Recently I was looking for a particular shaft to be made and I remembered a few glowing reviews about David Brainard of Cues Directly, not the least of which came from our dearly departed Michael Andros.
From our very first lengthy phone call (yes, we drifted far from just the shaft topic) it was obvious that Dave is a man who enjoys making cues and is a deep thinker over how the woods and all components go together and what combinations will provide the best hit.
I ended up ordering a cue from him, I wanted something I could use as my bar cue and my requirements were something simple with a crisp, firm hit. I am happy to report that he nailed it bigtime! :thumbup:
Dave made the ordering process so simple and enjoyable with just a few questions along with the initial parameters I provided him, I ended up with the cue you see below. African Blackwood with black juma collars and butt cap, radial pin, orange swirly plastic rings above and below the linen wrap, which btw, is I believe is the first linen wrap he's done and he special ordered it in the color I requested (and it's Hurlbert - great quality), topped off with an ivory alternative ferrule and a Triangle tip. Worth mentioning is that his shaftwood is really nice, a minimum 15 rpi and no runoff.
The enthusiasm, communication and overall experience dealing with Dave was second to none. He went much farther than the extra mile for me. I ended up with a great cue from a terrific guy for a *very* inexpensive price. And start to finish it only took about 1 month but I don't expect that will stay that way much longer.
Anyone considering a true custom without wanting to break the bank, I would highly recommend Dave at Cues Directly.
https://www.cuesdirectly.com/
Thanks for the positive experience, Dave.
best,
brian kc
From our very first lengthy phone call (yes, we drifted far from just the shaft topic) it was obvious that Dave is a man who enjoys making cues and is a deep thinker over how the woods and all components go together and what combinations will provide the best hit.
I ended up ordering a cue from him, I wanted something I could use as my bar cue and my requirements were something simple with a crisp, firm hit. I am happy to report that he nailed it bigtime! :thumbup:
Dave made the ordering process so simple and enjoyable with just a few questions along with the initial parameters I provided him, I ended up with the cue you see below. African Blackwood with black juma collars and butt cap, radial pin, orange swirly plastic rings above and below the linen wrap, which btw, is I believe is the first linen wrap he's done and he special ordered it in the color I requested (and it's Hurlbert - great quality), topped off with an ivory alternative ferrule and a Triangle tip. Worth mentioning is that his shaftwood is really nice, a minimum 15 rpi and no runoff.
The enthusiasm, communication and overall experience dealing with Dave was second to none. He went much farther than the extra mile for me. I ended up with a great cue from a terrific guy for a *very* inexpensive price. And start to finish it only took about 1 month but I don't expect that will stay that way much longer.
Anyone considering a true custom without wanting to break the bank, I would highly recommend Dave at Cues Directly.
https://www.cuesdirectly.com/
Thanks for the positive experience, Dave.
best,
brian kc