Shafts that look good --- Hsunami, JT & McDermott ---Got others?

If you knew you wouldn't have to ask. I'm leaving it at that. I have many Jacoby shafts and really like them, but would never buy a cue with that shaft. Take that picture to the cuemaker forum and ask them, maybe they are in a good mood today and will tell you.
You mean lots of figure and a knot in the middle isn't a good thing? :unsure:

In fairness, that looks like an impregnated stabilized piece. It could very likely be fine in that regard.

Shafts that look good --- Hsunami, JT & McDermott ---Got others?

Why not?

The seller lists cue weight at 19 ounces but does not give a weight for shaft.

AI described it as an incredibly dense, heavy wood with a Janka hardness of 2010 lbf. It contains a lot of natural oils, making it highly resistant to rot and decay.
If you knew you wouldn't have to ask. I'm leaving it at that. I have many Jacoby shafts and really like them, but would never buy a cue with that shaft. Take that picture to the cuemaker forum and ask them, maybe they are in a good mood today and will tell you.

Decal cues are the best

Is air-brushed paint an overlay but not a decal cue?

Becue states its Drip cues have paint "cast onto the surface and allowed to find its own path" and "Each Drip cue is a singular creation" "gold, blue, red, and white paint", "airbrushed with the 'action painting' tecnique" :

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I think this is pretty cool, like a Jackson Pollock painting. I have a Becue Rebel and the paint job is fantastic. Also, the finish seems very hard, I have knocked the cue against the table a couple of times and cannot find a mark on it anywhere-

-dj

Pet hair? Try this.

With our two Border Collies, my table often has hair on it. I usually vacuum it, and have done so for years, with no ill effects. But I know some here are hesitant to use a vacuum on their cloth.

My wife tried a product from Amazon for pulling hair off furniture. I gave it a try on my table's cloth. While it doesn't fit in the small space under the cushions, it does pretty effectively pull up hair and seems harmless. It did not disturb my paper reinforcement markers or my foot spot. What didn't look like a lot of hair spread out across the entire table, sure was a fair amount when collected in one spot in this product's reservoir.

And for the price, it's a cheap experiment.
Thanks for this recommendation! I have the larger version, but it has rollers that dont allow it to fully reach the bed of the pool table. This travel version doesnt have the rollers so it works much better!

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I actually am curious if the pockets on the Duya tables differ from the Joy tables we've seen in Heyball. @Flakeandrun had mentioned in another post that they are subtly different.

For the Joy tables, the pockets were definitely not easier than snooker for down the rail shots. They are the same size as snooker tables (~3.5" across) but with the bigger American balls, which makes potting harder and in my viewing experience, players play down the rail shots in Heyball about as often as they do in snooker.

There is one way in which the Heyball tables are easier than snooker for those shots. The players have learned that with the heavy pool balls, if you hit it at pace down the rail you can compress the pocket round and force in the ball. Of course you have to hit it perfect, but IMO you can’t do that in snooker.

Shafts that look good --- Hsunami, JT & McDermott ---Got others?

Those curly shapts are pretty popular amongst the Asian 3c pro players.

I want one and not sure if modern ones are carbon cored...and hope they aren't

My wallet objects to paying that much for something that might be straigh forever...or might not be,!
This one is a break cue.

I didn't pay much for the entire cue. Less than a decent plain maple shaft costs.

It is straight.

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