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My KW shaft is heavier than all the other shafts that I own.... Low deflection is a vague term as no one measures it and set a...

For what it's worth..... I make the 6-pie blanks for Bryan and a few other cue makers.

I've done Hydex 202 inserts, works fine and it's very gentle on taps if you're doing something like Radial ow Wavy, where live threading...

Ditto I have straightened a few but they mostly reverted back. Also, warpage can be seasonal, so some shafts that warp in the winter...

Usually it's a temporary success. Wood likes to revert back to it's natural grain structure.

A cue can't easily be taken apart and put together, it's not LEGO.. Can you replace individual components in a cue? To a certain extent...

The Radial pins you buy from Uni-loc corp. Does not have a logo like you find on Predator cues. There can be small variations on the...

May be that new phenomenon that they are calling “ The Mandela Effect” … who knows ?

I stock pins in Ti, SS, brass, bronze and G10. The pin used can aid in dialing in the correct balance of the cue.

Yes. There's small variations in the minor diameter and then you have the 3/8-10 flat bottom pin with a .308" minor. As always pictures...

Probably the best and clearest information I've seen on CITES and LACEY regulations. A bit long and geared towards the guitar industry...

And they're packed by people not machines. Shipping ain't cheap but there's a reason for most of it. You want to buy just one item...

You can't compare a hat that fits neatly in a little box to a 31" long package. They cost more to ship, to insure and in packing...

Fixed up a batch of cues for a bar we go to by our summer place last fall. When I took them, the owner told me to keep a few for my...

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