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Anytime you have to fire your weapon, or determined it was necessary based on the threat level, it can become a long drawn out affair. The circumstances decide whether reasonable force was used. If you follow threat level escalation, which can happen really fast, you should be on solid ground...

If you wanted a heavy Kielwood shaft than what most tend to average, you need a heavier blank than this. The majority of the KW shafts typically use front end coring for mass reduction unlike how I wanted it built.

Schmelke can build you a heavier weight Kielwood shaft built to your specs. Jacoby Cues can do it as well. You can contact Alec in Sales Dept. Tell him Matt referred you. SCDiver2112 (forum member) is successfully building exactly what you want. Contact Scott. I selected Jim Pierce to build my...

I betcha the cleaning pads in the machine that the OP had his pool balls cleaned were dirty, caked on old wax from use and if the machine had been cleaned, the results would be totally different. But remember there are also cheaply made cleaners that just don’t perform like the really well...

Like the billiard balls in the upper left corner of the below photo.

Probably not but that assumes you are doing a very good job manually cleaning the balls, not just buffing the balls. It takes a lot of hard work to clean the balls with frictional rotation in your hands applying pressure tightly as you rub, rotate and remove the dry wax from the pool balls. It...

1st time I’ve seen a Jerry R. break/jump cue listed on this Forum, or anywhere else for that matter. The same applies to a Jerry R. Sneaky Pete cue. Indeed, Jerry was truly a phenomenal cue builder.

Freedom of speech and expression of opinion should be allowable as long as it doesn’t interrupt or interfere the normal order of business and is conducted in a civil, nonviolent and non-confrontational manner. Posting on social media, or the equivalent, as the orig. poster apparently did doesn’t...

Last Thursday night, I took my renewal class for my California CCW permit. The class concluded at 10:30 pm. My renewal was approved by the Police Department the very next morning, Friday, before 11:30 am. The new streamlined process is amazingly fast. I submitted my actual renewal application...

Thanks for letting me know and I’m interested in seeing how it turns out on your table. I play Simonis Tournament Blue all the time. All our local pool halls use it and so do my buddies with home tables. Call it nostalgic but green is what I miss have played on it all my life until the...

Anyone still playing with wood shafts and isn’t a fan of carbon fiber for lots of reasons, well, you really should try a Kielwood shaft. When it is built correctly, you will wonder why you didn’t try one sooner. IMO, just avoid getting a KW shaft that’s too light or your stroke will have to...

Passed…….I never heard he was even in ill health…….I just called him just now but he wasn’t available. His voice mail greeting works. Several years ago he offered to build me a cue but the CA ivory ban was too big hurdle which I understood. Burton Spain passed away 30 years ago but Joel, the...

It is a wise investment to get when it comes to pool cues. I have a couple of palm sized digital scales. One stays at home and the other is stored in my car’s trunk. I think it cost me about $20 for both scales but the scales cost even less today .

My Barnhart equivalent KW (roasted maple) shaft is 29.5”, 3.81 ozs., 12.85mm, radial flat face joint. I’ve enjoyed playing with the shaft so muchI wanted a KW that would fit my other cues. That turned into along drawn out search that ultimately proved very successful. I wanted heavier shafts &...

Again, you are right on the bullseye. Now if you wanted to try a Joel Hercek cue, that isn’t going to be easy. I’ve only seen 2 Herceks in a pool hall since Joel started building cues under Burton Spain’s tutorage. So if you wanted a Hercek cue built, there’s lots of times that prior experience...

You are absolutely right when you are referring to cues already built and lots of people buy cues from the secondary resale market hoping to save money since the cue is pre-owned (or used) and sometimes has minor issues, like a rewrap to something you like better or tip replacement, maybe a...

Anyone ordering a cue to be built, which is different than buying from a billiards supply website, should be able to specify to the cue maker exactly what they want. If you encounter a cue maker that’s uncooperative, just don’t bother and find another builder. They aren’t painting you a family...

Some Chinese imports but not all of them as you inferred which is equally applicable to custom cues and possibly at a much lower incident rate?

Has the builder let you know the average weight of these shafts? Based on appearance, he looks like he did a nice job. Your price is the best I’ve seen for a Kielwood shaft by far. You should draw a lot of attention. Best of luck with this thread.

That does not look like a radial joint to my eye but the below photo is what Tim Scruggs used for a radial joint.