Lowell said:

In terms of appearance think my favorite style of cue is:

-4, 5 , or 6 sharp, colored points (not floating)
-linen wrap, especially with color or speckle
-substantial but not overly busy inlay work

I particularly like when the butt sleeve has some sort of rounded motif, like ovals to balance out the sharpness of the points (and pointy inlays like diamonds, when present).

Joss seems to be the only production cue company that still makes these, though the ones that fit the bill are all over $800. I figure I'll treat myself next black Friday if there is anything on sale at Seybert's. Are there any other cuemakers who make these sort of cues for less than say, $1000 (or slightly above)?

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Joss 10-13 - Joss Cues - Family owned - Handmade since 1968

Joss 10-13 has highly figured curly maple each point has a pearl diamond matched in the rear.Intricate design work makes this cue a showpiece.

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skip100 said:

When you make shit up, just use the word “reputedly” and that makes it okay

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skor said:

non have sharp points

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Joss Collector Cue HM016 - Joss Cues - Handmade since 1968

Joss Collector cue HM016, Five pointy points, hand-select curly maple, rear has a dashed ring, the wrap is cowhide embossed to look like an elephant ear.

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Bob Jewett said:

That was a 2% increase per year with increasingly stiff competition. He practices a lot.

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JPB2 said:

I might have picked up a Joss cue fitting that description from PoolDawg. For less than 800. But then we’d have the same cue.

Many of the Joss cues don’t fit that description. And the points are skinnier than the old full splice. But mine is 4 sharp points, veneers, linen wrap, notched diamond inlays.

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Lowell said:

In terms of appearance think my favorite style of cue is:

-4, 5 , or 6 sharp, colored points (not floating)
-linen wrap, especially with color or speckle
-substantial but not overly busy inlay work

I particularly like when the butt sleeve has some sort of rounded motif, like ovals to balance out the sharpness of the points (and pointy inlays like diamonds, when present).

Joss seems to be the only production cue company that still makes these, though the ones that fit the bill are all over $800. I figure I'll treat myself next black Friday if there is anything on sale at Seybert's. Are there any other cuemakers who make these sort of cues for less than say, $1000 (or slightly above)?

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Bob Jewett said:

An alternative is to learn the game you are playing. The orthodox play is to lag the cue ball two cushions to end up frozen to the middle of the head cushion without hitting any object ball. This is absolutely standard strategy. Your opponent is on the first foul. It is important to know what that means for safety play.

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Benelli said:

the more shit you do to the forearm with inlays and points and multiple materials the less of that feedback that makes it to your hand.

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1. Its Earth series' butts are veneers.
2. Its 140-piece Ultra Super Pro shaft are veneers:

skor said:

I don't get why they the big American brands use cheap machines that can't get the job done.

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