I have an old carom cue - that has the pin in the shaft- the pin is long and slender like that, but it is threaded almost the entire length. The shaft is marked either EASTELO or CASTELO, in script- I assume it is from South America or Spain/Portugal- a real quality darker wood shaft.
I have never seen that joint pin on a cue butt.
Are you replying about the joint in my original question, or the "CASTELO" cue?
Since that pin is not original to Joss, could it be that the shaft developed a hairline crack at the joint? Then the long shaft insert was glued in to save the shaft? The photo is to blurry to see the grain.
Are you replying about the joint in my original question, or the "CASTELO" cue?
Your original question on your post. Wethered is the name of the cuemaker that made that joint. Wethered made his own line of cues. Greg Sowder (Sowder Custom Cues - Vancouver, WA) confirmed this with me although he didn't see the picture on AZB. Its a unique joint with an aluminum pin and a Teflon insert on the shaft. Wethered actally changed out cues like the Joss you pictured because he convinced many players in the area it was a better joint. Again it really made the joint solid and quite.
Bingo! Got one of these in for some repairs/tips a while back. Unfortunately I didn't get any after pictures but I had to take a few right when I got it in as I'd never seen anything like it. This one is a conversion. What really surprised me was the screw-on aluminum ferrules onto a brass stud. It did hit surprisingly well considering the unconventional build. Here's some picts....
Is that brass I see around the bottom of the pin? Looks like a shaft with a standard insert that somebody converted to play with. Might seem like a good idea but I can think of no reason fro that long of a pilot. Threaded all or almost all of the way that would be the pin from hell putting it together and taking it apart. I think I would bring a cordless drill with me to spin it on and off!
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