skill are very impressive. Thanks for the tips!

There are not much to say, in order to describe accuratelly how impresive this was.... I can just nearly imagine how you felt when this beauty was ready. Did l mention I'm starting building one ??? :)

I enjoyed your web site. The way you built the table was very impressive.

Very good site,really enjoyed my visit and reading your guestbook,I will call back soon to see if you have added anything new.Thank you.

I looks impressive...very impressive. I have used alot of your methods in my own quest to build a pool table for my family. Very impressive....

I also am Building a table and i think your site is very informative,keep up the great work

Inspiring! What a great site.

Hey John!!--Thanks for the great information! I purchased an old Brunswick table about four years ago and dismantled it intending to "build a high-end pool table" out of the usable coponents. I have had all of the "pieces" stored since that time and just recently started gathering information from the internet to begin the rebuild. Your website is fantastic and will be a great help to my effort!! Thanks for sharing and I will plan to make a contribution to help defray the cost of website maintenance. I will keep you posted with my progress and may contact you again for more information. Thanks again for sharing your project!! It really looks fantastic!! Best Regards, Glen Fox Glen A. Fox Consulting 6823 Daniel Drive Amarillo, TX 79109 806-355-4777; 806-355-0107 fax 806-681-2422 cell; gafox@mydot.com

This a message from a spanish lover of DIY things... congratulations for your idea and thanks a lot for sharing this with us! I will try to do it... and I´ll do but I don´t wanna spend so much money in the slate... any suggestions? I´ve thought of MDF covered by formica... would it work? Please tell me!!!! and thanks again for your site.

I can hardly wait to show my husband his new project--er-- your pool table! I think it will be a great way to keep the 14 year old out of trouble for awhile too! Thanks!

What was the motivation for such a great tutorial? I sure liked reading how you did it!

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I am an american living in Brasil. They use snooker tables here and i want an american table for my weekend home. I´m trying to get a set of good plans for my carpenter and arquitect to be able to build a table for me. Probably use some exotic wood from the amazon and black granite instead of slate (one piece).

Very nice page. You could show exactly which part of the table you're making tho... I was lost on the 14'5 deg and 43 deg bevel piece.. Please don't let me get a bug and decide to make my own table!! Bill Cleary

hey john, nice table. zac- yours is nice too

i finshed, it looks just like yours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

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Greetings from Finland!

Great job John. I hope I don't sound too philosophical when I say that a mark of excellence is an inclination to share your talents. You've done an excellent job on your pool table. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiance. Congradulations!

Great job John. I hope I don't sound too philosophical when I say that a mark of excellence is an inclination to share your talents. You've done an excellent job on your pool table. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiance. Congradulations!

hi, good table you were the only person i could find that had a site on " HOW TO BUILD A POOL TABLE " big THANKS!

Thanx for the nice drawings! JP from Norway!

yur table looks great answer my email if you would.!

nice job allround, great finished product.

Nice table. I love the finished project. I am very impressed with all of you hard work and know how. Keep up the good work and I hope your friends and family enjoy it too

Thanks for the site. I was trying to get info on how to put a felt onto an old table, and your site was the only one I could find with this info! Thanks again! David

Thank you for the wonderful account. I plan on starting my project soon.

I'll be using this information for my Design & Technology HSC project. Thanks

Splended! I'm going to make a table just like yours, only mine is going to be a little bit better.

WONDERFULL EXECUTION OF A DIFFICULT PROJECT. YOUR SITE IS A BOON TO THOSE OF US WHO THOUGHT THEY GOT IN A LITTLE OVER OUR HEADS.

Nice work...you gotta get zac's table up on the site tho!!

Nice work, very informative, picked up a used Fred Willy's table and need to put it back together, can't get info on in though, is it true there pretty much all the same, i also need to recover t as well, i'll take your advice.. Thanks

Fantastic work! Thanks for taking all the trouble to document this monumental achievement, it is extremely instructive and entertaining!

i find that your step by step instructions very helpful and Thank you for have this web site.

I JUST BOUGHT A USED POOL TABLE AND I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. YOUR WORK WILL HELP ME ALOT TO FIND PARTS AND SOME IDEAS. THANKS C.C.

Nice job, You have a lot of skill and detirmination. I wish you had such detailed plans for an 8 footer. I should be able to figure it out, but I'm a machinist so I like to work off of a print.

It was great to see all the information on building pool tables. Reminds me of the days when the internet really was a community interested in sharing information (rather than just somewhere to make a buck)

I know that tommorow is for the KINEDS , for the one's that love to learn and teach , to the ones that help others in order to help the world devlope ,the ones that felt the minning of love ,we shoul learn and teach becuse the period of human life is so short when we see the period of humanity and it's progresses, I'm amedical student in Iran and Iwhant to thank you to help me finich my search to making apool table. Iwill informe you how it goes, your truly Siamak Alizadeh

Love your site... I see what you mean about trying to find a slate, I have been looking for a little over six months now and all the used 9 ft slate I find cost just as much as new. any help would be appreciated

Wow, beautiful work from you and a wonderful gift for your future generations. If your great-grandkids want to sell it have them call mine...I'll tell them to start saving their money, cause they'll need it.

whow!!!! What a table! Your skill is incredible! RESPECT! Anyone want to sell his table in Germany/cologne (Köln) mail me!!!

Very impressed, I put feelers out some time ago, for plans on building a pool table. thanks for your response.

Hi, Iam going to build a pool table like yours if I can, if I need help I will know where to come to see what I need to do.

My mom & I enjoyed looking at your website!

I have a three slate table that I assembled myself. Your page helped a lot when I had questions. Thanks

Searching around for a good price on slate myself for an 8' pool table (used is fine). Any input is welcome. Good Site!!!

hi from New Zealand!! Thanks for the great site. Absolutely amazing info. Great to see someone using the Net the way it was intended!! hope all is going well for you. i am in the process of creating a table on a very very limited budget (ie nz$300, thats about A$100-150!!!), so (if you dont mind John) I will post a note if I figure out a resonable alternative to slate. I am working with concrete, fiberglass, wood (and combinations of these) so for those out there with a limited budget, stay tuned.! Great work again John, God bless.

I have not read everything yet, but so far I am impreesed with the support the slate will have.

I am really glad that you shared your experience with us. We were looking for some ideas and locations to buy materials...you've helped us with both! Thank You

i am a wood tech teacher and have been looking for plans for a pool table for a student of mine. he is eager to start. does not like the table design of the plans i have in the shop so I have been searching for the right plans . I think I have found them. please feel free to contact me. i would like to speak with you further on this project

My 17 year old son is going to attempt to build a pool table in his shop class. Been looking for instructions for almost 2 weeks. Thank you for providing such a helpful site.

Excellent work.I would love to see the table in the flesh. All I am after is some plans for the lighting canopy.Great site, Best regards from Durban

Thank You! What a great guy you are for teaching us your skills! The world would be a lot better place if there where more people like you out there! Your table is just FABULOUS!! And thanks again for not charging for the "how to" Everyone out there on the net is always trying to make a buck for doing nothing...and you are doing everything for nothing for us!

This site is a revelation,simply because you have covered every detail of construction. Many Thanks!!! Could I ask you a few questions in regards to an old pool table,I am in the process of restoring !

Well i was looking for ideas and drawing for pool table. I was very impresse by yours! I'm woodworker(?), so i won't have anny problems buiding mine!! Congradulations!! nic sorry for bad english, Icome from quebec...

come'on johnny, when you making the readers page... just thought you might like to know, my table is getting marked tomorow, and by the w/e it should be in my garage, with all the boys round it pissing on. thanks again.

Just purchased a 15 yr old olhausen that needs work. This seems to be the only site that will actully give me some helpfull hints. Thanks and keep up the good work. I never knew what i was getting into. This has become a obsession and my wife thinks I'am nuts. The more you learn the deeper you get.

My son Andrew is building a pool table for a school project for that reason I came to visit the website to get some information about size etc. Saw your web site and must say I am very impressed.

Your site in very informative. Thanks for the opportunity to visit your site. I teach high school students in industrial arts and I know they will be inspired by your site.

nice !!!

Awsome piece of workmanship!!!..Truly an inspiration for all to expand their horizons and not be scared to experiment..

Cheers for all the help you have given me to create such an fantastically stunning pool table you are an inspiration to me i want to be just like you

Well all I can say is congrats. I wasa thinking about doing something like this but I think I might have to wait til I am a bit older and experienced :) Gave me a lot of encourage ment thought. Well done once again. PS Your grandson will be proud :) Nick Balcombe

Wow! Congratulations on a job well done and a fascinating website! You're responsible for (a) inspiring me to build a pool table of my own (or a snooker table) and (b) probably causing my girlfriend to leave me when I spend the next six months in my garage! Thanks again for the article. Any more projects in the pipeline?

I cant say it enough what great work. That was one beautiful table you built there. I'd love to make one myself. I was woundering though if there was a way to find instructions on how to build one. Not that yours were good. I'd love to be able to find blueprints of how my table would look like. The materials, and all that other stuff I would need to build one. Thanks again for making this site. Nit to mension it again though awsome work on that table.

You have a fantastic, fascinating Web site. I plan to build my own table, but I have this stupid question: Do you have to use slate? Could you, for example, laminate together two or three sheets of 3/4” plywood instead? This would be lighter, cheaper and faster than slate, since you’d need only visit your local lumber yard. The only problem would be the joints and thermal expansion/contraction. You could leave tiny spaces between the boards for this, or just let the boards “float” under the rails a bit, allowing them to expand outward in hot weather (they’d just move a bit under the rail). Has anyone tried wood? e-mail me to ricmor@istar.ca.

Your article was awsome. I have a table at home that's getting ready for a makeover using alot of your techniques. I already have the 1 inch slate and a good frame but my particle board dosen't quite match up to your mahogony, but i'll find something that will.

Excellent website. You have explained your project in great detail and with a nice touch. I congratulate you. The table is beautiful. I too, hope to build a table that will be used by my grand kids. I will probably be using this site numerous times over the coming months. Thank you Mike Kalinoski Marblehead, Ohio

Just A wonderful article and the table is beautiful. Nice job. I hope to build one before I "kick off". Thanks for some interesting information. Fred

Hi, Greetings from Finland.

Great series. Great Table. Thanks for showing how it is done.

This project of yours has made me think about building a pool table instead of buying one, i just hope i can get it looking as good as yours.

This site has inspired me to build my own pool table. I will follow your plans closely and try not to make too many mistakes. Thanks for the plans and have fun on that pool table you made, it looks great.

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I always wanted to build one but laziness got the better of me so I bought one.

Great job! Thanks for all the thoughtful hard work.

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Great job John. Thanks for sharing.

Very informative n useful....beautiful craftmanship btw! Going to endeavour in a more basic model :). any advise?

All I can say is WOW! I found your article extremely interesting.

Absolutely beautiful work! Thanks for sharing the info with everyone.

I started to make a table and was at the point of makeing the rails ,wish I had found your site sooner, you realy got me out of a jam, your way is so much easier; Thanks for the site!!!! no longer stuck in Jersey.

Nice Job!

I found your pages very interesting. I am from Milano, Italy and here billiards cost too much.. but now I will try to build my own table. I will make you know how it comes... ciao!

nice page, but i think your blueprints are a little pricey to build a table yourself. With 1600 bones, you could buy a decent used one

Hi your Table is great! I was looking around for some blueprints for a table an now i found it thanks!!!!! Nice Page too

Hello guys, the other day I was thinking about building a speed boat out of carbon fibre. I had some trouble moulding the door sills, but it's looking great. I'm thinking of powering it with two Evinrude 200 hp outboard motors. It is looking beauriful, but I was wondering if you think the Chevy Suburban is a better buy than the Ford Expedition. I mean, I need to tow the boat and I think the Ford has a better towing capacity. Any ideas anyone? Cheers, Thomas

What a beautiful table. Thanks a million for posting that on a website so everyone can enjoy its splendor and also learn from your experiences how to build a table (which I hope to do someday) or how to re-felt a table (which me and a buddy are going to try to do in a couple of weeks). Again, John, I can't say it enough----BEAUTIFUL! I also like the cost on it. I was on the internet looking at prices and in stores (Columbus, OH) and they want $3000-$4000 dollars for tables that are similar! We are going to build our "dream house" in about 4 or 5 years and hopefully I can build that table (it will probably cost me a little more because I'm not a carpenter or anything close to one so I am sure I'll screw up a couple times!!).

Love your site. Bookmarked for later use. I do have a question though. If someone were looking to build a table on a smaller budget, say $750-$1250, would there be any alternatives to the supplies you were using? Such as an alternative for slate (which usually turns out to be VERY expensive). Any help you can provide would be great. Thanks again.

Love your site. Bookmarked for later use. I do have a question though. If someone were looking to build a table on a smaller budget, say $750-$1250, would there be any alternatives to the supplies you were using? Such as an alternative for slate (which usually turns out to be VERY expensive). Any help you can provide would be great. Thanks again.

John: It is wonderful that you are making this information available to us. I look forward to someday building a table just like yours! Thanks, Gary Addison BCA recognized instructor Anderson, Indiana

i really liked the info, i'm sure it will help me with my new project.

Beautiful

Beautiful work. Very impressive

I'm from Brazil and I have interests in exchange experiences in a building pool tables. Thanks

Great Work!! I have been looking around for a site like this, since I am planing on building one myself. This is the best site I came across, and has given me more confidence to go ahead, with you experience as a guarantee. If yor have any aditional information please post it as this will be my oficial guide to pool table making. Thanks a million, Errol Holmberg

A frederic-willys pooltable needs parts.tracks for balls to return,holes need pocket inserts,needs recovering.for childern to play upon.I am in Aberdeen,Ky.please help.

Such a fine project and it was nice to see someone place their work where everyone can enjoy and use, how generous. Hello and thanks again from Alberta Canada.

Hello from Germany, your site is really great and i'm just sad that there's no german pendant. I'll try my very best to translate!

Hello from Germany, your site is really great and i'm just sad that there's no german pendant. I'll try my very best to translate!

G'day from Portland Australia. Absolutely excelent job you done there, also good step by step info. Keep up the good work.

you make it look easy it will give me the courage to start my own thanks for the plans and the step by step instructions

Excellent job!! Im really impressed. I would really like to complete my very own table. You definitely gave me alot of inspiration.

thanks a lot,i realy impressed,i'll try to make it with you as soon as possible

Love your site! I am rebulding my 30 year old brunswick table and could not have done it without this site. Again love your site and thank you very much!

Your site was exactly what I needed. Thank you!!!

Excellent! Thank you for sharing your experiences. I will revisit as I proceed with my own table project(tacked the rails with cloth today, leg work is next).

Excellent site! I know a lot of people ask the question "how do I build a pool table?" and now I know where to send them! Thanks :)

Have dreamt about building a pool table for many years. Trying to get up gumption to get started. Thanks for posting your experiences.

Great site, very helpful in the planning. Thanks!!

Friend, you are a inspiration to wood!

Big undertaking. Hope you have a big room. I have a full sized table and by the time you add the room for a que,it really fills a room.

big undertakingd. Hope you have a big room.

Hi John, this is Long from RWAC. Awesome job you did! I finally got to take a look at the finished job and boy, does it look beautiful. Marc and I will have to come by some time and play a couple of racks..if you'll have us. Again, great job.

Nice table. Good resources for helping me build my own table. Keep up the good work. I'll let you know how my project goes.

I enjoyed your very well done site. I'm planning on constructing a light, low end pool table, and have contemplated using formica in place of slate. Do you think this would work, or can you recomend another light, low cost material?

thanks

Excellent reading. I just wish I had the room to take on such a project.

I came across your site while looking for plans on how to make a poker table. Your site is excellent and your table looks like a million bucks - congratulations!

I have been looking for something like this for a long time. Thank you for your research

You did good!

Thanks for the site. My wife and I both have been avid players since before we were ever an "us" and we've had a pool table for the past 16 yrs. Recovering the one we have now and thanks for the refresher on how you stretch the cloth. Excellent site. Thanks, Terry

Well I was just surfing the web looking for some physics-of-pool articles (after studying for a physics test tomorow) and I found your site. WOW! I can only hope that someday I will have the time to build something as beautiful and useful as your table! Thanks for all the hard work

This is a GREAT Table. I was just looking to see how I'd go about making a smaller (Desktop)table for a class but I think this will still help if i have to use your measurements and scale it. Either way this is a real inspiration to me!!!

Great site. I just finished building my own snooker table and it was quite a project and it plays like a dream. I had a blast building it. I had one advantage though in that I own a large cabinet shop and had all the equipment at my disposal. Having all that equipment really helped and for you to build a table without a full blown shop is quite an accomplishment. Congratulations. If you would like to see some pictures just let me know.

I made a post in January that I was going to re-do the home built table that was in my house when I bought it.... I am at the finial stages, completing the rails and putting the felt down on the table... Thanks to your web site I was able to do it right.. Phil

great table you built I am getting ready to build one myself thanks for the great plans and ideas

Just finished my table. Your step-by-step instructions were very helpful. I bought some "used" slate from a dealer for $300 and they GAVE me some used pockets that just needed some cleaning up. That saved me $240. My entire budget was under $1200 for the table. Buying the subrail was a great idea and was well worth the money. If anyone has any questions or would like to see pictures, feel free to contact me.

Good work. I will read your instruction carfully. You made it look easy, but i am sure it is not that easy. However, it is worth a try. Thanks for the fabulous information.

Fabulous job. I acquired a Schaaf table free!! It was in a garage for 4 years in Minnesota. All the hardware, slate, balls, cues, etc. came with it.Problem was- it was totally taken apart and no instructions came with. It now proudly sits in my basement rec/pool room and is totally awesome. Your table however is a true work of art. Kudos to you!!! A benefit to where my table sits, is that it becomes a great place to crawl under during tornado warnings...... JZ.

I have a 9 foot antique pool table which i'm trying to repair the slate for it shatterd into bits. Would you be able to tell me where i might find a shop that deals in slates thankyou pat.

i am planing on macking a pool table but i was wodring if u hade a beter set of planes and if u do can u e mail me thanks bye the way i love the table

absolutely wonderful! i was so impressed and helped by your project. you have no idea how much your detail is going to help me. God bless you.

The Table looked hard to do.

A true inspiration! thanks

Great Idea!

Realy nice and detailed instructions!

Thank you for your great site. If I start to make it I'll use your information as well.

We just bought a used pool table and wanted to re-felt it. Your web site was very helpful in getting this job done! Great site!

Let me build it first,you'll be the first I play

I am making a Pool Table for my final project at school. I could find a site that had good information but yours has really helped Thank you

Great site and well done on the table. I may like to build a table one day. I'll be back. Tom

good luck on your great work

I have only recently thought about building my own table but after looking at your site I think it would be a fun project and a great learning opportunity

Just ran across your site. GREAT TABLE!! Hope it plays as good as it looks.

I have read the articles in Billiards Digest and that was enough to interest me in a project like this. There appears to be a lot of material here; it is a very well thought out project. Anyone who is contemplating building a table, purchashing one, or is just interested in what goes underneath the cloth can benefit from this site. Great job. I'll be back.

Amazing. There is a lot of junk floating on the web but this site is a keeper. This may be the "dumb question of th week" but I am assuming that to move this to a different room requires dissassembly down to and including the slate? I just have some figuring to do as I have my wife convinced to put it in the living room but my shop is down stairs. Thanks again for the time in putting your site together!!!!

Absolutely outstanding project!

Nice web site!!! Very good information for those of us thinking of building a table. Thanks, for the good work.

I'm curious to know which took longer,the absolutely beautiful project or the superb website! Great work John!

The information was very insightful. I appreciate the patience it must have taken to complete the hidden details that are never seen but just as important. Looks great. Just out of curiosity did you have it appraised for insurance value to see what it compared to?

I think that your project was very interesting. You should have included a picture of yourself. That way we get an idea what you look like. The table looks like it came out great. The only question that i really have is how tall should a tabl be from the floor to the slate? Also, can you find ball racks to go at the end of the table? If so, where can you find them? I also wanted to know how old you were. I suspect that you are in your late 20's or early thirties. Anyway, congradulations on your hard work and dedication.

Thank you for the info on how to cover a table with the cloth. I will pass it along to customers when they buy the table cloth to re-cover their own table and help them save some money

You have organised the information so richly. Iam inspired to build my own pool table

You have organised the information so richly. Iam inspired to build my own pool table

Table looks great to me. I would like to try it but I don't think Iam capable. Thanks

This is the most informative web site i have ever seen. great job on the pool table, I can't believe the quality with such a low budget.

Your project table rocks. You did a fantastic job. I think it would be great if you put the notes together and offered them as a how to book. I think there is plenty of demand for it.

thanks for sharing this with us,you did a great job of showing the whole project

Your table looks great with a very nice uncluttered design. I hope you have many happy hours using it with your family and friends. I had Olhauson Billiard Company build me a very simiar custom Mahoghy table and cost was about 2.5 times your cost.

What a beautiful job you have done. You are quite the craftsman.

i think that your project was cool and i was just wondering about the slate that you got from that guy where was that and do you know any other places where i could get some ceap slate around my area around toronto area please when you have some extra time write me back

Nice job!!!!! Table is perfecto and now all of us amaters can made one good billiard table! I´f you are coming in Croatia (Europe,diagonal with Italia) call me and you can stay in my place!

Great job on the table. With the info I can now build one.

Nice tips and more detailed than most I've seen. I'll be sure to tell others about your site.

Thanks for posting this page your a saviour.....

I own a very expensive table and have been disappointed with some of the workmanship. As a result I've contemplated building my own table and your site now makes it seem feasible. Great job.

just getting started in teh investigation stage. it is very nice of you to put this together. i hope you do well from your efforts. thanks. jwciii

Nice job john, sincerly Tom

I recently purchased the slate for a nine foot table, and it was then that I realized that I had NO idea on how to get started. Your article truly is "All that and a bag of chips!!!"

Your table looks very good. I just began drawing up plans for my table. Now that is all I need to do is see if I can use the other half off my dads garage to build it. Thanks for the ideas.

I enjoyed reviewing your construction of the pool tale: it looks sharp. I've been contemplating, building my own table. Thanks.

My son is building a small pool table as his C.D.T. school project your site has given him ( and us ) some useful tips. Thanks a lot. Your table looks great.

Wow, your table is fantastic. My husband and I are just trying to put new legs on our's- and that's been a challenge!

Your project is very well done. I was in the process of building my own table when a friend gave me his late father's 1911 Brunswick-Balcke-Collander. I still plan to build a table, however, and your project will make mine much easier. Many thanks.

Just wanted to let you all know that the expenses page and the drawing page are done. If there is something that you need explained, don't hesitate to email me. I will be adding a final thoughts and a recap in the coming week. I will also be adding some things to the web site... Like Pool Instruction, Links, Classifieds (can't have to many of those huh?) and I am playing around with a message board. I will keep you posted of the progress. I will probably be working on the Instruction part first... So stay tuned the ride ain't over yet!!!

Project looks great and thanks John, your Site has inspired me to build my own pool table. I guess it helps when you work in a woodshop. I will let you know how it turns out

Excellent article, great detail and photos. Congratulations all around. Definitely an inspiration to those of us who have contemplated , but without the courage to try. What was your source for detailed dimensions?

Finally! I intend to have a Brazilian company custom make a table so I can shoot regulation. Thanks for the information and congradulations on your project.

Congratulations and "Moltes gràcies" (Thanks in Catalan) From Barcelona.

Thanks for helping me with my own pool table project. Your table looks beautiful!

Great job.

Just what I've been looking for. THANKS! Is there a site to see/download the talked about Fine Woodworking article on building the pool table? I've checked their site and appears that they are out of back issues.

WOW! Outstanding work and description of steps to build a masterpiece!

I took two and a half years to research pool table construction, I have the prints, but I just never had the confidence to take on this tremendous project,...until today. Your pool table is a picture-perfect , fully-functional, Nobel Achievement to be proud of. Thank you!

Nicely done, John!

I am going to start on my table next week. I found some old 1" slate for 300 bucks. Your site has been very helpful. I will keep you updated on how the project goes.

BRAVISIMO! Nothing else to say

Also I fixed the problem with the guestbook. I lost a couple of entries but I have them saved on another machine. Sorry if this has caused any problems.

I was in search of table legs when I found your web site on MSN. I moved in to my home a year ago that had a pool table with a very worn felt, come to find out when I was taking the old felt off, the table is a home or custom build table in bad shape. The miters off, the boards for the leg support are too short and not touching the sides. I really dont know how this table is standing. So I have decided to rebuild it, thanks to your your web site I can find the parts I need to make this table top notch. Thanks you have made my life much easier. Phil

Now i know what the underside looks like. GREAT JOB

Love to see nice work being done. enjoy the fruits of your labor

Man,what a site! I have toyed with the idea of building a table for years, but never really thought I could do it. But, seeing your site with the steps laid out and the photos makes me realize that I can do it if I take 1 step at a time. Thanks for the great information and the great motivation. Now if I can just find some inexpensive slate locally...

Outstanding work. I read your article in Billiards Digest and was floored. When I saw the pictures on your website I was amazed and inspired. Now I just have to get motivated. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Have I signed your guest book yet John? Maybe my signature will be worth something some day, so, being the good guy that I am, I decided to give you it for free. Hope this helps. Fred <~~~ thinks John's site is beyond excellent

Perfect!!!, I love it can't wait to try my own

WOW

Barry and I have looked at your finished product and can't believe our eyes. What a great job you have done. You should be so proud of your work and talent as I know your parents are. Enjoy !!

Fantastic job! You have provided many people with a wonderful resource, as well as answer my specific questions. Thanks for your hard work.

Wow! Congratulations, John, on completing a long but rewarding project. I'm impressed with the website, too. Anyway, that's a very nice looking table you've built! Enjoy! -Brian

I recently bought a pool table at an auction that was a complete table. Or so they said. By the time three tables parts were taken home by three different owners I'm not sure anyone has all of one! Anyhoo, your project has been a godsend to me because i know jack squat about pool tables. Your information is guiding me along as I try to put the thing together and try and figure out what I don't have. Thanks for sharing!!

Hi John Again! Thank goodness you are better at your craft than I am at writing a note and reading for errors before submitting! Obviously, I did NOT do that in our excitement to get back to reading more of the comments and seeing the pool table in detail again - but our praises of your talents were NOT in error, just the apostrophes hanging out here and there, etc.!! I play in the chimes choir at church Janet directs and Walt plays in and the both of them will get a kick out of this - as it is just "me" - we have a lot of laughs and fellowship in that group! The both of them are wonderful folks CJ and I feel blessed to know. Thanks again for sharing this entire project with us and others. Sincerely, Linda Salerno

Hi John, We are friends with your Mom and Dad. CJ's has been in construction all his life and it appears that you are as talented as your father and as creative as your mother!! The table is absolutely beautiful. I can really appreciate the time, thought and effort you have put into it. Hope that one day we could meet you and discuss it with you in person. Our hat's are off to you - thanks for sharing your project! Sincerely, CJ and Linda

The table is absolutely beautiful, John!! You do really wonderful work!! Love, your sister.

BEAUTIFUL job, John. We can't wait to get out there to try it out. Absolutely fantastic workmanship!!! LUVYA...Mom and Dad

This is a very good project. But I would like to know if there is a cheaper wood to use besides the poplar for my table that I want to build?

My wife finally decided to allow me to purchase a pool table. I have been working this for several years. For Xmas she gave me a set of balls and a blank check to find my table. Only problem was she thought I could find a nice table for around $500. I did look at several used tables, but quickly determined I would not find what I was looking for under $1k. I decided to buy a old table that needed repair. The only ting I will use on this table is the sub structure and the slate. I have decided to replace all the wood. Finding your site was a GOD SEND!!! I had no idea how to do the fine details, but now I feel comfortable with the information you provided. Thanks for the level of detail, I will send pics along the way.

Congratulations!!!!! Can't wait to see those bunk beds!!!!Just a thought; with the pool table in the garage, where are you going to build the beds? Guess you'll have to build a bigger house with two garages first @:-) Love, Mom

I have played pool for more years than I would like to count and I also do a little woodworking. Your table appears to be as good or better than any I have ever seen or played on. Great job.

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU BABE. AWESOME JOB!!! CANT WAIT TO SEE THE BUNK BEDS FINISHED...LOL YOU DA MAN!!! LOVE YA BUNCHES!

I read your article in Billiards Digest last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Then I stumbled onto your web site today, and I was amazed to see the finished product! Outstanding job, and thanks for sharing your experience.

In my humble opionion, it looks great. I have, over the last 15 years set-up, recovered, restored, and repaired over a thousand pool tables from San Diego, CA to Las Cruces, NM. You took on a hard job and did beautiful work. Congratulations! DC

INSPIRATIONAL !

Helluva job! I'm in the pool table contruction business and I must say that you have done an excellent job.

WOW!!! What a beautiful table. Your site is awesome.

Outstanding! Thanks for sharing your experience and saving all of us hopeful builders alot of trouble.

Great job - it's been interesting following your work. We're in the process of rebuilding a table. In Canada the prices are a LOT different. May you have many great games.

All I can say is wow! Great job. This is quite an achievement!

Wouldn't that be great....? For X-Mas I got a subscription to Billiards Digest. I saw the artical and I thought you worked for the mag. I cant believe you did it in your garage!!!! I hope your server can handle all the hits because you will now be famous. Inspirational, simply inspirational!

Looks as if you have done a great job and I like your website. I have had a table for about 18 years. It is pretty basic though. Now I am building a new house and rather than move the old table, I have been considering using the original slate and rails, but rebuilding the legs and underneath supports with solid oak. Your project will provide many helpful tips as I go along. I do appreciate it. Keep up the good work.

I have been looking all over for information like this. It is very useful for my upcoming refinishing project. Your site also helps the average table owner to appreciate certain maintenance chores on a table. Thanks!

Just Damn! :-)

Excellent!

I've enjoyed watching your progress on the table. Quite an undertaking. I came to look mostly because I like different types of projects and am tired of hearing about guys having a shop full of tools to build yet another piece of oak furniture. Great job and nice site. Gary

hey great site!!this is what ive been looking for.i plan to build a table in the next couple of years.looks like your work will clear up all my unanswerd questions.thanks alot!!!

This will be a beautiful table. Definately heirloom quality.

Your table looks great!!

FABULOUS TABLE!!! Can't wait 'til you start covering the slate and rails! Thank you for sharing your experience and project details with all of us on the net.

wow I really admire you patience and dedication to craft the table. Its looks beautiful and pro.. keep it up!

Great Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Hop you Get a lot of fun from your table.

VERY INTERESTING!!!

I thought the construction was good, I have been a woodworker for 25 years and I'm an avid pool player in NH APA league, Your choice of poplar was good one, it will stay stable for many years. Good job

Your dad sent the information to PA too. Nice job!

As a long-ago pool player with absolutely no talent for making anything beautiful or useful, I thank you for making these pictures available. You have a perfect right to be proud of this table. It looks great and I wish you many, many hours of enjoyment with it.

Your Dad sent pictures of your table to everyone in Florida. Looks good, when are you starting on his?

Great looking table john. I hope to build one someday and you helped take some of the mystery surrounding this task away.

I just came across your Web site and am quite impressed. Best of luck with the end result.

Hi John, I am most impressed with what you are doing. I have one word for you: Bravo!

Hi, John Nice job. Really proud of you!!! Grandma

Fantastic job! Anyone would be proud to have a table like that in their home.

Your Web site was just what I was looking for. Can't wait to see the updates.

Great job on the table. I have been looking for a site that has instructions on building a pool table and I finally found one. Exceptional Job!

Very nice web site, and beautiful pool table. You should be very proud of your efforts.

Hey!!! nice website here! I think this is a really cool idea!

Going to be a nice table. Hope you have lots of fun on it for many years.

thanks for the start your the first thing i've found so far

Hi John, We just heard from your folks and got your web page address. As newcomers to the computer world, we are most impressed with being able to see all that we can on your web page. What a great looking table you have built. Congratulations on the publication.

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Outstanding, superb work! I am amazed!!! I never knew you could do such accurate work! I guess your racquetball game work strategy fooled me! Wink! You are doing a fine job,also creating a beautiful conversation piece to sit back and admire,as you play nine ball. This is an accomplishment considering all the time and effort spent! You should be proud of your efforts and never mind the smashed, mashed fingers, it comes with the territory! Heck I could of saved ya the money for bandaids and Neosporin! I would of went "undercover" for ya and snuck out a few flintstone bandaids out of my wifes firstaid box! She would of not missed a thing, unless you had to use a turniqit and splints. Yikes! Where ya gonna put the pool table in the house? If ya need some help on remodeling the kitchen give me a call. I can see it now, playing pool, frying shrimp on the kitchen barbee stove, grabbing a frosty out of the frig, AAH yes, maybe put a 1950's music juke box in the corner. Do ya think maybe ya better ask your wife first though, she dont look like the type that likes surprizes, mine dont. Well enough funnin, keep up the good work and give me a call for the Grand Opening and let the games begin! C-YA partner! Happy trails!

Fantastic job! Maybe you should consider a job change??

VERY VERY NICE JOHN. Although I have been lurking on RSB and ASP off and on for a couple of years, I found out about your project on rec.woodworking! It looks like it will be a beautiful table. When you play Hal tell him you saw me on TV!

John, You should be proud. Looks fantastic. Wish I had the skills to do the same thing.I struggled with just building the deck on the front of my house. Mick Storey

Love to get updates if possible for our magazine "On The Rack" for in the future . Regards, Mike McEldowney (Executive Editor) (888)387-7225 PO Box 80340 Canton,Ohio 44708-0340

Looks good John and congrats on the article in Billiards Digest. I downloaded the Fine Woodworking article last spring and began following your progress shortly after. I just ordered some slate for an 8' table I'm planning to build starting in late spring/early summer. Since my table will go on my second floor I'm designing a knock-down frame for it. Thanks for the great web site and information.

Hi John: I've been admiring your progress since May 31, 2000. The table is progressing wonderfully. I am a bit perplexed these days. With the upgrading of your Web Site, should we consider you a master pool table craftsman or Web Site Designer? Keep up the good work. Bill Hanafee

Fantastic job on both the web site and the pool table. I hope to see more of your work in the future.

What a great website!!! Your site will also be featured in the dutch poolbilliards magazine PoolTotaal of December. Look on http://www.pooltotaal.nl under 'cyberpool' in January. Good luck and kee up the good work!!

Thanks for the information. I have an old Brunswick table that I want to functionally restore and needed structural information. You save me hours of research. I hope you are satisfied with your end product.

I am on a quest to build a low end pool table that looks like a high end pool table but costs far less. Any ideas, anyone?

I'm trying to put together a pool table bought at auction without all the parts. I am a rookie at this and your site has been one of the best! Thanks

John: Couldn't help but notice that you are rapidly approaching the 10,000 visitor milestone recently achieved by snookerusa.com!

Read your post in rec.woodworking and decided to add to your guestbook. Good site. Lot's of useful information if I every decide to do the same.

Hey, This is a pretty nice setup ya got here. You've really gone in depth as to what you've done. And I'm looking forward to using your instructions and advice to (hopefully & sucessfully) build my own pool table in my Hight School Wood Shop class. Me and a friend have decided that a pool table would be our final project, of course it won't be as high quality. We do have a limited budget, but we hope to use your guidelines to further the completion of a soon to be work in progress. It's really nice that you put all this info out here on the web.

This is an outstanding project. I wish I'd thought of it. I do have plans for a conference table type top to cover a living room or work located table. E-mail if you are interested. John, what fine woodworking article?(month/issue)

Time, dedication, hard work, patience... this job requires all of these skills and more! Congrats on what you have done so far, and good luck on finishing the final parts of your project.

You're the first who explains it on the Net. No not explains, but gives the visitor a close look on how to construct a pooltable + all the possible problems that will occur. You're site will be mentioned in the Cyberpool column in the Poolbilliards magazine Pool Totaal (www.pooltotaal.nl)

Thanks for taking the time to document your project. It's very inspiring!

Looking good John. Although I am a carom player, I can appreciate the hard work that goes into building a pool table. I would play more if it weren't for all those obstacles (pockets) to ruin my shots! Good luck.

Having just bought a old table I was checking on the Internet how to fix this table and came across your site. I am learning so much and anticipating each new chapter.

Just found your site tonight and find it very interesting. I'm finishing my basement and have been looking around at tables. Being a woodworker, I would love to build my own. You hav egiven me inspiration! I look forward to seeing your plans. Best of luck with the rest of this great project. Thanks, Trace

I was wandering around looking for a good pool cue and found your site. Great project! Hope you're shooting soon. Looks sharp. H.

are you aware of any books that would be helpful to restore an old pool table

Looking great! I can't wait for you to put up the plans. I don't even thing 20 or 30 bucks is too much to pay. I know I would, you should be making a video as well...hehe make yourself millions. Ah well, I'll keep following. I'm going to add on another room to the house to be my pool and computer room, that way my wife and I can have two kids without buying a new house. I'm excited to see it once you're done!

You may also try plaster of Paris in lieu of Bondo, etc. This is what the shops told me to use to level/shim/fill my slate. Nice looking stuff!!!! Rich

Like many others, I have seen the posts on the "wreck" but have not stopped by the site before. An impressive project, as well as the time to document all the steps on the web site. I have pondered a pool table project myself, and have to say "Thanks for convincing me never to try this". I am now over 2+ years into my previous 6 month project with many aspects still not finished, and so find myself with too many distractions and new "interim" projects happening all around me. I can still admire a person who can tackle such a heavy, as in physically heavy, project. I see you have managed to avoid justifying new toys, sorry tools. When I did my first extension I bought my first compound slider. I have now retired that one and got a 10in unit. I am pleased to read you are doing this from "mental plans", a man after my own heart. I normally put down a few sketches and rough dimensions and then find the design matures as work proceeds. It does extend the time to completion, but I enjoy the ability to add new details or changes as they occur. Good work. Dave Paine.

I have been following the posts but have not looked at your site until now. Very impressive. I took the easy way out and bought a 9' Dufferin Elite.

The site (and the work) keeps getting better and better. Now if I only could get my wife to let me take a shot at it!

I am so glad to have found your site. I am in the process of finishing my basement to accomodate a pool table that I intend to build myself. Your experience will be a valuble tool for all of us who are first timers for building a table! Thanks

How about a game of 9-ball after it's done?

This has always been my dream project. WAY TO GO JOHN! Found you 11/21/00 - site bookmarked same date!!!

looking awesome john.

Very nicely done.

John, this is a very impressive task. I just visited for the first time on 11/20/00. I have to tell you I can't wait until I see the finshed table. Great work.

John, this is a very impressive task. I just visited for the first time on 11/20/00. I have to tell you I can't wait until I see the finshed table. Great work.

I've been following this project from the beginning and I think you're doing a wonderful job! Beautiful table (nice rug, too). Be careful... no more boo-boos, okay?

Nice Job!! I may try it myself

Excellent! Thanks for sharing the info.

" Cool" Iam tring to do one myself. Thank-You

Great looking table!!. Now, if you had the task to make this into a conference table from time to time....how would you do it?

Editors Comments: Very easy to make sections that lay on top of the table. You do not even have to make them solid if you want to cut down on the weight factor of removing them...

Great job!! I've been looking for some info on building my own table. I just spent the last year and half building my own house. Now its on to building the toys for it. Looks like you've been well informed on the construction of the table; Where did you find your info on making a table? Keep up the great work and thanks for keeping us informed!

Editors Comments: There were several tables that I crawled up under with a measuring tape. Also the article in Fine Woodworking was a great start...

John when am I going to see my husband again. I wish you would just finish this dang thing... :) I am very proud of you. Your wife, and love, Sylvia...

Editors Comments: I will be hopefully done by the end of the year... Thanks Babe. I love you too. John

Just figured I would let you guys/gals know that I installed the slate upside down on the frame yesterday... Smashed the crap out of my finger doing it to. But then again if you don't bleed on it it isn't yours. One section of slate has the liners glued on it and the other two sections will be done by wednesday. I will be posting pictures of those probably this weekend.

Very nice, I'm impressed ;-) Greetings from the netherlands!

I read both rec.woodworking and rec.sport.billiard(though I'm louder on the latter.) Keep up the goodwork!-George.

john,very nice work.i enjoy watching it come together.i check your site daily.keep up the good work.brian

Very interesting project. I admire your ambition. I tookthe easy way out and bought a table but I see you haveinspired others to make their own. Ken

John,Just a small excerpt from my original email, to share with the rest of the gang. Thanks again!"...Luckily I found your site. Now that I have a much better idea of what I am about to get myself into, I feel a heck of alot better about my chances of pulling this off. Hopefully when I am through, I too will have a treasuredfamily hierloom to pass along to my children. Keep up the great work."Regards,Mike Golding

Wow, you can make all of my furniture! Beautiful job. Your Dad says you have neanderthal tools, too!

Great Job! Been following along since you started. This will be one sweet playing table. Congratulations.

niceley done--the table and the site!

This is absolute insanity. But I am very impressed. You've inspired me to someday try and create bookshelves. Really.

very nice project. As a person who has also done a large project primarily for the fun of it (cedar strip canoe), I wonder if you also get the "Couldn't you have just bought one?" comments from those who just don't understand....

Very nice. I'm especially interested in your moments of introspection regarding your path and decisions, that what separates a craftsman from a builder. I'm curious, does the table stay in the room where you are building it or is it moveable?

I am very impressed with the job you are doing. I may give it a shot one of these days and see if I can do it. I look forward to your plans.

John: Great work. It's been awhile since I checked in and I see that you have had over 4 thousand visitors! Super. Thanks for sharing your learning experience and your enthusiasm.

Thanks for the story. Excellent work.

Very nice work and well documented. I wished you would've used my pockets. Oh well, maybe your next table. Enjoy your table. It's beautiful!

Nice job, John!

Nice work John. I will be coming back to see more of this fun project.

We just checked out the additions you've made to your site, very impressive. Keep it going, we always knew you had a pool table in you somewhere LOL :-)Luv Ya!

Looks great! I had the pleasure and honor of working in Richard Blacks pool cue shop in Houston. I have always wanted to build my own pool table. I am planning a replica of the gold crown with lion head legs. I will forward my project when I complete it. Thanks for the detailed web site. James Mason

That is way too much of a project for someone like me to handle. Insane. Good luck

Saw your post in the Steelers NG so I thought I would come take a look. WOW...very impressive, particularly for someone like me who can't cut a straight line with a pair of scissors. Can't wait to see the finished product!

Looks like you are doing great. Where did you find your info on making a table? I would love to try one.

thank you very much, your table has inspired me to make my own, and i am planning it now. I am making it as my major work for year 12, so thanks again.

Great looking table John, I admire your energy to go through a project like this! I am sure it will turn out great and will be blast to play on. By the way I would like to thank you again for your patience in explaining that aiming system to me. All the best, Joerg

The pool table is looking good. I hope to use this site to make my own table this sumemr.

John, the table is looking good. Keep up the good work!

Nice Job John! Looking really spiffy! Especially like the aded detail work on the claw feet.It's coming together! Don't get discouraged.... You *ARE* the "Internet Pool Table Builder" extrodinaire!..... And here's to you.... Mr. Internet Pool Table Builder!... We Salute you!... Fore without you, our tableswould not be level, and our balls would roll to one side!(ever hear the beer comercials that go like this???!! Like the "bumper sticker writer", or the "Outside the stadium peanut seller"?)

Hi John! You're doing a really great job. It's going to be absolutely beatiful when it's finished.

Table is looking good. Pool and wood working are my favorite pastime's, looks like you have the best of both. Keep up the good work it will reward you with many years of playing.

I am getting the wood planed this weekend for the rails and slate liner. I should have new posts on sunday night. Maybe even some with the Slate on top of the frame??? Lets hope...John

Great site! I wish I had the time, money, room,.....

Just wanted to say thank you for your site, and all your work to keep us updated. This is my first time here, and your work looks great!! I'm a woodworker, and pool player, and I have even discussed making my own pool table a time or two. Thanks for the info, and if I do ever decide to make some, I promise to give you credit for help and inspiration! Thanks again, PJ.

Looks like a nice table. Someday i hope to also build one that nice. KEN

What a great looking project. Pool is a passion of mine as well as woodworking. You have the best of both worlds.. building something that will give you years of enjoyment. Keep it up!

Look'n good!

Looking good . I've been kicking the same idea around for a few years now . Think I'll wait till your done and use your math skills instead of mine . Looking forward to seeing the end result . good luck

Nice work, John! When's the inaugural bar-b-q?I have a question: looks like you're permanently attaching all the parts together -- will this table be movable?

Hey, what's up John ? Looks very impressive.Keep up the good work!

Just wanted to let you know that the web site will be changing soon. I will be removing the dates and replacing them with sections. There will also be a main page with sub pages connected. That way people do not have to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page to see the new updates. I also will be adding in the new drawings w/ dimensions sometime this week. One other thing I will be adding the frame cross members sometime this week along with the poplar support on the top of the frame. So STAY TUNED!!!

looks excellent so far. Look forward to seeing thefinished product.

Great work so far.

Very Nice work. Looking forward t seeing the finished product.

Hi, I am a lurker on RSB & ASP and I have been following yourproject. It looks great so far. I am anxious to see how youcut the cushions as I may be replacing mine. I haven't a clue how to do it and hope to pick up some tips here.Good luck with your table. Bob Bell

Rumble, Rumble no more, my friend.

Well your on the way to a nice looking and hopefully greatplaying pool table, I will be watching the progress as you go. I will be linking you to my web site asap, good luckthe houseman

Thank you for visiting. I just did not want you to be afraid to be the first one to post. Later,John.