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Pool tables in solid pine ↓ (info on pine)

6ft grey painted pine (from £650)	7ft white painted pine (from £750)	5ft natural pine (from £550)

6ft white painted pine (from £650)	7ft natural pine (from £750)	6ft blue painted pine (from £650)

Bespoke pool tables in quality hardwoods ↓
	Bespoke pool table (from £2900 delivered and installed) A range of bespoke pool tables made to order by A J Philips of Kingston upon Hull. Pool tables are made in any of the popular hardwoods, including oak, mahogany, ash or birch. Exotic woods can also be sourced. The featured tables are the 6ft oak pool table (also available as a pool diner version), the Ornate version of an 8ft pool table, and a 9ft pool table in dark oak. The featured styles are presented for guidance only. Any style of table can be commissioned. The 3-images of bespoke pool tables in oak are presented.

Outdoor pool tables in natural and painted pine ↓
	Outdoor pool tables (from £550 collected) These outdoor pool tables are made in our small workshop just outside Southampton. They are made to order, offered in natural pine with 3 coats of exterior varnish or in a range of matt coloured paints especially developed for garden furniture. Normal sizes are 5ft pool tables, 6ft pool tables or the most popular 7ft tables. Larger size tables can be made. The main choice is between the width and shape of the legs, and between a mitred corner pocket or traditional pocket plated with leather protectors

Pub-style pool tables from the main UK manufacturers ↓
	Pool Tables: Supreme (from £950) Pool tables for world champions For over 28 years Haywood Pool & Snooker, makers of Supreme pool tables, have been supplying the pool industry with a wide selection of top quality professional tables. The factory is in Heywood near Manchester. They are a leading force within national and international pool competition, introducing table improvements to enhance playing standards and table reliability. Supreme tables are the choice of major championship events, where professional players and organisations insist on the best. The pool tables are endorsed by the World 8 Ball Federation and the I.P.A
	Pool Tables: Superleague (from£1250) The original commercial pool tables Superleague were the first to mass produce pool tables for pub use and at one time held a virtual monopoly. They, more than any organisation, helped set the standards and the popularity of competitive English pool with the establishment of local leagues. Superleague pool tables are distributed by Master Billiard Supplies ltd of Leeds in Yorkshire
	Simply-Pool pool Tables (from £950) Pool tables for domestic use Located close to Manchester, and with a 20,000 square feet factory they are now one of the UK's premier manufacturers of pool tables. They produce competition quality tables designed primarily for the home market.
	Pool Tables: Gatley (from £950) Best value pool tables Also based in Manchester, they began nearly 25 years ago as specialists in the then new market of folding-pool-tables. They successfully introduced the standards and playing expectations of a pub-pool game to a type of table that was always regarded as part of the toy market. They now produce a wide range of wood-bed and slate-bed tables solely for the domestic market

Information on PINE pool tables ↓ All tables are made in our one-man workshop near Southampton and conform to competition standard and will normally be installed by our own 2-man team. Pine is an excellent and under-utilised material for making pool tables and undersized snooker tables, particularly when a single slab of slate is used (larger tables use sectional, thicker slate for which seasoned hardwoods hardwoods are normally used). These are some points in favour of pine: ● pine is ecologically sustainable unlike many furniture-quality hardwoods ● in its natural state it is rich in grain and knots, and has a modern clean and minimalist look ● pine is also versatile in that it will readily absorb stains and paints to create unlimited range finishes ● pine is well established material for outdoor garden furniture ● pine is lighter than a hardwood and is therefore more manoeuvrable. ▲ back to top of page Choices on pine pool tables for sale We are able to to make-up pine pool & snooker tables to any design - on a fully bespoke basis - and we are happy to discuss your requirements including self-finishing (email your ideas). But for simplicity of presentation we set out the main preliminary choices: ● playing-sizes: 5ft, 6ft 7ft or 8ft (plus all intermediate measurements) ● playing surfaces: slate bed, exterior plywood bed or interior MDF (1") ● leg-choices: wide leg (5") or narrow leg (4" or 3") with the option of straight legs or turned legs ● pool table finish: interior or exterior lacquer or paint ● corner pockets: mitred-wood corners or brass mounted corner plates ● pocket-nets: drop down nets or ball rails ● table levellers: traditional shims or brass / plastic levelling plates fitted on legs ▲ back to top of page
What is an English pool table? Despite the popularity of *pool* there is considerable ambiguity on what the word *pool* means both in the broader sense, and particularly within the general category of cue-sports. Therefore for simplicity, and for the purposes of this web-section, we define pool as the game that is normally associated with English pubs and that is played with (normally) distinguishing red and yellow balls. It is now also referred to as eight ball pool. For a more specific definition of English pool refer to the new rules set down by the English Pool Association Most pub-type tables are either a 6ft or 7ft. Although 8ft tables are now available. There is also ambiguity over the size and dimensions of tables for competition play. Because of different specifications adopted by different manufacturers, both historic and current, there does not appear to be a consensus amongst all those involved in the organisation of English pool as a competitive sport. So, for those wishing to buy a competition standard table, it is recommended that they first contact their local league, and or, the websites of the national and international bodies that supervise the sport of eight ball pool.
Pool Tables on the Matchtable website The Matchtable website specialises in high-end, design led *billiard tables.* We already address the ambiguity on choosing a pool or snooker table (and the general confusion over the terminology of billiards) on our home page. In essence, though, most people separate and distinguish between the broad categories of pool tables and *snooker tables. In the case of this parent page for pool tables* we focus on the pool tables in solid pine which we make ourselves, and which are bespoke to customer requirements (normally for English pool, but because these tables are bespoke they can be adapted to play any of the billiard disciplines) We also feature 4 other major manufacturers of traditional English (or pub) tables: Supreme pool tables of Heywood in Lancashire Superleague pool tables of Leeds in West Yorkshire Simply-pool pool tables of Oldham in Lancashire Gatley Pool Tables of Manchester In addition we promote Bespoke pool tables in hardwoods made by our associate company in Kingston upon Hull (A J Philips & Sons formerly of Barton Billiards)
▼A list of additional English Pool Tables featured under this parent page ▼
Pool tables in pine for outdoor use ▼
5ft table build outdoor table	7ft straight leg outdoor table	7ft straight leg (2) outdoor table	7ft turned leg outdoor table
7ft green outdoor table	green table build outdoor table
Pool tables (General) ▼
6ft natural pine	5ft-green pine-indoors	5ft-green pine+player	7ft-pine+top-indoors
6ft-mahogany
"Pool" section ▼
Pool/green-table	Pool/green-table-2	Pool/turned-leg

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