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When Donny (SDBilliards) reworked my Gold Crown, he repaired a slight crown on the head slate exactly as Jim describes: screw it and glue it. Works great.

Good luck with your sale, Gary. I sure as hell wouldn't sell my Varney j/b for that price.

That's a beautiful cue, Doug. I don't normally care for tulipwood (too boring), but that's some sweet looking tulip you've got there. Very nice. Howard

I bought a Gold Crown V last year. All of the wooden parts, including the rails, were made in Brazil. All the hardware was made in the U.S.A. No Chinese parts at all. (Assuming that the "Made in ---" printing on all the boxes were correct.)

Better yet -- Roll Your Own!

I have a couple of Arnot cues, and they are excellent players. Also be sure to contact Doug Patrick; I recently bought a cue from him and am very happy with it. You can't go wrong with a cue from either of these gentlemen. Howard

Many, many years ago (before the price of gold got stupid) , I carried the coin shown in my avatar in my case, and used it for flipping, marking, whatever. Now it stays locked up and I flip my last remaining nickel.

That's really cool, Jay. I'd love to have a real one in that condition. I noticed that the eagle on the reverse of that coin is almost identical to the one on this coin, which was minted over a hundred years later. I guess they found a design they liked (or a lazy artist).

He was a kid in my company in boot camp. He was a dick. Got booted out of boot. HA. You beat me by that much...what are the odds?

Wait a minute...you mean Mike was being serious? I thought he was just doing his Fats impression.

It looks so much better than the pictures. And a really good player to boot.

Good choice, Michael. Arnot makes a great playing cue. I like the lizard with the maple. Maybe I'll replace my linen wrap. -Howard

I bought my first Doug Patrick cue last week (pictures here). The cue is 59", with a 29" butt and 30" shaft. The wood, fit, and finish on the cue are flawless. Beautiful figure and color in the cocobolo. Fine attention to detail in construction is apparent throughout, from the alignment of all...

No. Earl didn't think it was funny, either. So there are two of you.

Good choice, k2. My two Arnots are the best hitting cues I've owned. I hope you're as happy with yours as I am with mine.

I was very pleased to read your post. All the kids today use chainsaws. It's nice to know there are still some who respect tradition.

psmith - try a concrete form tube. That's what I was going to use before I realized that I was just too lazy to build a polisher.

What do you mean "plain"? Just look at all that fancy ring work. Here's a very plain jane Arnot that I've had for 8 or 9 years. Great playing cue. One of my all-time favorites. Howard

I learned the rotating rack trick in a pool hall in 1961. My nose hurts just thinking about it.

You know, Jay, he makes as much sense as most of the other reasons given why women can't compete against the men. This is what I'm hearing: