Al’s Blog

As I previously stated there are many different grades and types of pool table cloth or felt as the jargon goes.  Felt is actually a very weak cloth which would last about an hour on a pool table.  Quality pool table cloth comes in various density, weights, and materials, not to mention every color under [...]

[Read more →]

<a href=”http://whereistand.com/patrick?ref=1e19947d154cde9bd5f4a8cd8a852c7c”><img src=”http://whereistand.com/images/i_guy.gif” alt=”patrick - whereIstand.com” /></a>

[Read more →]

Pool tables abound on ebay and other sites.  The buyer beware tag should be posted on each of them.  What does it really cost to buy a used pool table?  And what are the risks?  How can a buyer protect themselves from the unscrupulous seller? 
Would you buy a used car without a car fax history [...]

[Read more →]

Why does one set of pool balls sell for $29. and another $300.?   The Billiard Congress of America (BCA), standards for balls dictate that they must be of a certain weight and a certain roundness.  Polyester or plastic can’t meet those standards.  But more importantly they are very hard on billiard cloth.  Under a microscope [...]

[Read more →]

Everyone is dealing with high gas prices, high food prices, and god forbid high beer prices in bars.  The good news is that those with a well outfitted game room at home are saving on all of the above.  They don’t have to drive to the pool room or bar for a pool game or [...]

[Read more →]

We use the term barstool to refer to a stool that ranges in height from 26″ to 44.”  They can be made of metal, wood, mdf, particle board, or other more exotic materials.  They can range in price from $99.00 to over $2000.00 per chair.   The variance in price is due to the materials, the swivel, and [...]

[Read more →]

While you can’t, in most cases, change the square footage of a room figuring out what is the best use for the room is the first step.  We recently helped a family realize that the basement was not the best room to create a gameroom and a media area.  When they thought about it the [...]

[Read more →]

Just because a table is 30 or more years old it is not necessarily catagorized as an antique.  In 1947 Brunswick developed a new construction method called the floating nut plate system.  Prior to ‘47 rails were attached to the table with a screw through the side of the rail into the slate.  The result [...]

[Read more →]

It will take many posts to cover every question we are asked about cue sticks.  Just like golf, technology has changed and complicated sticks.  But the good news is that technology has enhanced the characteristics of cues making them play more consistently and stay straighter longer.  Suffice it to say that most social or casual [...]

[Read more →]

One of the most popular additions to a game room or family room is a bar.  Like most other wood furniture there are different levels of quality.  They all look good from across the room but belly up to the bar and the true quality of the finish and woodwork is obvious.  For occasional use [...]

[Read more →]