Thurston table fitters

[garysnooker]

has any one had there table recover and re rubbered by Thurston im geting them to do my table

[DeanH]

Nope not heard about their capabilities be good to hear your view when done.
What table do you have? please post some pictures of it and your room

[garysnooker]

the table is a Karnehm and Hillman the room is a old shed lol i will add pic soon before and after when the work has done

[DeanH]

look forward to seeing the piccies
I am sure Thurston are good, after all they are one the oldest (or the oldest) surviving snooker/billiard companies around

[garysnooker]

shed pic

[mythman69]

Is the lawn mower for the table?

[DeanH]

a potting shed is still a potting shed regardless of what else is around
can I ask for pictures of the legs and the knee boards and any badges, markings please?

what is in the mounted frame above the old match painting?

[itsnoteasy]

the table is a Karnehm and Hillman the room is a old shed lol i will add pic soon before and after when the work has done

Same tables in our club.

[Geoff Large]

don't worry about Thurston's they are very good fitters.

is the Stratocaster on the wall an original usa one ?

[itsnoteasy]

What's the story about these tables Geoff ? Thanks.

[Leo]

Nice potting shed but could do with a makeover though

[Geoff Large]

Karnehm and Hillman tables are very good for a modern make , they should have put adjustable slate bearers on them though so would recommend this upgrade if anyone should buy one .

they had hand floated slates so trueness from new where good , but they can ( sag ) bow and dip down after time due to the fact that the centre slate muntins do not support the centre of the slate .

Early tables suffer from leg delamination and cracking . later ones seem to be ok , but you can also get this on any table that has used 2 inch sections of wood glued together to form a 8inch by 8inch block to turn down or shape a square leg out of if the wood is not dried out properly or kiln dried . I have seen a few Riley Chinese aristocrats with cracking legs mainly in oak .

I like the buttons feature in place of slide out panels and some have the scroll work between the legs .

The turned tulip leg table is called the Buckingham .

at the end of the day a square leg plays as good as a turned leg as they all used the same slate and cushion construction .

You can pick these tables up from just £250 off eBay , they are rare to find in 9ft and 10ft versions , and these smaller K&H tables also had 5 section slate beds , which makes it easier to get them upstairs or into an attic .

like all major manufacturers during the 90s , the chinese lower priced tables flooded the market and the snooker club openings suddenly stopped and they started to close down , that's when K&H stopped production and went out of business

Which is a shame as they are good easy tables to work on .

here is a link to a 10ft that I renovated for a guy from London . http://gclbilliards.com/10ft-karnehm...land-to-essex/ note the adjustable muntin conversion

[itsnoteasy]

Thanks for that Geoff, great to get a bit of knowledge on what I'm playing on.
That ten footer looks cracking, excuse my ignorance but do you play with full size balls on a ten foot table or would it be 2 inch ones?

[Leo]

Thanks for that Geoff, great to get a bit of knowledge on what I'm playing on.
That ten footer looks cracking, excuse my ignorance but do you play with full size balls on a ten foot table or would it be 2 inch ones?

Full size balls on a 10ft

[itsnoteasy]

Cheers Leo.