Recent content by edman

Make no bones about it. Jim's cues are most excellent. Not only quality but choice of wood. He must have some secret pipeline to the Orient or something to get some of the stuff he comes up with. I got a Plain Jane pair of Bocote from him and people will walk across the pool hall to ask about...

The Dubliner I have has been used on two occasions. No dents, no dings, the wrap probably doesn't know it has been touched. I bought it for my wife as she absolutely fell in love with it when she saw it. Both times we were out two people tried to buy it on the spot. Its a beautiful cue and it's...

Awesome piece of work Jim. Perfect choice of wood. The black accents around the wood rings is what makes it'

Nice. Nice colors.

No Sweat Jim. It takes a pretty stand up guy to step up and say he is bogged down and doesn't want an act of God or something to happen where he wont be able to deliver what he has deposits on, or told someone it will be "X/XX date and be on time and on target. Hell if I lived a little, well a...

I totally agree. Confronting someone face to face is a deterrent especially if they think/know that in about 7 seconds you are going to kick them in their ass until they get a nosebleed. Witnesses or not. In some parts of the country its call it "Parking Lot Justice". But there comes a time to...

I was out of the game for about 20 years and when I decided to get back in it I went with what I knew from back then. I picked up the M72 Tahoe and I love it. I added the McDermott I-2 shaft and plays so good I would buy another one. I have put in in the center hole of my cue case because I...

I have a matched pair that Jim made for me out of Bacote and I have been nothing but happy with them. I play straight Pool 98% of the time so I very seldom hit the ball hard while playing position on the bottom end of the table. Most of the time I just let the weight of the cue move the ball a...

Man that is one fine piece of Bacote. That was one of the two pieces I passed on when Jim made the pair from Bacote for me. I kick myself in the ass thinking about it. I'm sure this one plays the same as mine. Everyone I have let shoot with it says pretty much the same thing... "Damn! Where did...

Here is the matched set Jim made for me this past winter. Both cues came from the the same piece off wood which he let me pick out. I told him what I wanted and he delivered exactly what I had in mind. I like wood with heavy grain. I'm real big on plain cues so you can see why this cue convinced...

This is the cue that told me "This is the guy to build your cues." I was at a new pool hall last night and when I went to cash out the guy behind the counter said "What are you playing with? that looked like a nice piece of Bocote" I stuck out my chest and told him "A J&D Custom. Here take a...

All the time when I am at work. Some of these young whippersnappers see me checking out a couple of designs trying to get some ideas on my next set of J&D Customs. They laugh at me because "you must be a fool I wouldn't pay that much for an old pool cue". And this coming form the ones with...

Just measured again and there is no way I can make it work. There is a pole which is one of two that holds the beam under the main load bearing wall down center of the house. JMB? If you want to it talk to Jim. Hes a good guy to work with.

No kidding. I thought I had this thing sold for him about 6 months ago. But the guy backed out of it bullsnotting both of us in the process. I cut my teeth on a bar box but I went to the dentist on a 5X10 snooker table. Man oh man I miss them little red balls. That's why I play Straight Pool...

Nice! I like the color scheme and the points/veneers are not overdone. Too many times You see a nice layout killed off with a ton of veneers. Awesome job Jim. Of course I would expect nothing less.