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Have fun keeping it 😉 ...... Those "for myself" cues seem to always end up in someone elses hands. Good Luck!😀

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So what have we learned so far? Lets go backwards... 6. Without producing good, useful, desirable ideas you have no customer. 5. You can't produce good, useful, desirable ideas without the correct tools 4. You don't know what tools you'll need to create a product without an idea 3. You won't...

Just bought an On Q case, used like new, made by Garth Bair, my first. It confirmed what I had heard over the years and educated me to what other fine custom cases are out there. The work is impeccable. It has a lined tube interior which is my preference. Fit and finish is beautiful. Workmanship...

Chicago Heights Billiards was my "home room". Dick Weaver, my mentor and very strong and table respected road player, was the owner. The hall "a few doors down" was Family Billiards. I knew John pretty well. We both worked at The Board of Trade in Chitown. He used to bring a 12x24 case of...

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Good general test but it still doesnt show the straightness of each individual part. The refacing of the shaft or butt can "correct" a cue that's a little off and show as straight using this method. To me it's simple.., roll, warp, lift, may or may not affect play but they can drastically...

I believe the only true way to test shaft and butt straightness is between centers on a lathe. You can get a good look at how straight the entire cue is by using the rail technique as CuesDirectly suggested but that technique can also show a false negative as well if the facing of the shaft and...

Warp (Roll) - The wood itself moves (warps) to a different direction other than straight. Most times American pool cues have a more pro taper so you will see light under the middle of the shaft when rolling on a table. An indication of a roll or warp is the light seems to move up and down. Some...

Ok here ya go, cues with any kind of roll are not "worth" as much as the exact or substantially similar cue without a roll, sometimes significantly. There are makers who spend years seasoning and turning down their shaft wood and throw away more of it than final shafts that they build. Does that...

As for your description of the shafts, many call that a "taper roll" which it is not. It just means the wood moved and is now warped no matter how slightly it moved.

You just haven't had real good shafts then. I have many cues that the shafts are dead straight,

You have to have the cue before you can list it.....

Nah....Take away the welding and replace it with bolt on and you cut the labor by 75%. :)

As long as he's enjoying the cue now thats all that matters (y):)

Not a Gus blank, sheared off joint tenon (pluged and repaired), restore not buy Palmer (but probably much better by Scott) , ...... No wheres near $8k imho

He's never seen a cue sleeve before..LOL... Nice gesture👍

That cue is in my "signature"... Not the cue referenced in the thread

I love your thought for ballance point in one piece butt and full splice construction. Ingenious

Imho, the best looking non venered pointed cues are of a Tuxedo variety... Mike, yours is superb👍🏻