RIP Edwin. Can't believe it's been more than a decade .
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I still think of our friend often. No justice for Edwin! I wish there was a way we could stir poop.
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.
Not saying that both methods haven't been used probably from the time there have been jointed cues. Supposedly, the pin in the butt by US makers was solidified to differentiate from the cheap imports with the pin in the shaft that were coming in at the time. True or not, I don't know.
Funny thing, perhaps the best joint design I have seen was on an under ten dollar cue!
Hu