Custom cues and shaft diameter / tip size

[chenjy9]

I noticed that a lot of the custom cues up for sale have shafts with 13mm diameters, while the production cue industry seems to be shifting towards smaller and smaller (12.75mm or less) diameters. Is this because those are older cues and the cuemakers' current cues are also shifting in that direction or is there still something that makes a 13mm tip size desirable beyond what people were used to?

 

[Sheldon]

You can always make 'em smaller.

 

[greyghost]

I noticed that a lot of the custom cues up for sale have shafts with 13mm diameters, while the production cue industry seems to be shifting towards smaller and smaller (12.75mm or less) diameters. Is this because those are older cues and the cuemakers' current cues are also shifting in that direction or is there still something that makes a 13mm tip size desirable beyond what people were used to?

Smaller tip= lower ferrule wall thickness or lower tennon width.

Stronger construction.

Same reason you don’t see alot of 1/2” or under long ferrules. More tendency to crack guaranteed shorter lifespan


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