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To answer your question about the cue length is pretty simple. It's from the face of the ferrule to the end of the butt cap (bumper does not count). When it comes to your first question about turning down a shaft. It very much depends on what kind a shaft, what construction, what ferrule wall...

I believe would pool as a sport be organized and offer similar rewards to the players (prize money plus those extra $$$ also coming from non billiard related companies) as snooker does to their players ... well then some could see what it is all about and what does matter the most. I would not...

When I've built my current 62" cue I started with my 31" shaft at 12.5-12.6 mm. That is what I do like about wood you can start somewhere and than modify till you're happy about it. So now I'm at 12.00 mm ... the deflection is lower now and I like the feel in my hands. When it comes to a tip...

As it was already mentioned cf shaft does not automatically mean the lowest deflection. They vary in this respect. The cf shaft I've finished using the quality blank had less deflection than those solid maple shafts I used to play before I started to learn and build some cues ... but if...

The beauty is in the eye of the beholder.;)

This project turned into a nice playing tool. 60"... I've tested it at the table and I really like how it plays, feels etc. What else is needed?)

I have Talisman hard leather case for so many years but such cases are just too heavy to just walking somewhere to play. In addition once I built 62" cues for myself comparing to 60" I played before... well it appeared slightly tight to close). So I was looking for a case with two major...

That is one of the things I've meant in my second post in this thread (#7) when I said about circumstances... I live in Kiev, Ukraine and to get certain stuff ... well to be short it's just another story comparing to... That's why first of all I look for the better decisions depending on... If...

I've just finished two cues for the kids (9 and 12 y.o.) I coach. As usual I had some fun and got some new experience trying certain things for the first time. I always test my cues at the table and it was very informative experience this time. The reason being…both butts came out exactly the...

In my opinion that is just the best decision at least that's what I would do too. In addition it seems to me that so many players switching to cf ...they are more concerned about what it gives as a "playing tool" than its look...

Do I need to explain casual relationships? Uhh...nevermind...

Common sense tells if the difference between black and white is only in color which might be the case... Well then it is mostly up to the look. If you like your ferrule being black then go for it. When it comes to me I don't like black for my playing shaft. That's why after trying cf ... I'm...

I would't be so categorical. There are a lot of factors to consider ... no need to start making a list of them. Well I'll just mention one of them...there is a big difference to live, work building cues whatsoever in the USA (for example) and in Ukraine where I live with all ensuing...

I've finished a few cues recently and for one of them I've put a milk dud (fresh ...just finished a dozen experimenting). So here is a close photo with two shafts I built. On a maple one is a black ultraskin medium which is also great for the money (imo). On cf shaft for a kid yesterday I've...

I've made similar out of phenolic and using jaw vice for pressing. Works well for me. There are also some other options available.

That's impressive! It makes me to realize how I miss some table time and having some fun with the pupils...

Nice shot. Hopefully on Monday or Tuesday I'll finally be able to have some time at the table first time this year (thanks damn quarantine). Out of 4 tables we have in our pool school only one (old Brunswick with something like 17-18 months of hard playing on its Simonis 860) might give at...

Most fancy rings especially with the colors besides black & white on cf shaft look like a "foreign body" and they do not make them look better ... on the contrary... If I ever switch from my solid maple LD shaft to cf shaft it would be no rings and for the butt with no fancy rings at the...

Back then 20+ years ago when I started in my country it was pretty easy to choose a tip. We had Triangle, Elkmaster and LePro to choose from ... no forum to ask, no youtube to get some knowledge and so on. "Learning by doing" as my teacher Jorgen taught me... Then the first Moori's appeared...

^^^This. I"ve learned to change the tip almost at the same time I started to learn the game when I was a 21 y.o. student. It was more than 20 years ago. No one ever touched my shafts but there were always others asking to change a tip for them. Only now I finally have my lathe when I also have...