This past Monday I checked on the status of my KW shafts underway since they were supposed to be completed in July.
The following day I was told the first shaft is just about ready to ship and the other shaft will follow quickly. But
……..there is always a butt with pool cues and also when things don’t go as planned….but……the shaft turned out much lighter than anticipated and than what I requested. And it really wasn’t close so understandably my order was cancelled.
Very deflating experience since there was so much confidence initially expressed from the cue builder this could be done. So I started to contact other builders that had been previously, or currently, suggested as cue makers that likely can build what I want. Surprisingly, the initial response was you must core the shaft and might still to add weight at the collar. Well, I’m opposed to doing either and want a Kielwood shaft with just a short ferrule, tip and flat faced wood joint.
A couple of builders told me it wouldn’t work and the shaft will turn out much lighter than I want which happens to be 4 oz. min., 29” and 12.75mm. Since I am not a cue builder, I didn’t debate that or challenge why since I’m just looking to have a couple of shafts built. However, it made little sense to me why that was so and so I kept searching for someone.
Well, it only took 24 hrs. and I’ve ordered 2 KW shafts sans any weight being added. The cue maker has already made KW shafts heavier than what I want built and the shafts are all wood without any coring or weight being added. So even though it’s initially back to square one, this time the pieces on the board are moving fast. Despite being check mated on my prior KW shafts order, this time it looks so much more promising. This turned out to more difficult to get done than I expected.
