Pool Tables Great and Small

Pool tables are getting quite exotic these days with multi colored cloths, (basically any color you want) and more contemporary table designs to fit in with modern decor. A well crafted pool table is still a very nice piece of furniture if a bit on the large size. Don’t forget to allow for cuing room when you buy a table, allow 10 ft on both dimensions to allow for cuing room when playing, so if you have a 6 ft table your room size should be 16 ft x 13 ft to give some room all around the table to manipulate the cue. (17 ft x 14 ft for a 7 ft table etc).

Other differences between the two codes of pool, is the type of wood favoured by the 2 types of players. English pool cues tend to be made of ash and American players prefer maple. There is no playing difference it is just a matter of preference. Also the buts are decorated differently, the American pool cues tend to have linen wraps around the but and English pool cues more often have spliced but ends. Again it makes no difference to the playing quality, just a matter of style.

In contrast Carom billiard cues used in playing Carambole, which is a form of billiards originating in France, use shorter fatter cues reflecting the fact the balls used in carom are quite a bit bigger than either American or English pool. The balls are 2 7/16 in size being bigger even than the American game which uses 2 1/4 inch diameter balls and the English game which use a mere 2 inch size balls.

The pool table bases also come in a variety of materials from the traditional types made of wood to the brick outhouse style of steel tables made to stand up to the Hurley burly of pool club life. The choice of table really depends on the use it is put to, with the wooden types looking more decorous in the home environment and the steel and aluminum framed tables are made for the clubs. The aluminum and steel tables also lend themselves to garish outer decoration as you’ve probably seen in public places with pool tables whereas the home tables are more demure.

The designs on the cases have come on too, with all variations of colour and bag design, especially the American pool cue cases which have lots of different colours and designs and can be made from genuine leather for the really expensive ones or a hard wearing fabric for the cheaper models. Prices range from 15 for the cheaper soft cue cases, through 25 for the basic American pool cue case with room for just 1 shaft and butt to 250 for top of the range leather bags, with the simpler hard pool cue cases coming in around 30- 70.

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