Recent content by Bavafongoul

How many of the contest entrants ever pursued having their “dream cue design” eventually built by any cue maker? So I guess it really wasn’t a dream design that meant that much or had any great significance or it might have gotten made by this time. Perhaps it was the mere opportunity to get...

If you muddy the memory of people dearly departed, just be prepared for the bad karma and shit that comes your way. I hope you develop a terrible, incurable body rash that itches you in places you cannot scratch in public and think of Bill Stroud every time you have the unbearable urge to...

The last thing anyone should do is try to help this product come to the market sooner. This is another person’s blood, sweat, tears and sacrifices to bring his idea to fruition. Don’t fuk things up by trying to help. And if you hadn’t noticed, Nat hasn’t asked for any either. Just let this...

I’ve been playing Kielwood shafts for the past 15-16 months. When you find the right one, you’ll become a big fan too.

I think the explanations used jargon many readers won’t understand, especially without diagrammatic illustrations. How many readers comprehend what tip offset is? How many times does Dr. Dave refer to sidespin applications of horizontal stroking as cue tip offset? You cannot explain what...

Rick’s Kielwood shafts can be trusted to be well crafted and he can do some amazing things with wood. I am trying to sell one of my KW shafts locally by word of mouth since I have 2 with the same joint & only really need 1. I’d rely on Rick to build me exactly what I want made & seen him do with...

Over the years, pool chalk has improved. Anyone still use that Russian chalk imbued with magic? What about Blue Diamond that I was so enamored with? I still have 1/2 carton, a dozen MC I won in pool tournament raffles years ago. All chalks do the same thing. Some chalks require less frequent...

The black and white speck is impossible to find. I started a search in 2015 and 2016 because I needed white with black speck for two cues underway with Bob Owen and Jerry Rauenzahn. Neither could locate any and I tried everywhere and posted in Az offering a bounty for any referrals. I said I’d...

I have leather wraps on 2 of my cues and I don’t really care for it that much. I think cork is great but it won’t last decades like CL. My Runde Schon is 40 years old and the CL #9 wrap is still in amazing condition. If I can’t use CL, which would undoubtedly be the most expensive wrap if you...

It does not resemble any of the different lb. strength Cortland braided fishing lines I’ve seen before. The twisted strands look different, I.e., larger, than the brown CL linen in my previously posted pics. Perhaps someone else can state with certainty but seeing the wrap in person does make a...

I’m just going by what experts that buy and sell cues told me. I’m playing with house money right now so I’m betting they are right. Hopefully one of my children, or grandkids, will inherit a valuable pool cue to do with as they choose since it’s theirs.

This is the prettiest flame veneers design I’ve ever seen and I have viewed lots by lots of cue makers over the last 6 decades. This still ranks as my #1 design until it gets dethroned if I ever view a nicer flame veneers design pool cue.

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Okay…..got my answer……spoke with some esteemed names and I’m hanging onto my Prewitt cue. I might just put this cue in the closest after the comments I received about it. I was told its value will only increase over time and unless I needed the money, which I really don’t, then I should hang...