Professional Pool Table Product Reviews

The Best in Billiards they claim! And for most people its right up there with Brunswick when they ask about used pool tables.
It is an American brand and extremely well advertised. As for the BEST in Billiards…maybe. They are a very solid 2nd tier table. The wood is high quality, the frames are almost a full body construction and they offer a ton of stain options on most models as well as custom finish options. They install beautifully. Bodies stay pretty true, slate is high quality, hardware is nice and the corner pockets have a different cut in the slate and are one of the easiest to pull cloth into. Overall a great quality product.

So with everything so good why aren’t they a top tier product in our Pool Table Reviews? Put one next to a top tier table. Not a high end top tier vs a low end Olhausen but table for table overall. The top tier table in our Pool Table Reviews will be better than the Olhausen on many features and in the case of one of the still manufactured top tier brands you will pay a lot less for it too. Other downfalls include a lower end line that was for a time, made out of country and imported with the nameplate, bodies that even on the higher end lines are thinner than top tier (and even some fellow 2nd tier) products. Slate that is sometimes just shy of 7/8” still being advertised as 1” and despite being a full body construction some of the frames are a little undersized and employ a top frame for the slate to bolt too. They have also had problems in the past with their rubber. Many tables used an older Championship rubber called Fleetwood. Its a K66 rubber and will almost always need replacing if you come across one.

This brings me to rails. Olhausen brands their rails as Accufast. What is different about Accufast rails?… It is a special compound, they play great and it is extremely rare that they ever need to be replaced. Otherwise though it is still a regular old 3 bolt rail…nothing over the top special. Catchy, and very good branding!

Buy one new? On quality / looks absolutely. Value…ehh. You really can get a better built table for less money.

Olhuasen retail pricing is inflated and thanks to all of the advertising and paid endorsements people are more than happy to pay good money for them. Yes, you will be shown a deep discount from retail at the time of purchase but you are still, in many cases, paying more than you really should. This retail structure really hurts their tables used. The internet is full of used Olhausens, they are a popular brand! Problem is most are extremely overpriced. A base model Olhausen something like a Drake…laminate, tapered body, tapered legs, maybe a little trim has a maximum used value of $400 (like a Connelly Redington, Brunswick Tahoe, AMF Tacoma etc.). And that is providing the condition is perfect and the rubber is good too! I see these all over Craigslist, ebay etc. for $600, $800, even $1500. Not even close to worth that pre install. Other Olhausen models despite the high retail are only worth $500 to $1200. Very very high end examples, which are rare, can go for more but figure if it retailed under 8K, $1200–$2000 is the maximum you should look to spend on it. Contacting a Used Table dealer, not just a mover or in some cases the Olhausen dealer will get you a better idea what your used table is worth in your area.