Cue builders with pins in the shaft

galipeau

galipeau

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Can anyone contribute names or pictures of cuemakers that put pins in the shaft? I know Robinson and some of the old schoolers did. Who's modern that does it? Common in carom games
 
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Greg Robinson and Layani cues both build cues with, the pin in the shaft
The Robinson cues have a very cool look!!!
 
John Nemic/Nemec? did it on the Deano cues.

If you’re asking because of a certain two cues that may or may not be for sale at the moment, I think they could be Nemics/Nemecs but what do I know.

Caveat emptor.
 
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PhilosopherKing said:
John Nemic/Nemec? did it on the Deano cues.

If you’re asking because of a certain two cues that may or may not be for sale at the moment, I think they could be Nemics/Nemecs but what do I know.

Caveat emptor.
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Bingo. Thanks for the input. I'm not bidding, but they are unique
 
Both designs proven good enough at this point but looking at things from an engineering standpoint the pin fixed in the shaft is stronger. The primary reason for the pin in the butt is that the market had a bunch of cheap imports come in with pins in the shaft. To distinguish themselves from the imports US builders put the pin in the butt.

Hu
 
ShootingArts said:
Both designs proven good enough at this point but looking at things from an engineering standpoint the pin fixed in the shaft is stronger. The primary reason for the pin in the butt is that the market had a bunch of cheap imports come in with pins in the shaft. To distinguish themselves from the imports US builders put the pin in the butt.

Hu
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Haven’t cue makers been placing pins in the cue butt rather than the cue shaft
long before China was even a consideration as a source for inexpensive cues?
The design predates China’s emergence as a manufacturing source for pool cues.
 
Bavafongoul said:
Haven’t cue makers been placing pins in the cue butt rather than the cue shaft
long before China was even a consideration as a source for inexpensive cues?
The design predates China’s emergence as a manufacturing source for pool cues.
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I think those cues were from the Philippines. I knew somebody that tried to sell cues from there. Seemed like a lot of bang for the buck until they warped all to hell! Edwin Reyes, a few others, cared for wood for export differently to avoid the warpage issue. Those that didn't see the need to handle wood for export differently got burned.

All above is secondhand info, although Edwin is my source for his special care for export wood.

Hu
 
ShootingArts said:
I think those cues were from the Philippines. I knew somebody that tried to sell cues from there. Seemed like a lot of bang for the buck until they warped all to hell! Edwin Reyes, a few others, cared for wood for export differently to avoid the warpage issue. Those that didn't see the need to handle wood for export differently got burned.

All above is secondhand info, although Edwin is my source for his special care for export wood.

Hu
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RIP Edwin. Can't believe it's been more than a decade .
 
The origin of the cue, regardless if the location was overseas or not, has little to do with its design
using the threaded screw in butt or the cue shaft. Two piece pool cues have been made with the
threaded screw in the butt for a very long time. I don’t believe it has anything to do with imported
cues from China, The Philippines or elsewhere. I think it was just the evolution of pool cue anatomy.
There are others on the Forum that are expert historians about pool cues & I’ll defer to their thoughts.
 
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