up and coming cue makers not well known yet ?
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What stream is the "main stream"?
If you haven’t seen the work of Shelby Williams, check him out in Facebook in the group Shelby Custom Cues.
Here is mine I received a few days ago.
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That is awesome cue....wow.
Ken
Up and coming to means, make a great playing Cue, and still not over priced by hype.
Lots of small hobby builder who are only know to the people in local area.
Cuemaking full time requires a lot of equiptent, selection of wood, pins, supplies and all the other supplies nessessary to put out a finish product.
Then you got to have money to pay bill, feed family, etc.
Lots of small hobby builder who are only know to the people in local area.
Cuemaking full time requires a lot of equiptent, selection of wood, pins, supplies and all the other supplies nessessary to put out a finish product.
Then you got to have money to pay bill, feed family, etc.
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I hear Jackpot cues are all the rage now.
They sure are!
Here is a nice one I have..
https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=510848
Did Larry Vigus core the camphor burl handle on your cue with Purple Heart. Take of that wrap and let us see what's hidden under it.
Post up pics of your cue...the actual Schmelke cue you own. Not stock pics from the internet.
By this measure, I would say Steve Dunkel in NJ. He is good friends with Barry Z and has got some tips and tricks from him and other cuemakers. Steve sells out at the SPE every year on 1st or 2nd day. He also makes one of the best custom jumpers on the market.
I had Gus built me a cue, Barry built me a cue, Benders built a couple, Perry Weston built me a cue, Schick built me a cue, Searing,Hersek,Southwest ( only perambuco Southwest) should of kept it. Steve Dunkel is the cue I now play with. His cues may not be as well known but from my experience his workmanship is on par and it plays.
shooter_Hans
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Unless these guys are making carbon shafts in their garage or workshop then I’m going with technology.
I think my days of buying expensive inferior cues are over with.
They are cool but not as cool as when that’s the only way to get a cue. Isn’t cue making a dying art? More have passed away then new great makers. They don’t seem to want to pass on their skills. It dies with them.
I think my days of buying expensive inferior cues are over with.
They are cool but not as cool as when that’s the only way to get a cue. Isn’t cue making a dying art? More have passed away then new great makers. They don’t seem to want to pass on their skills. It dies with them.
dendweller
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what do you base that opinion on?
shooter_Hans
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Well the only one, Black Boar (Tony), seem to have passed on his skills to another maker. That’s just one I know of.
Who are the others? LOL
We were talking about this at the 'hall the other day. It seems that most players under, say, 40 don't care about customs anymore. They see pros using production cues and that's what they buy. The only guys i see these days with hi-end custom cues are almost always 50+. There are a few fantastic young builders(Josh Treadway, Cody Cash come to mind) but i just wonder how much longer there will be a customer base for hi-end one off's.
shooter_Hans
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There isn’t much disposable income for a cue with my generation and this up and coming generation. I grew up in the era of the famous hall of fame cue makers. They are either retired or passed. If I had the money to drop on a cue then I also have to find someone to make it.
Plus they are hard to liquidate in an already niche market. Not many people are going to take my 5k cue off me but a badass carbon cue from XYZ company are.
It was hard even to spend 1k on a custom cue when I grew up and now players are dropping 1k without hesitation for the newest carbon cue. Predators, mezz and cue Tec have made a brand for themselves and trusted. Custom cue makers are looked upon by the young people as someone you hire to make you a cue for cheap because you couldn’t afford a predator or mezz. That’s how the young players feel or when they show off their new carbon to me. They get giddy over it. They’re not familiar with exotic woods and material.
Carbon shafts and the term deflection is to get people to buy new equipment and put cue makers out of business. How are cue makers gong to combat the usage and sales of carbon shafts? It’s not like they can turn them in their garage.
Younger players want tools to use, not closet queen collectors items. I play in a large place(30+) tables with quite a few under 45 players. They all use production stuff. Might be one custom per every 30 players if that.
shooter_Hans
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Very nice.If you haven’t seen the work of Shelby Williams, check him out in Facebook in the group Shelby Custom Cues.
Here is mine I received a few days ago.
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shooter_Hans
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Very true and my experience as well. They are in awe that I would hire someone to make me a cue when XYZ company is available to purchase. They think I can’t afford it so I have to hire some guy to make a cue for me in his garage. Lol
They view cues differently.