Ok, time for some feedback.
This is a case we did for a customer that wanted a really long one. This case is 36" long and made to fit his 35" custom Schon.
So the challenge was making a case that works equally well for regular sized cues and the long cue.
And there were a few other things that Tom wanted, like a space for his extension, double sleeve for his jump cue, special spot for the magnetic chalk holder.
But the part I want to show off is my new concept in interiors. I have developed a removable interior that looks and works like a permanently installed one.
So Tom agreed to be the first person to allow me to experiment on him. I made him two interiors. One is a regular 4x8 and the other one is a 3x6 with a space for his extension.
I really want to extend this concept to all my cases eventually. I feel that it is a super innovation on many levels because it allows the user to deal with any problems, to change it out if they don't like the colors, change the configuration, and allows others to make aftermarket versions if they think that they can offer something worthwhile to the market.
I have had this idea for more than ten years. But in the past couple I really had it sparked again by something Jack Justis said. Jack claimed that the reason that his interiors fit loosely in his cases is so that customers can easily change the interior if needed. While I have publicly said that I don't believe that this is the real reason I have to say that it's not a bad idea. But I personally cannot stand a loose case. So I could never bring myself to do it the way Jack does it. Also I wanted to come up with a way that the interior could be compactly shipped.
So I devised the cassette method where the tube and the exterior are tightly integrated and the interior fits in like a cassette. I like this for a couple reasons. The big one is that I can use the tube to attach handles and lids and bottoms for increased strength. This means that the case has less moving parts and will be more durable and easy to fix if something should break. It also allows me more latitude in decoration by having the ability to use the tube as the foundation to essentially bolt all sorts of "creations" to it securely.
So enough talk, tell me what you think. (P.S. as usual I was late but I hope that the result was worth it.)
The Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOVe953ibM0
This is a case we did for a customer that wanted a really long one. This case is 36" long and made to fit his 35" custom Schon.
So the challenge was making a case that works equally well for regular sized cues and the long cue.
And there were a few other things that Tom wanted, like a space for his extension, double sleeve for his jump cue, special spot for the magnetic chalk holder.
But the part I want to show off is my new concept in interiors. I have developed a removable interior that looks and works like a permanently installed one.
So Tom agreed to be the first person to allow me to experiment on him. I made him two interiors. One is a regular 4x8 and the other one is a 3x6 with a space for his extension.
I really want to extend this concept to all my cases eventually. I feel that it is a super innovation on many levels because it allows the user to deal with any problems, to change it out if they don't like the colors, change the configuration, and allows others to make aftermarket versions if they think that they can offer something worthwhile to the market.
I have had this idea for more than ten years. But in the past couple I really had it sparked again by something Jack Justis said. Jack claimed that the reason that his interiors fit loosely in his cases is so that customers can easily change the interior if needed. While I have publicly said that I don't believe that this is the real reason I have to say that it's not a bad idea. But I personally cannot stand a loose case. So I could never bring myself to do it the way Jack does it. Also I wanted to come up with a way that the interior could be compactly shipped.
So I devised the cassette method where the tube and the exterior are tightly integrated and the interior fits in like a cassette. I like this for a couple reasons. The big one is that I can use the tube to attach handles and lids and bottoms for increased strength. This means that the case has less moving parts and will be more durable and easy to fix if something should break. It also allows me more latitude in decoration by having the ability to use the tube as the foundation to essentially bolt all sorts of "creations" to it securely.
So enough talk, tell me what you think. (P.S. as usual I was late but I hope that the result was worth it.)
The Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOVe953ibM0
