Rasson Dauphine 8FT American Slate Bed Pool Table

The Owner's Insights on the Dauphine

The Dauphine is the table people ask about. Solid grey-stained oak, a natural wood grain that never looks the same twice, sitting on crossing steel legs that give it a genuinely striking silhouette. It's a Rasson design, supplied through the same Dynamic Billard organisation as the Xray and Salem, but it's a different table with a different job: it wants to be the centrepiece of the room, not just the games table in it.

Underneath the styling sits a three-piece, 20mm Rasson natural slate bed on a solid steel frame, with twelve levelling screws anchored into that frame so the playing surface can be trued to the millimetre on installation. At 183kg net for the table plus 172kg of slate, you're looking at the best part of 355kg once it's all in the room, so it's worth checking access and floor loading before you order.

One honest thing worth knowing: we haven't found another UK retailer stocking this exact table, so there's little independent pricing to compare against. If you'd rather buy something with a longer UK track record, the Xray or Salem are safer picks. If you want a table nobody else in the room will have seen before, that's exactly what the Dauphine offers.

Why You'll Love the Dauphine

• A three-piece, 20mm Rasson natural slate bed – true, consistent ball roll from a real slate foundation, not a chipboard shortcut.
• Twelve levelling screws in a solid steel frame – the playing surface can be adjusted precisely, so you're not blaming the table when you miss the black.
• Crossing steel legs – a striking, modern base built for real structural stability, not just for looks.
• K66 cushions with internal leather drop pockets – accurate, predictable rebound and a clean, finished look at every pocket.
• Club cloth included in five colours – fitted on site as part of the installation, with an ironed-on CPBA logo on one cushion.
• Free delivery and professional installation – your table arrives assembled, levelled and ready to play, not left flat-packed in the hallway.

Why You Should Consider a Rasson Pool Table

Rasson started out in 1990 as a slate supplier to other table manufacturers, before building its own range on the back of that expertise. Its tables have since been used at major professional events including the Mosconi Cup and the World Pool Masters. The Dauphine uses Rasson's own slate, which is the part of the table that decides whether it still plays true in ten years.

Getting the Dauphine Into Your Room

The Dauphine ships fully dismantled in seven cartons, which is the main reason it suits homes where a fully built table simply would not get through the door. Individual components can be carried up stairs and around tight corners, then assembled and levelled in the room itself. Legroom under the rails is 0.64m.

The Dauphine comes with club cloth included at no extra cost, in a choice of grey, yellow-green, royal blue, electric blue or burgundy, or you can upgrade to tournament-grade Simonis 760 or 860 in a wider range. The standard cloth carries an ironed-on CPBA logo on one cushion. If you'd like to talk through the cloth options or check the Dauphine suits your room before you order, get in touch and we'll help you get it right first time.

Dauphine Specifications

Room Size Requirements by Cue Length

For the best playing experience, allow enough space to use a full-length cue comfortably from every side of the table. Recommended room dimensions by cue length:

Rasson's own recommended room size for the Dauphine is 5.26m x 4.13m, which lines up almost exactly with the 57″ cue figure above. At 256cm long, it needs a proper room behind it, not just a corner of one. Send us your room measurements before you order and we'll tell you honestly whether it fits.

Will You Need to Buy Anything Else?

Not to play, no. That's the short version, but it's worth being precise about where the line sits.

Covered by the price: the table, your choice of club cloth fitted on site, delivery to the room, and full professional assembly and levelling. Two American pool cues and a full 2¼″ spots-and-stripes ball set come with it, so the first frame can be played the evening it goes in.

Not covered, and not needed: nothing structural. The Dauphine doesn't require a special base, a separate frame or any fitting kit you'd have to source yourself.

Worth considering: a triangle and a table brush are the two things most owners want within the first week, and a wall rack keeps cues off the floor. If the Dauphine is going to be the centrepiece you're describing it as, a tournament-grade Aramith ball set is the upgrade that shows. All of it sits in the configurator above, and adding it now costs less than buying it separately later.

Questions Before You Order?

Happy to talk it through, whether it's access, floor loading, room size or cloth colour.

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