
Italian Slate
Five-piece, 4.5cm thick and laser-honed flat to 0.1mm — the same grade used at the Crucible.
Why Italian Slate Matters
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A genuine slate English pool table, hand-built to order in Great Britain to your exact specification.
Made to order · Worldwide delivery available
Share your room dimensions and postcode. We'll confirm fit, access, delivery and installation.
Tournament-grade, laser-honed for a true roll.
Hand-built to your specification since 1897.
Carefully crated and shipped anywhere.
Levelled, clothed and ready for the first break.
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Every Riley Ray is built to your selected size and finish, then supplied complete with the playing equipment you need to play from day one.
A full 2-inch set of Aramith balls — spots and stripes, the black and a cue ball.
Why we use them — Riley English pool cushions are cut to suit full-size 2-inch Aramith balls for a true, predictable rebound.
English 8-ball pool is played with a 16-ball set of 2-inch balls — spots and stripes, the black and the cue ball.
Supplied accessories are confirmed with your made-to-order specification; the scoreboard and finish are matched to your table.

Since 1897, Riley has built the tables that define the game — genuine Italian slate, Strachan cloth and hand-finished joinery, made in Great Britain and refined over more than a century.

Five-piece, 4.5cm thick and laser-honed flat to 0.1mm — the same grade used at the Crucible.
Why Italian Slate Matters
West of England worsted, used at professional ranking events — consistent pace and a true nap, as standard.
Why Strachan 6811 Is Used
Engineered to carry 1.5 tonnes of slate without flex — hand-finished cabinet and turned legs.
How the Hardwood Frame Supports the Table
Precision rubber profiles matched to championship pace, for a true and predictable rebound off every rail.
Understanding Tournament Cushions
Traditional leather pockets, cut and stitched by hand to exacting tournament templates.
How Leather Pockets Are FinishedA full-size table needs room for the cue as much as the table itself. Choose a size in the panel and the plan updates with the space you'll need on every side.
Every Riley Ray is built to order and installed by Riley's own team — a considered, white-glove process, not a courier drop.
Your table is hand-built and finished to your exact specification, 6–8 weeks from order.
We survey access and agree a delivery date that suits you.
Frame, slate and cabinet are brought in and assembled in the room.
Slate is levelled, cloth fitted and the table handed over ready to play.
Delivery and installation are quoted based on postcode, access and table size. Submit your postcode for a tailored estimate.
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A full-size Riley Ray installed beneath a restored lantern roof — delivered, levelled and re-clothed in a single day by our own fitting team.
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Chosen to sit against exposed oak beams and polished concrete floors.
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Carried up three flights and reassembled in a first-floor drawing room.
Read the story →The roll is faultless and the finish is genuinely beautiful. The installation team treated our home with real care — this is a table for a lifetime.

“Worth every penny. It plays exactly like the tables I grew up playing on at the club.”
“From first enquiry to first break, the whole process felt like a proper consultation.”
“The Strachan cloth as standard sold it for me. No upgrades, no compromises.”
For a 9ft table we recommend a minimum room of 5.5m × 4.3m to allow full cue movement on every side. Select a size in the panel to see its exact requirement.
Yes. Tournament green is standard, with blue, burgundy and slate grey available. Contact us for bespoke cloth options.
Installation isn't included in the table price — it's an optional service, quoted on your postcode, access and table size. Our own team then levels, cloths and hands the table over ready to play.
Approximately 6–8 weeks from order, as each table is made to your specification. We'll arrange a convenient date with you.