Leather wrap

[Poolplaya9]

Any decent repair man or cue maker can do a quality leather wrap installation. As others have mentioned in this thread Martin at superior cues is known to have good wraps and his selection is pretty good as well. As was also mentioned keep in mind that the wrap area of your cue will generally have to be cut a bit deeper before leather can be installed due to the additional thickness over linen, so if you go to leather and then decide you want to go back to linen at some point down the road the cue maker will have to build the wrap area back up a bit first which would likely be an additional cost (I don't recall how much is typical).

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[brigeton]

I have a McDermott with a leather wrap. I'd like to see how they put it on without being able to see the seam.

 

[Renegade_56]

Leather isn't that easy to clean either, as it wears is gets dull. Elephant ear is not legal I believe. My AE has croc and it feels good but is dulling from wear. I would go back to linen in the future but it may not be possible if the cut is too deep.
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It's possible to go to linen from leather.

 

[dirtvictim]

It's possible to go to linen from leather.

It is possible but depends on the depth of the cut for the leather.

 

[dirtvictim]

That's "croc". I have the same wrap on mine and it was advertised as "Italian lizard".

I did take some time looking at samples and this sure looks like lizard. I believe you are correct. Thanks for letting me know.

 

[garczar]

try rubber-ized cork. its the nuts. superior and unique sell the wraps.

 

[CESSNA10]

I've got a couple cue buts I would like to replace the Irish linen wrap on. I really prefer the feel of Irish linen, but.my thinking is to replace with leather because linen is so hard to clean. I know many skilled players like wrapless but that's not my preference. So a couple questions.....

Who should I get to do this? Any recommendations? I'm not talking about $10k pool cues here but I'd like quality materials and workmanship. I don't mind paying for skill or waiting for availabilities.

Also, what kind of leather? I've heard elephant ear is durable and soft on the hand but my quick online search shows a wide variation in price, and maybe variation in authenticity. Any suggestions? I'm not looking for anything ostentatious, just a good grip.

Thanks!
Andrew

What ever you do SEYBERTS are great for installation and selection.
They are A+++

 

[Renegade_56]

It is possible but depends on the depth of the cut for the leather.

There are ways to build the groove back to correct depth.

 

[Chicagoplayer]

I've got a couple cue buts I would like to replace the Irish linen wrap on. I really prefer the feel of Irish linen, but.my thinking is to replace with leather because linen is so hard to clean. I know many skilled players like wrapless but that's not my preference. So a couple questions.....

Who should I get to do this? Any recommendations? I'm not talking about $10k pool cues here but I'd like quality materials and workmanship. I don't mind paying for skill or waiting for availabilities.

Also, what kind of leather? I've heard elephant ear is durable and soft on the hand but my quick online search shows a wide variation in price, and maybe variation in authenticity. Any suggestions? I'm not looking for anything ostentatious, just a good grip.

Thanks!
Andrew

Try cork.
If I have to have a wrap, I use cork.
Save the elephant ear for the elephants, please

 

[Guy Manges]

I think we need the elephants...

 

[MajorMiscue]

We don't need to go all the way to cork to save elephant ears. Cattle are pretty much done with the skins when we eat them. Spanish bull leather is very nice.

 

[Michael Webb]

Shark is also a great choice. Durable, soft to the touch. Nice grain pattern.