Cue Inlay designs. Anybody have any new ideas.

Here are some I came up with about 11 years ago and worked with Jim White to build the cue. A broken diamond and a lazy S.

Scott
 

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I like em all
plain janes are becoming more popular with nice rings

a simple hoppe style has always been one of my favorites
but then again i bought about a dozen ivory wrapped cues

Larry Vigus made me some 1 piece butt(from joint down)
that not only play good but grow on you for looks

South west cues makes some of my favorites
at first it was" the hit",but the basic look and perfect work
still thrills me

At one time they did some fancy cues that I keep hoping
might come back,They were the first to make wrapless (or at least the first I ever saw)

Szamboti/Balabushka designs became classics,relatively basic but amazing

funny how my taste is influenced by cue makers that are friends,what ever they do I like

i wish i had kept a few Mottey box cues,Paul is or was the most under rated
Hit,feel balance,presiscion ,taste ,balance,the works

Bob Owen makes them for me now,in fact I have
one in the works now,I left the complete design up to him

But I digress
 
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skins said:
The pic you're talking about is the first pic in Bavafongoul's post. To know who I've worked with view my profile. As to not agreeing with my views on "structure and function" maybe you can elaborate on what our differences are?

There was a cue of mine in the May 2017 BD edition but I'm not sure if thats the cue Johnnybgood is talking about. It was a Gambler cue.
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This is the cue. Not a gambler. I just grabbed the thread from this thread.
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Johnnybgood said:
This is the cue. Not a gambler. I just grabbed the thread from this thread.
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Yep. I found out is was in this Septembers edition so I ordered a back issue and sent one to Bob as well. "Gieser Sights" as I thought was appropriate, gothic cameo's and 6 piece props. Just took the mag out of the mailbox..Got to check it out :)
 
Rather then a boring wrapped handle,or burl handle, I designed a unique feature. My cue has a clear plastic handle which is hollow. I can disengage the buttcap and add or remove liquid! Along with the liquid I can add anything that fits like glitter if I am going to play at the strip club,50 dollar bills if I am going hustling. I have even added betta fish to que the fairer sex's attention. Thinking about this I could get inlays and float them! Thanks to the opportunity for getting to think about this.
 

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skins said:
Yep. I found out is was in this Septembers edition so I ordered a back issue and sent one to Bob as well. "Gieser Sights" as I thought was appropriate, gothic cameo's and 6 piece props. Just took the mag out of the mailbox..Got to check it out :)
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Cool! I REALLY like this cue. I liked it the moment I opened the mag and looked at it. It’s probably not for everyone but, I would find it as a keeper.


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For the past year, I have been tinkering with a new cue design with a unique theme and inlays.
It's just about finalized, except for the colors which I'm still debating which would be the best look.

But alas, unless I relocate, this design will accompany me to my grave since it has a lot of ivory.
Many people endorse Elforyn, Juma, et al. but unless it's actually ivory, it just doesn't cut it for me.
 
SWN99 said:
Nothing wrong with a plain jane cue at all, but sometimes the look of a traditional 4 point 4 veneer cue is pleasing to the eye. There are plenty of variations in design from people like Bill McDaniel, Mike Cochran, Leon Sly, Denis Deikman, Steve Lomax etc. To each their own, none of it affects playability just a matter of taste to the person holding it.
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I agree with most of this but the last sentence. When you cut out 80% of the base wood of a forearm and replace it with glued in inserts made of veneers and decorative wood it most certainly changes the way the cue hits. This is the construction of most pointed cues. Is it bad? Well that's subjective of course but it isn't nothing.

JC
 
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