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Great comments, thanks for the input. Yes you're correct that in snooker/UK cues the pin tends to be on the shaft, but not as a rule as such. I prefer 17 to 18oz weight. I currently play with a one piece 17oz Dave Coutts cue. It's stunning and plays like a dream. I'm somewhat of a collector so...

Thanks Steve but you've got it the wrong way round. I don't want it to look like a snooker cue.

I've done some calculations and I think at the joint the diameter will be 19.6 to 19.7mm. Not sure how much thinner that is to a standard butt? Do you think a 3/8x11 pin would work? Ferrule I was going with stainless steel. As you say, traditional ferrule isn't possible and brass just looks too...

Yeah, Paul is top class and I've had 5 or 6 cues from him over the years. I've emailed him and he said it's possible. Just waiting for him to get back to me with more details.

I actually did this. I had PFD make me a shaft to fit my existing PFD pool cue. It played ok but not great as after all, it was an unusual taper going from standard joint diameter down to 9mm. Butt was heavy and oversize so wasn't really an ideal solution, but something I'm glad I tried. Now I...

I thought so too😂 I'd be looking for a pool cue type joint. Maybe black phenolic with a radial pin. I want it to look exactly like a pool cue.

Thanks but that's not what I'm after at all. I know Jason Owen, he just makes snooker cues and Chinese 8 ball cues.

Picture a classic Tascarella cue with a leather wrap. That's what I want. Centre joint, forearm with 4 points with flame veneers. Leather wrap then buttsleeve, maybe with a hoppe ring. White ferrule (short like a predator ferrule). Maple shaft, not fussed if it's solid maple or laminated as the...

John Parris has been doing them for many years. I'm sure there will be others too.

Thanks for the input. Stuart Bingham's cue is actually still a snooker cue. Same construction as a standard cue, i.e. ebony splices into an ash shaft. However it has inlays similar to the style of a US cue. I'm looking for a cue to be constructed like a US cue but just with snooker cue...

8.75mm tip, 17.5oz, 29mm butt diameter. 17" balance point. I don't know the joint diameter of a snooker cue though.

Yes that's exactly what I'm looking to achieve. I'll have a look on Facebook for some cuemaker forums.

No, that already exists. Quite a few snooker cueakers such as Parris already make cues to US cue specs. This started when snooker players such as Steve Davis and Jimmy white turned to 9 ball pool.

Thanks for the comment. Looking at them, they seem to make both snooker and US pool cues, but you have to choose one or the other. Essentially I want a US pool cue but made to snooker specifications.

I'm UK based and used to have many US cues, however as my local club removed the US tables I transitioned to UK pool a few years ago. I have a nice collection of snooker / UK pool spec cues, but I very much miss the design of the US cues. Does anyone know a cuemaker that would be happy to...