[CAUT] Wool string braid

[Norman Cantrell]

Fred
   
  You asked about wool string braid.  I have been using strips of Billiard cloth for the last several years for both understring felt and string braid.  It is a wool/polyester blend, about 80 -20 I believe.  It is available in a variety of colors which makes it easy to match old style belly cloth.  It is much less expensive than bushing cloth and has a very similar appearance.  It tends to be thinner than medium bushing cloth but it performs very similarly.  I usually tear it into strips.  It is available at billiard supply companies.  If you can find a shop that has remnants it can be quite reasonably priced.  I got about two and a half yards of scarlet a while back for about $10.00 because it was the end of the bolt and it was the last of the color dye match; not enough for an entire pool table.  It also performs well on the ends of music desks.  I especially like the maroon for stringing pianos from the 20's and 30's. 
   
  Norman Cantrell
  Cameron Unversity, Oklahoma City University 
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