We have an 8 section hard cover for a full size snooker table
this table top would have been very expensive to make , it has rubber under neath to protect the polished cappings on the cushions
it is made semi hollow but thick sections so are light to handle yet do not bow when placed on the table
they are tongue and grooved fitment when attaching to each other
I do not have a photo of the full top fitted , but I do have one section placed on one end , this is one section of eight !
Photo below is one on the table and three more on the floor leaning up , you can just see the rubber edge strip which protects the cushions when placed on the table .

They do have the odd scuff and scratch , they are second hand
This set of Eight fit together covers cost over £1000 to have custom made , we are asking just £200 as a private sale  , we can deliver free to very local club close to nottingham or Derby city centres or surrounding area.
but if you are far away then please arrange a courier to pick them up or hire  a transit van or Vauxhall Vivaro sized van to pick up from near Junction 25 of the M1
if you have a table that you also use for other things then why risk damage to the cloth by fitting loose uneven boards , buy these custom made boards and double your table up as say a buffet table , or craft table . or display table, or even  train set or Scalextric set up

Phone Geoff on 07753 – 466 – 064

or email Carol or Geoff at………….     c.large@btinternet.com

I have been over to Nottingham University campus this week to re-cover a full size snooker table that has been in the staff club for many years

the table stripped down , cushions have been re-covered and now for the bed cloth

The finished table re-covered in Strachan 6811 tournament 30 oz cloth , balls set up and ready for play .
I have worked on this table many times over the past 40 years
Thursday  and Friday of this week ,  I have to dismantle a full size table in Clowne in Derbyshire and set it back up at a local Golf club in Erewash Derbyshire, with a re-cover and dismantle and dispose of old table from the premises .

I have been to a local Probation Hostel today to re-cover their 7×4 pool table

The cloth  I recommended was the Strachan super pro speed cloth , this is more durable than napped wool cloth and has good reputation for standing up to rough treatment
Strachan super pro is a top end speed cloth with 70% wool and 30% man made fibres for durability
the cloth is called speed cloth due to it having no nap to slow the ball down .
Finer short napped wool cloth would not stand up to rough treatment so this is the best all round cloth for this particular site and use it will receive.
I also supplied a set of new balls and 6 new cues and some chalk .

The finished table

We have just completed the re-stretching of the bed cloths on two full size snooker tables in Derby
these two tables where re-covered 12 months ago and we recommend that the cloths are tightened to keep their speed up and play faster and true .

we have a long relationship with this club which has excellent facilities and a very nice modern room with bench seating and modern lighting
an ideal environment for playing serious snooker , a room away from the noise of the bar area of the club .
if your table has lost some of it’s speed and there is plenty of nap left in the cloth , then why not get GCL billiards in to do a stretch service on your table , we also check the level and adjust at the same time if it requires adjusting .

We have been busy local again today in Repton Derbyshire.
The task today was to uncrate a three section slate bed table that had been shipped over from the USA where our clients had moved from to their Home in Repton

We assembled the frame and positioned this central to the room with enough cue room at one end .
the room by the way was a very nice stand alone Garden building , having thick oak framed pinned timber frame
Tiled underfloor heating and large glazed area and upper window area in roof  , note the Red indian paintings on the far wall , our client was telling me she used to live in Colorado

this American 8ft pool table used to be in our clients home in Colorado , they had a firm in america dismantle and pack everything in crates and placed in a container with other goods to bring over
as you can see the wool based cloth has shrunk a little .

Stretching this old cloth back on was going to be a bit of a challenge for me

although I am not a big fan of american pool table design , I must say this one surprised me in that the quality was very good , the slates especially where good on the slate joints
On the underside of the slate I found this sticker , the maker of the Table is Connelly  Billiards of Arizona.

Well I must say I got that bed cloth to fit back on perfect , the cushions back on and ready to play

the very nice Connelly billiards of Tuscon Arizona Badge , inserted on one end cushion .

Four ball and claw carved legs on each corner , with thick leather bag nets , a very nice table
those spots on the cushions are position markers to get angles for hitting the balls , I always refer to these as learning aids much like you fit outrigger wheels on children’s bikes !
in the UK we do not have these we have  to rely on natural skill , only in the USA !