Recent content by Chopdoc

I have seen this logo before....still can't figure it out.

I know I am late on this. Been so busy I am neglecting cues. But I am still here. Dude, you know it's an Asian cue. I know it's an Asian cue. :) 98.639% for sure made in Taiwan. Kao or similar. If that is Ivory I'll eat my socks. It's plastic. :)

Well, to be fair, good snooker cues are made with hand planes. But this cue was made on a lathe in Asia. Lathe operators do have hands. 🤪 :unsure: :oops: 🤣

Cool cue.

Trying to figure this one out. Silver label. Steel joint collar. 3/8x10 pin. Ebony into stained maple. Rounded points. Crappy eBay pics. I don't have the cue yet. Yes, I am still looking for ebony into maple cues. Passed up a number of spectacular cues. There are a couple good...

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1997

I got these catalog images from an eBay sale at some point I think. 1996

I was just looking through my files for that!

Yes, but I can’t find an exact match in my catalogs. They made a lot of cues. I think this is a different model. Very similar.

I agree. And pointed brass pin makes it early. Might draw a little more than that due to condition.

Damn nice Adam example. I'll look for references in my files later. EDIT: Adam AH/11 Drake is the closest I found. But the butt sleeve inlays are different, and so are the forearm inlays. I haven't found an exact match. This is it in the 1973-74 catalog. Another catalog, not sure of year.

Yes he was. And a good man.

Yup.

Definitely an important part to be considered. When you imagine that something preserves wood, a living thing, it likely isn't good for living things. Balance that against "synthetics" which are mostly products of oil or coal, and there is a lot to consider. There is nothing on this earth...