Take A Tour of A.E. Schmidt
Near the banks of the Mississippi River is the location where a family and its long time employee's have manufactured pool tables for over 150 years. We are located in St. Louis, MO and invite you to visit us when you are in the area. In the meantime, enjoy some photos of our guys in action. |
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 Charlie loads a stack of maple onto a rolling cart to be cut into parts. |
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 Chris starts the process by cutting the boards to length. |
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 A computerized router cuts many of our parts to exact dimensions. |
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 Cushions are being attached to the raw rails. |
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 Legs being glued together. |
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 Wilfredo detailing a variety of legs. |
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 Scott detailing round legs. |
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 Armondo pre-assembles the frame of a pool table. |
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 He continues the process by using a track router to ensure the flatness of every frame. |
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 Fred sands a leg pad-one of the thousands he has done. |
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 The prior part was easy to sand-this one is not. |
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 Rocky applies the penetrating stain. |
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 Finish being applied. |
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 After finish is sprayed on, each coat is hand rubbed with 400 grit paper to ensure a fine finish. |
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 Time for some inspection. |
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 Jason & Ray assemble the table. |
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 The party can start. Your table is ready! |
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Rows of lumber. Over 50 different species kept on hand.
Overview of our machining area.