Decal cues are the best

[Paul_#_]

An AZer claimed today that a decal cue was amazing. He asked whether the cue, Cuetec's $900 Nine-Ball, is made of decals/stickers. Yes was the response.

I like what looks like a wood stain and points above the wrap, but, I presume, are decals or paint.

See two posts below and complete posting at

Thread 'Questions about the designs of Cuetec Cynergy Nineball Series'

Tuesday at 8:10 PM

I just saw the new Cuetec "Nineball" series in collaboration with Matchroom WNT on Matchroom’s Facebook page and in videos from the Hanoi Open and the Philippines Open, and it looks amazing, at least to me. Plus, the whole cue (with a Cuetec carbon shaft) is under $1,000, so I’d definitely get one LOL. Yes, I know I should only spend $50 on a cue but heck LOL.

I’ve been playing with a 13mm wood shaft, then switched to Predator (Vantage and 12.9 Revo) for years, and I still can’t run out a single rack of 9-ball on a 4.75mm pocket table yet, definitely because of the cue, so I’m switching...

• july9x
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the Cuetec Cynergy Nineball Series looks incredibly good, at least in pictures and YouTube videos, but is the design on the butt just decals/stickers, or are they actually pieces of inlaid wood and other materials?

Decals
I don’t think that CueTec have any cue with real inlays.
A cue like this with real inlays these days would have cost well over $3000

 

[muskyed]

Ebonizing is and was a thing before moooochie used the term. It involves using iron and chemicals to darken woods. Often used on oak. Ebonized wood can be beautiful and takes a bit of work. Using the term for slapping some shite on top of wood is a travesty.

This is ebonized wood, actually is blacker than it looks in the photo. Yes, it's done with vinegar and steel wool. You can use this solution on any wood, but nowhere the effect you get on oak. In maple you will get a transparent blue black look, but not very black.
It dramatically raises the grain, and brings out the pores in wood also.
When a cuemaker uses the word ebonized, it's just a play on words as nothing about that cue has went through an ebonizing process. You have to flood the surface to get this result.

 

[Amaury]

This is ebonized wood, actually is blacker than it looks in the photo. Yes, it's done with vinegar and steel wool. You can use this solution on any wood, but nowhere the effect you get on oak. In maple you will get a transparent blue black look, but not very black.
It dramatically raises the grain, and brings out the pores in wood also.
When a cuemaker uses the word ebonized, it's just a play on words as nothing about that cue has went through an ebonizing process. You have to flood the surface to get this result.
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Sir, that is a strange pool cue you have here!