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I just checked out his website and only found a product to raise the wood fibers before using a sealer. BTW, a damp cloth wiped over wood will raise the fibers, and using a hair dryer will speed up the process. Using a damp cloth is free, his grain raising product will set you back some cash...

I can appreciate the gummy factor. But wood is not metal. What exactly does WD40 do to wood that harms it, that's my central question, because it's plenty easy to keep a shaft playing nicely using WD40, or Pledge, or Carnauba Wax, and I'd be willing to bet a whole lot of other products. Flex

Thanks to everyone who suggested ways to do this. One friend sent me a PM suggesting a simple leather burnishing followed by a wax papering works great. I had heard that idea before, and will be trying it out. Oh, by the way, he also offered me some of Hightower's shaft sealer, although he...

Can you post up some photos of it? How does it hit? How would you characterize the degree of squirt it produces on the cue ball when hit hard with a tip and a half of english? I have some friends who might be interested in the cue. Thanks, Flex

Any in particular that you would recommend?

Thanks, Ryan. There are two things. One is when the UV finish wears off up near the ferrule, just from normal cleaning after shooting a lot of pool, when chalk is on the ferrule and end of the shaft. On several shafts that I have, the finish wears away slowly. Typically, as I play a lot of...

What do you recommend for a sealer or stabilizer for a shaft that has been sanded down enough that the grain of the wood is now showing? One of my shaft's finish has worn off in a few areas and I'm wondering if WD-40 is a viable temporary fix. Thanks, Flex

We don't know what his cue currently looks like. I've seen some pretty humdrum sticks out there, some of those ramin wood cues come to mind.

Joe Tucker has one and highly recommends it. He demonstrates it's use on his 9 Ball Racking Secrets DVD. Flex

Probably isn't kidding. Some time ago I met an old timer/hustler who told me he no longer needs to hustle pool to make end meet (said he'd made upwards of $750,000 over a 20 year period hustling in bars and so on) who plays with a one-piece house cue that he has painted white, yes, you read...

Charlie Edwards may yet become another victim of DCS... (Deprived Cue Syndrome) Flex

Reading this thread as a non-cuemaker brings home to me just how complicated making a quality cue can be. Meuccis sometimes get loose in the grip area. Is that due to poor design, or bad glue, or simply poor workmanship? I have a Meucci that feels a bit loose under the grip. Actually, loose...

Thanks, Ghost... sure won't forget that guy. Flex

Well, if that's true, the fellow in the picture I saw that was identified as Jamie Pluta sure has changed his looks. From what I could see, the pic of Jamie Fenton looks pretty similar to the fellow the other night. As for his speed, well, suffice it to say that one of the better 9 ball...

That's the guy. What a player...

Found a pic of Jamie Pluta... not that fellow either.

Are there any pics of Jamie Fenton available?

Defintely not Jamie Baraks. I've seen him play, and there are plenty of pics on AZ of him. The Jamie at Chris's is taller and larger than Baraks. Also their strokes are way different.

There was a fellow by the name of Jamie who played at Chris's in Chicago on Sunday night, 9 ball handicapped tournament. First time at Chris's. Someone said he was from Minnesota. He fits the description of the original poster. Snapped the tournament off. Nobody really had a chance. He was...

I'm using the "ignore" function on you as soon as I finish typing this.