justinb386
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I am curious if most cue makers (even the most respected ones) not build cues for a living (meaning that it is only a part time job for them, like maybe 4 hours a day and maybe more hours on the weekends, for example)?
I wonder how hard it is to make a living building cues full time without a 2nd job (I wonder if trying to be a full time cue maker, even if you have already made a great name for yourself, is like trying to play pool for a living, even if you are the speed of Earl Strickland for example), and if many cue makers that have not been doing if for that long actually try to make a living at it?
I imagine that some are just retired (after working like 20 or 30 years), and do it as a hobby with extra income, but I wonder about the the younger cue makers that do it full time, and became very successful at it (like maybe Andy Gilbert for example, but I am not sure if cue making is something that he does full time, and that was just a guess).
Like Searing for example, how many cues does he make per year (maybe 1 or 2 I am guessing?)
I am sure that cue making is just a hobby (and a love for art of cue making) for him, and he does not make a living doing it (even though I am sure he could if he wanted to do it full time).
Sorry, I might be making my thread out to be confusing, because I know the way that I word things is not always very good.
Just saying a few things that are on my mind.
Thanks for reading my post.
I wonder how hard it is to make a living building cues full time without a 2nd job (I wonder if trying to be a full time cue maker, even if you have already made a great name for yourself, is like trying to play pool for a living, even if you are the speed of Earl Strickland for example), and if many cue makers that have not been doing if for that long actually try to make a living at it?
I imagine that some are just retired (after working like 20 or 30 years), and do it as a hobby with extra income, but I wonder about the the younger cue makers that do it full time, and became very successful at it (like maybe Andy Gilbert for example, but I am not sure if cue making is something that he does full time, and that was just a guess).
Like Searing for example, how many cues does he make per year (maybe 1 or 2 I am guessing?)
I am sure that cue making is just a hobby (and a love for art of cue making) for him, and he does not make a living doing it (even though I am sure he could if he wanted to do it full time).
Sorry, I might be making my thread out to be confusing, because I know the way that I word things is not always very good.
Just saying a few things that are on my mind.
Thanks for reading my post.
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