Cue refinishing
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It is the latter.
I have a pool table at home that I used to check (roughly) by rolling it and looking at the cue from the side. Before it was sent out I rolled each cue both were spot on with no lift at the joint.
they are wrapped - one was an older Bludworth and another was a Sugartree. The sugartree has a crack under the joint collar that appeared way before I sent it out to get refinished. The crack did not affect the tone - playability nor warpage (lift) at the joint- when rolled.
I have a pool table at home that I used to check (roughly) by rolling it and looking at the cue from the side. Before it was sent out I rolled each cue both were spot on with no lift at the joint.
they are wrapped - one was an older Bludworth and another was a Sugartree. The sugartree has a crack under the joint collar that appeared way before I sent it out to get refinished. The crack did not affect the tone - playability nor warpage (lift) at the joint- when rolled.
There is a risk when you ship the cue out .
Who knows where they stored the cue ?
It's a very cold dry winter.
I once flew with a cue.
When I pulled my luggage from the conveyor it was really cold. Like it was thawing cold.
Who knows where they stored the cue ?
It's a very cold dry winter.
I once flew with a cue.
When I pulled my luggage from the conveyor it was really cold. Like it was thawing cold.
DannyLee,
I see you are in Houston, which is a pretty humid, warm environment. If the cue was sent to a colder, dryer climate (like here in Denver) that can affect the wood. Also, when the cue was refinished, that exposed the underlying bare (or nearly bare) wood. The wood is naturally going to try to acclimate itself with the surrounding environment. The old finish acted as a barrier to slow down the rapid loss (or gain) of moisture from the air.
I doubt that it was left bare very long, but wood is wood and has a mind of its own sometimes.
IF this is indeed what happened, I wouldn't say this is the fault of the cuesmith. Others have seen cues warp in the cargo hold of an airplane.
And you cue may straighten itself out - that has also happened.
My 2 cents,
Gary
I see you are in Houston, which is a pretty humid, warm environment. If the cue was sent to a colder, dryer climate (like here in Denver) that can affect the wood. Also, when the cue was refinished, that exposed the underlying bare (or nearly bare) wood. The wood is naturally going to try to acclimate itself with the surrounding environment. The old finish acted as a barrier to slow down the rapid loss (or gain) of moisture from the air.
I doubt that it was left bare very long, but wood is wood and has a mind of its own sometimes.
IF this is indeed what happened, I wouldn't say this is the fault of the cuesmith. Others have seen cues warp in the cargo hold of an airplane.
And you cue may straighten itself out - that has also happened.
My 2 cents,
Gary