Recent content by Bavafongoul

The thing to remember is you and the seller of the Brunswick cue must reside in states with no ivory ban. You can’t trade in ivory period when the seller or buyer reside in a state with any ivory ban, even as barter. But you can go the route that so many do and play catch me if you can. That’s...

Any cue maker not in one of the states that has adopted an ivory ban. However, it is noteworthy that some, despite residing in a state that has not changed its laws banning ivory, have still adopted the stance of ivory is verboten. It is not worth the headaches of having to confirm every...

Very nice………this is simple design but nonetheless elegantly done. Are there color options for the rack, like dark red or maybe Simonis tournament blue or Simonis green? The lettering would be more distinguishable with a different color and some folks have blue and green cloths. I think a dark...

I beg to differ a bit. After a cue maker retires from building cues, or this world, their cues often appreciate. For one thing, the population of cues made will never increase in number and can go only go down due to damage or actually becoming lost. The value of a cue is always based on rarity...

Bob Owen…….it was a design I came up before Bob stopped using ivory. The date on the cue was its anticipated completion date. It arrived Memorial Day weekend 2016. July 1, 2016 California enacted a ban on the sale/use of ivory. I could still have cues made but ivory is just so unique if I can’t...

It is a tale of evolution…….it took me 45 years to finally figure out what I wanted in a cue. Then I spent the next 20 searching and ordering custom cues built around my specs. The cues I carry have the same specs, re: butt diameter & weight, joint type, shaft weight and size, tips. The wraps...

I finally decided these are my favorite 3 cues to play with using 3rd party Kielwood shafts I bought. And one of these cues just plays a notch above the other two, both of which are really nice to use. However, if I only play using the orig. maple shafts, only the Scruggs remains in both top 3...

EDC pocket knives can be very expensive. My last few knife purchases this year averaged over $300 and each knife was a new blade design as a pre-order too. When all is said and done, a knife has but one purpose and it need not cost a lot.

You do not need a longer cue to play on a 9’ table. The question is somewhat arcane. Obviously, that’s why pool bridges were created. But the reverse is more appropriate. The question might be since a 58” cue is more than suitable for play on a 9’ pool table, how much shorter should a cue be...

A few months ago I was at the range qualifying for renewal of my CCW permit. All of the guns on my permit are pretty standard versions and I chose my guns on a variety of factors. One thingI hadn’t seriously considered was a custom gun. There was a retired Highway Patrolman at the range the...

Schmelke makes a SP that looks like a house cue. I know because I own one and someone mistook it for a house cue. They put it in the house rack. It took 15 mins to find it searching the wall racks looking and this cue is inexpensive too.

Pagulayan comes in a box of two so it really less than $30 for a piece of chalk…….more like $11-12. Better yet is Walmart…….they sell TAOM Billiard Chalk……it is the same thing as V10……a slightly different color but close……applies the same as V10……just as clean and lasts as long…..I bought some...

What chalk is everyone referring to as this $30 chalk? IMO, TAOM plays among the best and costs a lot less.

Okay….I was curious how you and others viewed this aspect of cue values. Like you, I do not think playing with a cue matters much in terms of its selling price, i.e., value, as long as the pool cue was still in excellent, or pristine, condition.

Garczar…….I have a question for you. How much would playing with a cue diminish its value, presuming the cue remains in excellent condition? Does replacing the cue shaft tips from playing with the cue lower it’s value? How many hours of play over the years is normal, acceptable, inconsequential...