iusedtoberich said:

Man, I feel like a league player now. All my life I've heard about sandbagging for Vegas trips. I never paid it any attention, because I was never in that world. I always hated leagues with a passion. Sit around all night watching bangers block the pockets in 8 ball and tap tap tap for an hour each game. No thanks.

Now I guess I've experienced the sandbagging side of it first hand. Really good players having low ratings, then going to Vegas and cashing in big events.

It all makes sense.

Still, I'd rather stab my eyes out than be in a league again, even if the payday was a nice new car.

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Some people might not be actually sandbagging their ratings. They might be taking lessons, grinding out action sets, practicing for these big tournaments.
Not saying this is the case here but, to call people out as sandbagging when you have no idea what they did in preparation isn't right either.

Cuebuddy said:

Shellac is still a great finish. Derived from beetles and fast dry time. Its even food safe!
Probably not as durable as the products used by today's cue makers but way safer to apply.

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I heard 6 or 7 years ago that real shellac was no longer going to be produced. Bad info? Or did it come back?

Still available!

mikeyd88 said:

Purchased the cue off ebay a while back . I wiped the dust off of it it cleaned up pretty nice

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That looks great. Can we see some close ups?

You didn't need to replace the butt cap?

FYI, this match will be live-streamed for free on youtube by BSN.

Positively Ralf said:

Id imagine Sean Morgan would be asked to. If I'm remembering right, he's the house pro and is usually the one who streams league matches there.

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Billiard Sport Network will be streaming.

mikeyd88 said:

Can't agree with the cue being low quality. The way it is constructed is pretty good. No metal was used in the joints. Very well made

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Yes, Adam made and makes good cues.

That's why I put "cheap knock off" in quotes.

Incidentally I really dig my Adam Rambow.

I am not sure what you meant "no metal used in the joints". It's obviously a full splice forearm. Many very high quality short splice cues use a metal screw in the A joint, including actual Balabushka cues. As you can see from your picture the handle joint is not in the typical A position but is under the wrap. This was a common construction type for Adam. Are you saying there is no metal screw in that joint and the one at the other end of the handle? Forgive me if I am wrong, but I was under the impression they used a metal screw in those joints.

This is an Adam R/A-10 with the same construction:

Nice!
I'll take a Cog over SW for playability any day

Mensabum said:

Old school shellac?? Wow!!! I didn't know anybody still used that. Thot it had all gone to polyurethane.
Thanks for the info!!

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Shellac is still a great finish. Derived from beetles and fast dry time. Its even food safe!
Probably not as durable as the products used by today's cue makers but way safer to apply.

Protractor said:

What did you pay for the levels? I picked up the big one at a yard sale for $50...

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I can't remember now. I think the big one was about 75, and the small one (which was brand new) maybe 100. They were from 2 different sellers on local marketplace. 50 is a great deal! I ended up with about 5 of them in total over the years.

Found a D-8 in the two brothers and a stranger scene.