A word on warpage

[pescadoman]

Nice...and your mention of Joe Gold too...

Warpage is something that worries us all, I talked to a big time collector, had a 5-6K cue in his collection, not played with for a decade, stored properly, in a case and controlled environment...and it was warped (well just one shaft) anyway...wood is natural and it is NOT ALWAYS the customer's fault, the great cuemakers out there will do their best to not only season out the lumber and to cut it down properly to minimize the potential of warpage and maximize stability, BUT it is the greats that select the right wood from the start to work with too.

1. I've never been terribly diplomatic, but maybe this time

2. Yes it isn't always the customer's fault...stuff happens. The article was to reinforce the fact that mistreatment typically gets punished..

 

[RRfireblade]

1. I've never been terribly diplomatic, but maybe this time

2. Yes it isn't always the customer's fault...stuff happens. The article was to reinforce the fact that mistreatment typically gets punished..

+1 on the overly aggresive and somewhat attacking tone of the 'article'.

My only other critism would be that your 'article' is based entirely on the assumed process of "Custom Cue Makers" , of which there is no standard for either said process or the term "Custom cue maker" and wheras the majority of people are playing with dept store and ebay cues.

Therefore my suggestion would be to simply state the causes most commonly associated with cues that have warped due to handling and perhaps methods best used to prevent this.

IMO.

YMMV

 

[rayjay]

There'll always be those who don't or won't understand. Unfortunately, our target market is pool players. And with that you get a load of scoundrels mixed with good folks mixed with absolute trash, and they all talk & communicate as peers. The low lifes tell everybody how their cue isn't worth crap because it has a little warp, and of course even though most people should be smart enough to know better & would never believe anything that low life says, they believe him on this. I don't know why but they do. And before you know it, it's gospel. The low life ends up buying the cue for pennies on the dollar & now that he owns it, it's worth gold and that warp is now only "taper roll" that doesn't affect value at all.

Sorry to break it down like that but it's unfortunately how things work in the pool room.

Just as I suspected, thanks.

 

[pescadoman]

+1 on the overly aggresive and somewhat attacking tone of the 'article'.

My only other critism would be that your 'article' is based entirely on the assumed process of "Custom Cue Makers" , of which there is no standard for either said process or the term "Custom cue maker" and wheras the majority of people are playing with dept store and ebay cues.

Therefore my suggestion would be to simply state the causes most commonly associated with cues that have warped due to handling and perhaps methods best used to prevent this.

IMO.

YMMV

First, a customer's cue is important to me regardless of where it came from. Many players cannot afford 2-500 dollars for an American made cue. However, as in most things, a person gets what they pay for and the care I am recommending applies not only to a Gina or Black Boar, but to the dept store cue as well. I thought my suggestions were clear.

"Custom cue maker" was used as they are the guys who would most likely be getting an ear full from a customer who's cue is warped from misuse. Furthermore, while there are no "set" standards for shaft cutting, I will say 6-8 months is conservative and a good argument for making the point that a cue maker spends a good amount of effort to make sure a cue doesn't warp in the first place.

That being said, thank you for the time to critique. I appreciate the input.