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Cheap Cue Recommendations
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I have a friend who got 4 of these :
rhino-billiards.com
I really think carbon is the best material for cues in public rooms. Above 50$ but will last definitely longer.
Finish is OK, far from perferct.
Rhino ONE PIECE Cue
Rhino, established in 2013, is a brand under Carbon Billiards Vietnam—a Vietnamese startup specializing in the research and production of billiard products using composite fiber materials.
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Finish is OK, far from perferct.
I agree cheaper is better.
And he should definitely get rid of his nice cues and go shmelke. Not
snookered_again
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I admire nice woodwork and veneer, the labels that represent veneer work bug me, but I guess it a personal opinion. Id look for something without that bling, unless its real.
same with photographed on wood, there is so much of it that people forget what wood looks like, even a lot of the photographic representations are wrong. the one that sets me off is the flooring that represents little short pieces of flooring. a decent wood floor isn't made of scraps 4' long, so if its going to be a fake image of a floor , why not go with long plank flooring or something that at least looks authentic?
Brunswick and others use it a lot on pool rails, same thing , its still common on a lot of them. its obviously not wood even at a quick glance, its a sheet of plastic, I get that its fairly hard wearing stuff but come on how hard would it be to use a thick hardwood veneer or something that looks nicer?
what I see a lot of now is that black plastic with the imprint of wood grain, melamine I guess. it's garbage particleboard with a fake surface , trying to resemble painted or dyed wood.and doesn;t even resemble wood. a lot of shelving desks, kitchen cabinets are made with the stuff. reminds me of mactac. people pay thousands to put it in their kitchen then wonder why all their drawers fall apart and hinges pull off. they get a littl flood and it gets elaphantisis.. but its become so common it's commercially acceptable.
I made a point of getting rid of that garbage. , if it's particle board crap it goes outside, Ill wait till its dry out so I dont have to pay as much for the weight at the dump then Ill end up taking it all soaked anyway just to see it go.
anyway I don't want a pool cue that looks like fake garbage, a plane Jane cue, fine.
ok
Completely off topic rant, off ;-)
same with photographed on wood, there is so much of it that people forget what wood looks like, even a lot of the photographic representations are wrong. the one that sets me off is the flooring that represents little short pieces of flooring. a decent wood floor isn't made of scraps 4' long, so if its going to be a fake image of a floor , why not go with long plank flooring or something that at least looks authentic?
Brunswick and others use it a lot on pool rails, same thing , its still common on a lot of them. its obviously not wood even at a quick glance, its a sheet of plastic, I get that its fairly hard wearing stuff but come on how hard would it be to use a thick hardwood veneer or something that looks nicer?
what I see a lot of now is that black plastic with the imprint of wood grain, melamine I guess. it's garbage particleboard with a fake surface , trying to resemble painted or dyed wood.and doesn;t even resemble wood. a lot of shelving desks, kitchen cabinets are made with the stuff. reminds me of mactac. people pay thousands to put it in their kitchen then wonder why all their drawers fall apart and hinges pull off. they get a littl flood and it gets elaphantisis.. but its become so common it's commercially acceptable.
I made a point of getting rid of that garbage. , if it's particle board crap it goes outside, Ill wait till its dry out so I dont have to pay as much for the weight at the dump then Ill end up taking it all soaked anyway just to see it go.
anyway I don't want a pool cue that looks like fake garbage, a plane Jane cue, fine.
ok
Completely off topic rant, off ;-)
Mr. Joshua
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I agree that vintage Dufferin or Valley house cues are a good option. You may also be able to find them locally on FB Marketplace.
I am considering that option too and waiting to hear what the budget is. They play well and should be more durable than two piece cues.
PoolDawg's four Russian Maple one-piece cues for $100 are out of stock:
www.pooldawg.com
PoolDawg One-Piece Bundle
Buy a bundle, save a bundle! The Pooldawg One Piece 57-inch house pool cue is made with Russian maple. This cue utilizes a fiber ferrule, a 13mm tip and pro taper. This bundle includes 1 18oz, 1 19oz, 1 20oz and 1 21oz cue. Perfect for any game room.
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snookered_again
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I have a couple of old dufferins with the Canada flag emblem, I think from around 1970? they are perfectly straight. others not straight at all anymore.
I think if you find an old cue like that that didn't become bent it's pretty stable and should last that way.. easy to go buy a nice straight new offshore one that is straight but I wouldn't expect the straightness to remain over the longer course of time, the wood will find it's own natural way in time,, it does that. Sure lots has to do with how well the blanks are selected, dried , aged high graded etc but most cue makers probably can't wait 50 years. I think after a certain time the wood has done it's movement and becomes more stable than if it's a shorter time span.
for the purpose the Chinese one might be alright, it may not exist that long and anything great is likely to be ripped off. for a games room I'd just say if you want a better cue buy one and keep it in your own living space, these ones are just house cues. fair enough. any casual player won't run out and by one, but its nice to have cues in the room, otherwise the semi public room isn't performing it's function. better the 15 year olds go play pool than mess with peoples cars and such. It might help keep them out of trouble basically. The odd one might really get a chance to become a good player, that's how many start.
I bet a lot of us here started on an old department store 4x8 that was all warped with warped cues. horrible cushions. . later when we become better these things become more important to us. I certainly din't regret having that old junk to learn on at that age. Sure we complained the cushions are dead etc , it was still fun. Gee I dont think I'd even seen a slate table at that age. everyone had a "rumpus room" with a 4x8. I remember them in the department stores too. cheaper than a TV set, a color TV was half the proce of a new Datsun.
I think if you find an old cue like that that didn't become bent it's pretty stable and should last that way.. easy to go buy a nice straight new offshore one that is straight but I wouldn't expect the straightness to remain over the longer course of time, the wood will find it's own natural way in time,, it does that. Sure lots has to do with how well the blanks are selected, dried , aged high graded etc but most cue makers probably can't wait 50 years. I think after a certain time the wood has done it's movement and becomes more stable than if it's a shorter time span.
for the purpose the Chinese one might be alright, it may not exist that long and anything great is likely to be ripped off. for a games room I'd just say if you want a better cue buy one and keep it in your own living space, these ones are just house cues. fair enough. any casual player won't run out and by one, but its nice to have cues in the room, otherwise the semi public room isn't performing it's function. better the 15 year olds go play pool than mess with peoples cars and such. It might help keep them out of trouble basically. The odd one might really get a chance to become a good player, that's how many start.
I bet a lot of us here started on an old department store 4x8 that was all warped with warped cues. horrible cushions. . later when we become better these things become more important to us. I certainly din't regret having that old junk to learn on at that age. Sure we complained the cushions are dead etc , it was still fun. Gee I dont think I'd even seen a slate table at that age. everyone had a "rumpus room" with a 4x8. I remember them in the department stores too. cheaper than a TV set, a color TV was half the proce of a new Datsun.