Okay, this is probably a dumb question. After 30+ years of playing and owning several cues, I assumed I knew the answer until recently. Now I'm not so sure and am looking for clarification.
Of the several cues I've owned, both production and custom, I've never owned one with a 3/8x10 pin joint. All have been either 5/16x14, 5/16x18, or radial, and all shafts had inserts. I've shot with one 3/8x10 cue, a McDermott, but don't care for wood threads in the shaft. I prefer an insert.
My question is, are all 3/8x10 cue shafts wood thread, or do some have inserts? I'm asking because I'm considering having a new cue built, and 3/8x10 is the preferred size. I'd prefer an insert, but it dawns on me that may not be routine (or even possible), since I can't definitively say I've ever seen one. I'd also prefer not to look like an idiot when I try to spec a cue with a 3/8x10 insert.
I really just have a thing against wood threads, although I suppose I could get over it.
On a similar note, since we're clarifying things, I see a lot people refer to wood threads as a "wood to wood" joint. A joint can be wood to wood (which to me refers to the joint face, not the threads) and still have an insert, so that's confusing. I get that most (all?) wood thread joints ARE wood to wood facing, but I'd think it better to distinguish whether we're talking about threads or joint faces, just to be clear.
Of the several cues I've owned, both production and custom, I've never owned one with a 3/8x10 pin joint. All have been either 5/16x14, 5/16x18, or radial, and all shafts had inserts. I've shot with one 3/8x10 cue, a McDermott, but don't care for wood threads in the shaft. I prefer an insert.
My question is, are all 3/8x10 cue shafts wood thread, or do some have inserts? I'm asking because I'm considering having a new cue built, and 3/8x10 is the preferred size. I'd prefer an insert, but it dawns on me that may not be routine (or even possible), since I can't definitively say I've ever seen one. I'd also prefer not to look like an idiot when I try to spec a cue with a 3/8x10 insert.
I really just have a thing against wood threads, although I suppose I could get over it.
On a similar note, since we're clarifying things, I see a lot people refer to wood threads as a "wood to wood" joint. A joint can be wood to wood (which to me refers to the joint face, not the threads) and still have an insert, so that's confusing. I get that most (all?) wood thread joints ARE wood to wood facing, but I'd think it better to distinguish whether we're talking about threads or joint faces, just to be clear.
