Viking Cue Factory Tour

[Chopdoc]

Joss did the finger joint back in the 1980's.

This is the Viking.

Old Joss

This is a modern Joss core.

We recently saw a Schon cue factory tour, I am interested in comparing and contrasting all of what the current makers do.

Adam Musashi cues have a square core.

I have seen some "custom" makers using expanding adhesives around a core to fill the gap rather than machine to tight tolerances.

The Viking finger joint is featured in this video.

 

[skor]

JFlowers use a maple core that have 4 carbon inlays running throughout the length of the butt for reinforcement.

 

[mikemosconi]

Joss did the finger joint back in the 1980's.

This is the Viking.

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Old Joss

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This is a modern Joss core.

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We recently saw a Schon cue factory tour, I am interested in comparing and contrasting all of what the current makers do.

Adam Musashi cues have a square core.

I have seen some "custom" makers using expanding adhesives around a core to fill the gap rather than machine to tight tolerances.

The Viking finger joint is featured in this video.

There is a u tube video where Mike Capone talks about how using expanding adhesives to fill gaps is not at all his definition of custom cue making.
I just bought my first Viking cue here last week - an N series cue 1989-92 six pointer. It is very well constructed and hits nice too! I wonder if they were finger jointed back then too? I will call and ask them - they have one old timer there- I was told.

 

[Chopdoc]

There is a u tube video where Mike Capone talks about how using expanding adhesives to fill gaps is not at all his definition of custom cue making.
I just bought my first Viking cue here last week - an N series cue 1989-92 six pointer. It is very well constructed and hits nice too! I wonder if they were finger jointed back then too? I will call and ask them - they have one old timer there- I was told.

I saw that video.