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I am captain of an APA 9 Ball team, and I would like to get some info on hiring a coach to come down on a Saturday or Sunday and have a class/clinic for the entire team. With the new guy joining next session our skill levels are 7,5,5,4,4,3,1,1. A couple of players, myself included, have hit a...

Anyone know where to buy components to make pocket chalkers? I have converted some of the Predator chalk holders to bullet style, and made a couple of other custom chalkers, but I've always taken apart an existing chalker to do so. I finally found a place to buy the standard square chalk cups...

Just wondering if anyone had attempted staining Ivorine IV black. The cue I have in mind would look much better with black accents instead of white/ivory, but I want the Ivorine IV material.

I have been looking at several "heavy" break cues. Most just seem to have a basic 13mm hard rock maple shaft and a butt full of weight bolts. I'm looking for a more forward-balanced heavy stick, and have come up with a simple design that I hope to have made soon. However, before I part with...

A fellow APA member just bought this cue and no one can identify it. The logo is a winged W. The inlay work is sharp and crisp, very nice windows and ringwork. The ferrule looks like wood almost, may be a darker plastic material. The linen wrap is frayed and the finish is damaged in a couple...

There's a pool tournament in all of this, so it's relevant. A fellow APA member in my area has been diagnosed with Crohn's disease with complications. We're having a benefit to help offset the cost of all of the tests and treatments. Along with barbecue plates and auction, there will be a...

This is my friend's playing cue. He got it from his dad, who thinks he may have won it off of someone, so they have no idea how old it is or what model. He's not wanting to sell it, but like I was with my Adam, he just wants to know more about it. Unlike other Action cues I've seen, this one...

I was going to post this in the "ask a cuemaker" section, but after reading the rules it appears I have to post it here. I am wanting a painted cue. The main "mechanical" specs I'm looking for is it has to be 19oz (preferably weight adjustable down to 18oz) and 11.75mm tip. I prefer a pro...

I've been having a lot of problems with my slow/soft shots, and my 21oz Adam isn't exactly helping. I'm thinking of getting an 18oz weight-adjustable shoot stick and using the Adam butt for a breaker. I don't have the original shaft for the Adam anyway. I've read that damage can occur to the...

I was looking at some Dale Perry cues on Ebay and noticed the picture and description of his radial style joints. Disclaimer: I'm still very much a greenhorn when it comes to cues. I'm trying to learn as much as possible before I buy my next cue. :grin: My question is: Doesn't the wooden...

This isn't a question, it's more of a "check this out". I was browsing through some various pages and came across this amazing custom knife page. I saw on a cuemaker supply page that they also supplied knife makers, so some of this may be familiar. But this guy's creations and the materials...

Got to talking with a friend about custom cues last night, and he came up with an idea that I liked, but it goes "against the grain", in more than one sense of the term. Basic design idea was thus: black leather grip, black butt cap, joint and ferrule, then the rest of the handle (or possibly...

Hey, think the light-up flames on this stick will make me shoot better? http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_92652_-1?N=379578196 :D

Eventually, I would like to have a cue custom made. I'm not much on inlay, points, etc. even though they are beautiful to look at. I prefer a plain cue with maybe a small amount of decoration. However, I see so many different types of wood being mentioned, some I'm familiar with, others not...

I've been playing pool "every now and then" since I was 16 (36 now). In the past few years I've been getting more serious about my game, actually concentrating on improvement, not just knocking a few around while drinking. I'm joining the APA and will be on a team in time for the upcoming...

I've been carting around an old hard "box" case with my shoot stick (which appears to be a '70s Adam, thanks guys!) and a cheap soft case with my Fats Hustler break stick. I've been looking at various 2X2 cases, mainly tube, and while there are many out there that look really sharp, and some...

I've had this cue for 20 years, my brother gave it to me after winning it in a poker game a few years prior to that while he was in the Navy. So I know this stick is at least 25 years old or so. Back around '02 the original shaft was broken, and the shaft that's on it now is what I call a...