When I was just out of school I couldn't afford a pool table but wanted one. I bought a set of pool table plans and my bro and I built it in our garage. 7 footer with curved sides and a complete ball return. We did real mahogany rails and used thin mahogany veneer plywood to curve the sides. As a cost cutting measure (which I needed) it used a marine grade particle board for the top. Sounds cheap, but this table was lightning fast and dead true. Great set of plans, wish I still had either the plans or the table--was great for a casual player.