Tim-
No disrespect here, but you're saying that we can go round and round on opinion but, in fact, this thread is kinda based on opinions. Ken offered his. You sort of attacked him for it. I merely backed him up by saying "Hey! He's not the only one who thinks that!"
none taken. as far as ken, i don't think i "attacked" him at all. but if he feels that way i apologize.
Ever hear the expression "One man's whiskey is another man's wine"? I think that applies here. You can argue all you want about how each Cog is a work of art and intrinsicly beautiful in its own way, but to me, they are still largely unattractive. I've seen enough to know that I don't like them.
your right, One man's whiskey is another man's wine, i just don't like to see opinion pushed toward fact and associate certain design elements that can really ony be done effectively with panto or cnc with "production" cues that's all.
Just because you're in the industry doesn't make your "opinion" on design tastes any more valid than mine.
your right again but being and artist and designer for many years and being subject to many criteria of cue making most never get to see, i think i have a more "trained eye" than the every day "joe" and i base my opinions on learned and non-learned criteria. that's not to say my opinion is better than anyone else's, i just think i might have a bigger bucket to pull my thoughts from that's all.
(...and for the record, when I say something has a very production look to it, it is generally in reference to cues with rounded points and inlays which I don't happen to care for. But that's just my opinion. And I'm entitled to it.)
