Cornerman said:

It’s not an Abe Rich.

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I appreciate the response, however I'm fairly confident in my identification, and am primarily looking for any definitive feedback to either support or refute my conclusion. Is there anything specifically that you're seeing that leads you to believe it's not the maker/model that I've landed on?

I've located another forum post from 8 years ago, with images of an identical cue, and everything seems to line up. The primary reason for my certainty, though, is the attached manufacturers brochure. Wrap color aside, it's a match, and I'm just hoping to get confirmation from someone who's actually owned the model in question.

skor said:

How much less deflection can be called “low deflection”? And compared to what? Not all solid wood shafts deflect the same!

What is the reference point?

Lower deflection is not really the selling point for CF.

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What are some others? I am not being a SA, just want to know if i missed something. I am trying to decide which way to go....should I consider a purchase and what would you suggest? I currently am using an OB Classic shaft.

How much less deflection can be called “low deflection”? And compared to what? Not all solid wood shafts deflect the same!

What is the reference point?

Lower deflection is not really the selling point for CF.

maha said:

many are following the hype or the crowd. as people do in all sorts of things.

***and many feel it makes them play better for whatever reasons, so it is valid for them to make the change.***

there is also much bad info on what they do, such as propel the cue ball better or make it go faster off the tip.
in reality all the cf shaft does "playing wise" is less squirt of the cue ball. and almost all decent players have mastered squirt and almost never miss a shot because of it.
newer players have a lot of trouble with it as they do not understand as well using english, and try to hit the cue ball exactly the same as not using english.

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Everything you say is true but a new generation and future generations of players are going to be playing with CF. In many cases probably will never even have played with a wood shafts or have a desire to.

At a point wood shafts we'll just disappear as a natural result. I'm not going to do it but I'm sure there's endless numbers of an analogies that can be used to describe the same thing happening in other areas. It's not a good thing or a bad thing, just how the world turns.

It's funny I just like in the last week had an encounter with the same thing. Cleaning out some drawers and all of my hurricane supplies cuz it's hurricane season now. I must have had like a dozen flashlights all perfectly good and working that I threw out.

No one uses flashlights like those anymore. One of my new flashlights is hardly bigger than a Chapstick and will light things up like an automobile headlight. Times change and things change and hopefully for the better.

There's nothing wrong with not wanting to change. I drive a 35-year-old pickup truck runs perfect not a bunch of computers, parts are available it's easy to fix. But reality is it's got no airbags little in the way of safety devices and it's probably a death trap. I still drive it everyday though.

Fore Rail said:

Just because a shaft it made out of carbon fiber does not automatically equate to lower squirt.

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I agree but its surprising how many of the carbon fiber shafts are low squirt. Even some of the supposedly trash carbon-fiber shafts are low squirt. Its still a gamble what the Amazon vendor sends you today versus tomorrow, but, forgetting their quality control and marketing lapses, even less-expensive CF shafts can be low squirt. See Dr Dave's video for evidence for that.
Check out the advertisement for the low squirt shaft from the jungle here.

Sheldon said:

Torrefaction is the most reliable stabilizing method. Shafts move very little between cuts, often not at all.
Nelsonite does help, but as mentioned it's toxic af.
I recently acquired a bunch of nelsonited blanks from a guy that dipped them 20 years ago. They're quite stable and the odor when cut is minimal. I actually like the way they play when finished.

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I have yet to play with kielwood shaft but it's on the list. I have some wood to build a couple of cues, when that happens I will probably have at least one kielwood shaft built.

EDIT: I've heard they hit very similar to older wood shafts.

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GoldCrown said:

How & Why did JB get into the subject. I have a few of his cases and love them but are we off topic...oops Social Media rides again.

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IIRC, Justis at one time said that JB cases were damaging cues. JB, of course, reacted to that.

He later said they made up.

Does anybody know where Bill Mielke is? He told me I could call him Whodini and gave me my 1st Schon when I was a kid after taking 3rd in the McDermott tournament at the Eagles club. I'd also be interested in finding a quality 3 piece jump/break cue. I had a Harry Richards but it was destroyed in the flood waters of Hurricane Helene and with Harry bring gone O might not see another so I'm looking for a custom 3 piece of quality. Any advice would be appreciated.