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Thanks. Unless I find any other leads, it's Kao as far as I see. Cool cue.

Is the bumper just held on with a wood screw? I also wonder if that butt wood is stained or painted. Might be able to tell something about that under the bumper. Definitely an inexpensive cue, but a bit mysterious. I like it. I I had to say right now, I would say Kao.

I feel strongly it is Kao. The splice and veneers match others. It would be nice if we could nail down that logo though. Edit: I just looked closer, those look like butted veneers, not mitered. All the Kao cues I have are mitered. I'm on my phone and will try to get a look on my big...

Terry Bajorek has them.

Colored bumpers have been around a long time. Just about anything can be reproduced. As you say, it's done for cars. Knobs and switches in swirly plastics for 1940s cars, even entire steering wheels, are reproduced. There is a guy with a business doing it and he shows you how to do it if you...

Sure, but not if the price was too high, like in any deal. I don't think the lack of a bumper should be a problem for anybody. Just replace it. When these bumpers dry up more, they will just get harder to find. At a certain point they will be gone. People will take them off lesser cues...

Grabbed a pic of my Joss bumper yesterday while playing. Old KU bumper.

To be fair, I think it's common to buy a playing cue without trying it today. If you order a cue from any of the big makers like McDermott, Viking, Joss, Pechauer, Jacoby, Meucci, etc, you don't get to try it first. We trust the makers, maybe played with their cues before, and the makers have...

I saw that. Yup. Yup. I saw the TS cue for sale, checked seller, and walked.

That's a lot of what I'm thinking.

For shits and giggles. Idle entertainment. To investigate them. Lots of people have knowledge of mainstream customs and big name cues. They comment often on others and are wrong. Not everyone. But frequently. I like to dig into the obscure and even strange. It has broadened the...

Patient to doctor: But I never smoked. Doctor: Yes, but you were a cue maker. Eyes, ears, lungs, fingers...and if you have a beard like me and want to keep your face on...

Shit. That was a lot better than my long post. LOL!

Yes, it depends. And buyers are all different and different things.

That's a good generalism. But the cue world is odd and often a refinish is more valued than it is with other antiques and collectibles.

Linen wraps are usually pressed and polished. You can watch some YouTube videos of how it's done. It can be re-done if that's what you're asking. Best with a lathe but many of us have cleaned and re-pressed a linen wrap. You can press it with a beer bottle. It takes a lot of elbow grease...

"nothing-like description" It's a 14 pin. and I don't know what an "irish green wrap" is except an obfuscation. The cue is a bit of a train wreck, but I find it very curious. I would buy it in a heartbeat for cheap, but certainly not anything like the starting bid. I just dig curiosities...

I saved the pics and put them up on my big high res monitor. I don't think it's Dacron. It looks like it might be natural fibers. Dacron, for those that might not know (I know you know) is a brand of polyester. It is used in many things, including textiles and fishing line. Cortland did...

This made me think of what happened to me a few days ago. I was practicing some extreme draw shots with a guy preparing to go to a tournament soon. He showed me a routine he had for that and I tried it. When I got to my most extreme draw I miscued and launched the white ball. Now, I haven't...

Yes, it is/was. Magical masking tape.