Lawnboy77 said:

Yep, I have found mine as well. Thanks Dean Campbell, aka Deano!

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Dean Campbell is a friend and he turned me into 2 cue makers 15 years ago.
Both are people I became friends with. One has since retired and the other
has gone on to become one of the most heralded names in cue making today.

Deanoc is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to cue making & personally
knew the top named cue makers. I think he has done a lot to promote pool. I
know there will be naysayers that like to bring shit up. Screw ‘em……Dean was
always straight and true in all my dealings and I was involved helping him on the
Bushka I and Bushka II special projects that was lots of fun and some great cue
designs emerged from those projects. I know since I got to view every cue made.

I lived in Taiwan for three years a long, long time ago.

I played pool and gambled there almost every day.

The cues they made back then were JUNK and I could have bought a boat load for next to nothing, but I never bought one.

Some of the companies make some really nice cues now, but there is still a lot of cheap junk that is sold worldwide.

I visit Taiwan every so often and I usually stay in the city where the better cues are made.

I plan on going to Taiwan sometime in the next six months, or so, and I am hoping to visit some of the places where the cues are made.

If I can find something I like and make some deals, I may buy some of their existing models or have them make some customized models to my specifications.

sbrownn said:

I do this once a year:

1. 600 grit sandpaper to your cue and ferrule
2. then a thin magic eraser sheet
3. then finally use the green side of a Q-Wiz to finish
4. burnish (light brown leather side) with Q-Wiz (optional step)

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There are many good things that can be said about Q-Whiz . . . the only bad is that it could be a little bit larger. Every so often, I wash and dry mine.

I prefer a traditional wrap..because I always have a reference on where to place my back hand for proper form...right at the bottom of the wrap where it ends..thanks

JolietJames said:

When I bought the original 20 years ago it came in a plastic rifle case.

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When I originally designed it, The fiberglass rods were & still are needed for mooring the Body on the spot. Making them 2 pieces, like a pool cue, is very difficult & so it has never happened. If it ever does become reality, the cases will soon be smaller. The rods are 36 long, so the case that is used is 42 long... half of 36 is 18 + an inch for the joint, would make a 20 inch case feasible.

Make An offer on the butt or full cue, you never know!

the brand name doesn't matter. it is the quality of the brands specific cue that you like that matters. of course some brands are all crap and don't apply.

that is why you should only buy a cue that you had a chance to hit. not from a pretty picture.

still in general you get what you pay for. buy cheap get cheap.