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4-6 point cues with colored veneers and linen wraps are my favorite

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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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I personally like this one, for under $1k.

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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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The only thing I do not really care for is the Curly Maple that they seem to use in all of their cues these days.
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4-6 point cues with colored veneers and linen wraps are my favorite

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skor said:
non have sharp points
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Some of them appear to have super sharp points. This one for example. It is a Handmade Custom though.

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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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4-6 point cues with colored veneers and linen wraps are my favorite

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I think that's one characteristic of old Meucci cues that I love. Very sharp, full-splice points with a variety of colorful veneers to suit a wide range of preferences. Some designs are better than others, but I certainly prefer the old ones with a somewhat modest look. Lots of inlays can often look far too flashy - style over substance.
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4-6 point cues with colored veneers and linen wraps are my favorite

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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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I see that on many Joss cues, with veneers, the inner points are sharp, but the very last outer veneer is Rounded off. This is the same way that it was done on older Joss cues, and JossWest, and Kikel, to name another example.
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4-6 point cues with colored veneers and linen wraps are my favorite

V
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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Oh my, I know that Joss can build a very beautiful, and sharp pointed Custom (surely not for under $1,000 though, lol), but their Production line just looked so generic, and ugly, in my opinion. Very generic looking Rounded points, and the Curly Maple they put into their forearms looks to be very low grade. What happened to the nicely BEM that they used to put in their cues, maybe 25+ years ago? I guess it is all gone, or they save it for their incredibly overpriced Customs.
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Unsportsmanlike Conduct Rule

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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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He then lags the CB two cushions into the rear of the rack, braking a ball loose, and thus preventing you from leaving him down-table again (more orthodox play).
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