Spotted on eBay

[fkhan]

Ir could happen rarely if you are wearing a pair of sandals and stretcing while playing a shot with your foot very close to the table. Maybe the toe end of the sandal could get stuck with those horizontal wooden leg supports close to the floor. I might be the only one who feels that way so you could be right.

[Danger Steve]

Woodwork looks a little tatty when you zoom into some of the pictures! Not sure what these tables usually go for but I would say that is top dollar they are asking for there and the table still needs some work to get it in mint condition.

How would you trip over those timbers? You must have big feet? Lol

*Edit. I see in the write up the table will come fully restored for the price, so not as bad as I first thought! Still pricey though… You could get a mint Aristocrat steel cushion for a similar price.

[fkhan]

Ashcrofts antique snooker table. Looks great. I have second thoughts about the leg supports though. It's a recipe for tripping over atleast once.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174310298...UAAOSweNle3hcw

[DeanH]

Badly worn cushion and bed cloth can cause bouncing of the balls of the cushions too ,as can grease and dirt

as I said, on that old table I used to play on, the cushions did not show signs of bouncing, so therefore not worn or greasy
a previous post said that "not sure if the B&W steel cushions were low by design"; I said that table I was using did not have bouncy cushions so I doubt the steel cushions are" low by design".

[mikee]

of course I meant by balls bouncing, etc, not physically measuring the height of the cushions

Badly worn cushion and bed cloth can cause bouncing of the balls of the cushions too ,as can grease and dirt

[DeanH]

Cushion height is so minimal either way ,it’s not something you could see ,set the blocks too low and the table will be fast but balls take off ,bounces and leave the table ,too high and the rubber traps the ball and makes for a dead slow bounce off the cushion .Setting the blocks and rubber is a skilled job to get just right .

of course I meant by balls bouncing, etc, not physically measuring the height of the cushions

[mikee]

I used to play regularly on a B&W oak table with Eureka steel block cushions and it was a wonderful table except the pockets were very tight (and no! I don't say that about every table I play on! )
Never noticed low cushions to be fair.

Cushion height is so minimal either way ,it’s not something you could see ,set the blocks too low and the table will be fast but balls take off ,bounces and leave the table ,too high and the rubber traps the ball and makes for a dead slow bounce off the cushion .Setting the blocks and rubber is a skilled job to get just right .

[DeanH]

I used to play regularly on a B&W oak table with Eureka steel block cushions and it was a wonderful table except the pockets were very tight (and no! I don't say that about every table I play on! )
Never noticed low cushions to be fair.

[mikee]

I have played on two B&W tables both with the steel blocks, both very nice fast tables but( there is always one) both tables had low cushions which made the balls bounce off the bed a bit. I haven't a clue if this is a common thing or if I have just been unlucky to play on two tables that do it, just thought I'd point it out as it's worth thinking about.

that’s more to do with the cushion blocks not being set at the right height ,most original B&W tables and tables of that Era had blocks set slightly higher so tables ran a bit slower ,it’s just a fitting thing that is easy fixed with a re rubber .Pretty much all B&W tables suffered from from middle pocket bounce out ,where a ball slammed in at high speed would sometimes catapult the ball back on to the table from the back of the pocket plate ,this was due to the fall of the slate to the back of the pocket not being deep enough ,also B& W tables cushion freezes are angled slightly downwards .I sold mine when I re vamped the room ,also my slates were buggered and had started to shale and split around the bolt areas .Modern tables although not made to anywhere near the standard they were 100 + years ago where not really designed for the fast modern game .

[itsnoteasy]

I think they may have had the Eureka extra low fast cushions like this table. Don't think the oak table above has these but well worth asking.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124912925...sAAOSwvgNhSiSs

Know what, you're right CC, They both did have Eureka cushions and they were very very fast, I didn't know they were made deliberately lower.

[Cue crafty]

I have played on two B&W tables both with the steel blocks, both very nice fast tables but( there is always one) both tables had low cushions which made the balls bounce off the bed a bit. I haven't a clue if this is a common thing or if I have just been unlucky to play on two tables that do it, just thought I'd point it out as it's worth thinking about.

I think they may have had the Eureka extra low fast cushions like this table. Don't think the oak table above has these but well worth asking.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124912925...sAAOSwvgNhSiSs

[itsnoteasy]

I'm half tempted to have a look at that oak table. Would want proper modern pockets etc but its a lovely table, would look a treat in my room

I have played on two B&W tables both with the steel blocks, both very nice fast tables but( there is always one) both tables had low cushions which made the balls bounce off the bed a bit. I haven't a clue if this is a common thing or if I have just been unlucky to play on two tables that do it, just thought I'd point it out as it's worth thinking about.

[trying]

I'm half tempted to have a look at that oak table. Would want proper modern pockets etc but its a lovely table, would look a treat in my room

[Starsky]

I think the restoration part is a factor, that's would cost a pretty penny, french polishing etc. That's would be a selling point to the right client looking for that kind of work already done. Then throw in the vintage extras it makes a bit of package for someone who wants that vintage period billiard room with the right decor.

Ahhhh… thanks Paul .
If I had the space I’d go for either

[Cue crafty]

Out of interest why is there such a difference in cost apart from the scoreboard being thrown in ?

I think the restoration part is a factor, that's would cost a pretty penny, french polishing etc. That's would be a selling point to the right client looking for that kind of work already done. Then throw in the vintage extras it makes a bit of package for someone who wants that vintage period billiard room with the right decor.