The name Kielwood or Kiel Wood has become to roasted or torrified maple what Kleenex has become to facial tissues. I believe in giving credit where credit its due. Kielwood is a trademark and name invented by Jeff Prather for the roasted maple he uses in cues and cue parts. People are using it to describe their roasted maple shafts whether they came from Prather Cue Parts or elsewhere. Using the Kielwood name for wood that did not come from Jeff without his permission is not a good policy to be following as cuemakers. I talked to Jeff about this issue at the Super Billiards Expo and he was very gracious and gave me permission to start using the name Kielwood. I also found out many using that trademark have not received permission. I cannot express how thankful I am to Jeff who is a direct competitor with myself in giving me permission to use the name Kielwood. I bought my first cue parts from his dad when I started in the 80's and still highly recommend their business to all that ask.
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