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This can at times be an uncertain thing. I have done refinishes where I asked if they wanted the shaft spruced up and a new tip installed. I was told that if I touched the shaft other than 3 inches of new finish at the joint they may never speak to me again! 😅 I've also been in situations where...

Wow! Dribble? You didn't get what you paid for but you weren't out any cash? Typical posturing in todays world...always someone else's fault! What I have or have not to do is really none of your business. I'm only here to help cause you certainly need some.

Probably not Proficient's fault. If these things aren't totally talked about pre job then even though they may see these things need attention, if it's not on the work order, it's not going to get done. Now again, in the right place, the individual/company doing the work should bring this to...

OK...so it becomes a little clearer now. You really didn't get "shafted" per se. You were reimbursed for things that didn't play out as you had wished. Had you got shafted...you would not have received anything. I understand it sucks when we try to make an online purchase and it doesn't play...

Hate to say it but the price of everything thing is going up. The cost of my clear finish alone has jumped again. Welcome to the new world we live in. Don't worry, it'll get fixed! As far as the cost of your cue getting refinished. And this is only if it were in my shop, but you could expect...

My thoughts exactly. Used=possible dull=possible heat=possible cracks=possible unhappy used gun drill owner.

Well that explains it. 😕 How about the "shafted by" eBay sellers now? Or is that just an arrogant complaint?

Yellow cake with chocolate frosting please. :p

Jan 21... And now March 5th... Same topic, different day. Bored? Explain how you've been "shafted" by eBay sellers? Anything I have ever purchased off of eBay, even if the seller states no returns, I've been refunded on if it does not fit the sellers description. It may take some back and forth...

The thought of living in a prison cell for an extended period of time was the only thing that kept me from strangling the person. The years of patina and flaking paint on the sign was priceless. I was going to coat it with a clear satin finish to try and preserve that history as much as...

He did on rare occasion sign a cue. He wouldn't do it unless he was specifically asked to do so. He purchased his pointed blanks from a company overseas that he used in any cues that had points in them. That's why some of his cues will get misdiagnosed as not being one that he built. He also...

When my back and shoulders didn't hurt like they do now and my eyes could see much sharper I used to hang out at a local bar and fell in love with a 16oz bar cue that was on the rack. I had the owner keep it behind the bar for me so it wouldn't get beat up any worse than it already was. I gave...

Glad you got your $ back.

I did a rebuild on a very old cue that had a .780 joint with a wooden pin in the shaft. The ivory joint on the butt and the wood under it was split. (imagine that) I encased the wood with phenolic and still had room to sleeve some ivory over it. I was actually surprised how well the cue felt...

Let me get this thinking straight........ You want someone to invest thousands in equipment. Possibly thousands in woods. Spend hundreds of hours learning and educating themselves in the craft. And work for $3 an hour so you can tell them how to build your cue to your exacting specifications...

Say you want a 400 offset taper you're going to move the tail only 200 1236-836 example Measure both ends and adjust from there if necessary. Make sure you start with the lathe at zero-zero on both ends before moving the tail or the numbers will be skewed. Unless your center points are a half...

Contradiction? The "form of flattery" is simply because there is very little ethical integrity in this industry. We're not talking about assembling simple 4pt 4ven with stitch ring cues with a luthiers diamond put in the pts. Companies or individuals may have a certain aspect about their...

It would be if you chaaaaaaaarged enough! ;) I have these conversations with people on occasion. They ask... "how does so-n-so get the price they do for their cues?" I tell them... "because that's what so-n-so charges!" LOL :cool:

Definitely best when cored. Even the good burls should be cored. Just too many different grain patterns and swirly grain not to core it.

Yea, I don't know, but I swear when I posted the link it was working on chrome. Now it doesn't work! Even if I do a search and click their web link it's broke.