Recent content by Sir Scratchalot

I'm a big fan of Raven as a company. I have one of their break cues & love it. I got to A/B it against a Predator BK Rush last night and it was just as good and costs 1/3 the price. I don't yet own a playing cue from them, but I did play a set in a tournament with one that belonged to a...

It truly was a great playing cue & beautiful to behold. A part of me wishes I still had it, but my tastes evolved and I now have several cues that look better to me & play just as well, if not better.

I don't remember seeing the word "overlay" mentioned back when I bought the cue; I wonder if they did change the description up a bit? A little disappointing to find this out, but I still really enjoyed the cue while I had it. I thought it was beautiful & during my time with it, it was easily...

I just received my O'Min cue on Friday, I think maybe the same as the OP's cue, and WOW! I am properly impressed! The weight (18.3oz) & balance are right where I like them, I had the shaft turned down to 12.5mm and a Techno Dud tip installed. This thing is delightful to shoot with and might...

I own a Sawdust and it's one of my best players. This one is quite tempting.

Ugh, I've been hankering for a cue similar in appearance to this one and that Mezz is darn close! Most likely a better cue too. I wish I could pounce on this, but my 12th cue in recent times is on the way and the Cue Treasury is a little barren at the moment.

As is often the way with Chinese manufacturing, this is a clone of a cue made by some guy who specializes in making items from titanium a few years back. https://www.reddit.com/r/billiards/s/k3mg2GXsKz

The Jian Ying metallic cue! A reasonable deal was made to me and I had no choice but to appease my curiosity about this cue. To be honest, it actually looks very cool in person, in a sci-fi way, feels good in the hands (love the wrap!) and, after some tinkering, it plays surprisingly well. By...

I am glad to hear your positive report on this cue, because I just ordered the one on the right with the purple handle. I've developed a recent appreciation for some of the Merry Widow styles and I want to see if this affordable step will satisfy. It looks like it wil and sounds like it, as well.

Similar, but there is a little more grip there.

I believe the look, and feel (smooth), comes from being highly pressed & burnished. I do not think it is at all like what Meucci does with their wraps.

It's definitely smooth, almost like a wrapless feel. If you just reach out and grab it, it does feel wrapless, but if you grab the forearm of the cue first and then slide your down to the wrap, you can then tell a slight difference. Just a hair more texture, but no overlap.

I don't really know what to tell you beyond what the title suggests - "Ryan Theewen of RAT Cue Repair". RAT being his initials, I assume. Oh, he is also a custom cuemaker - Theewen Custom Cues. I don't know how active he is with that as his wrap jobs and repair work seem to keep him pretty busy.

Different than what I was expecting, but beautiful! Thanks!

I acquired this Paul Morey cue in a trade and I really like it. I wasn't happy with the look or feel of the linen wrap, however, so started exploring other options. I was originally going to go with a nice black Spanish Bull or similar, but after looking at the many examples of Ryan's work on...