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I picked this up from Eddie directly at Billiard Expo. Bridged points, leather wrap, tomahawk joint, juma inserts. Comes with 2 of his shafts and I had him match the ringwork on a brand new wx700 Mezz shaft. Only test hit, perfect condition. Pics attached to the link below, you can dm me for...

I can’t even keep up with your BS anymore. You drew a vector file for a pattern and suddenly you designed the cue, ok bro. That tells me all I need to know about you. 40 years making cue and you admittedly haven’t made one improvement. You either are full of crap or suck at your job. Enjoy the...

Again, you are proving how selective and dumb you are. You ended your post by telling me to stick to knives, like that is not an insult. The first sign a person has no insight and is narrow minded is when they tell people their opinion on a subjective matter doesn’t matter. You just proved you...

Stick to being an idiot. Like saying your old cues have more artistry, gtfo. You ever seen a Manzino, Richard Black, Blackboar, Gina??? My work is done here, I’m sure if anyone was bored enough to read this they know your full of crap and have zero knowledge of anything.

Here is another thing wise azz, artistry is not easily quantifiable, it’s subjective. You make stupid statements that have ZERO proof: My statement was that modern cues have better engineering, that is proven by the advancement in material science, engineering & manufacturing equipment. Your...

Knowing CNC programming doesn’t mean jack. There are 10 year olds that can do CAM and use their dads tormach. Try impressing more with your Gcode. If you spent 40 years making cues and still can’t make a better cue that means you suck or as dumb as a bag of rocks. You don’t know jack about...

I'm also in agreement with that lol, let's turn this into a meme thread

You are right, I don't understand the point of any of this. The thread is about why the prices of custom cues are remaining high while they aren't selling that well. People made some very astute observations and then these guys come on here acting defense about young vs old, no one is talking...

You have no point and you definitely don't know anything about cuemaking or engineering by your comments. Let's set somethings straight so we can have a real debate: Qualifications: Me - I have a BSME from Florida Tech and have been a mechanical engineer for 20+ years working in medical...

And you should stick to reality if you think modern makers can't make a better cue. The equipment an automation, not to mention the understanding of material science is not comparable. I don't see the top pro's running around shooting with a george or gus. Actually, I don't see anyone shooting...

Most of us are not talking about Szamboti or Balabushkas, we are talking about custom cues that aren't historical being artificially inflated. No offense but a Balabushka while being a true collectible is not even close to a modern production let alone custom in quality. People aren't even...

I’m in a different market segment, where issues are different. Custom knives are a lot different than custom cues. The fit and finish of custom knives is higher without automation vs production. It’s the same with heat treating, custom makers heat treating is far superior than batch production...

I make them start to finish, knife modders make "stone handles" on production knives. Even though there is a trend of fake makers that have knives made for them and only do "finish" work.. which would be a modder.

My books have been closed for a longtime so I don’t do any marketing. I will hold a lotto once in awhile. I do keep WIP pics on Instagram mike_nguyen_knives. And they are handmade no automation, I build every component except screws. Ok back to cues, still wondering why the cue market seems not...

No, knife world is different. The exclusivity is in handmade non-autonomous designs that are 1-off. In demand makers started selling or leasing their designs to chinese manufacturers. So a custom $3-5k knife you can get the design now for $200 in a very high quality knife. The materials aren't...

You hit that on the head. Our issue has always been the dealers but it is slowly turning around.

I recently talked to this dealer about a cue I was interested in. He told me he wasn't going to budge on price but admitted the cue had been up for sale for over a year. The price was still high and he was telling me what a great investment it was. Kinda odd when almost everyone I've talked to...

Hi Guys, I was once into collecting high-end cues (Scruggs, Josswest, Richard Black, etc) and had quite a collection before kids and marriage about 15 years ago. The market was pretty high back then but demand was good. I started playing again about a year ago and looking for a real nice cue...