Does any of the Asain cue makers make a good quality cue?

[Baxter]

I think you're better off saving up for a bit and buying one of those Dale Perry cues you were asking about earlier. They're not that much more.

 

[GADawg]

All Predator cues are made in China I believe.

 

[Chopdoc]

I think John Barton said once that Fury cues were made right there in his neck of the woods in China.

JC

Yes.

I corrected that post by the way. The company is Kao-Kao.

 

[Chopdoc]

Are the Quest cues any good (compared to other asian imports, not including Japan).

Is the quality any good, or are the junk?

Thanks.

Made by the same company as Lucasi and Viscotti.

 

[jeffwinters]

lindscues.multiply.com/

a topnotch cuemaker from the Philippines, tried and tested by times. a good friend of Jessie Reyes, the maker of Efren's legendary 5 dollar cues and the late Edwin Reyes aka Bandido in this forum. personally known by yours truly and have been using his cues, my custom playing cue is a merry widow with cocobolo forearm and buttsleeve and curly birdseye maple handle. Hits and feels solid, nice pinging sounds every shot, got it back in 2007 and still straight, only means the construction is top notch.

addendum:

the 3 cuemakers, Jessie, Edwin and Linds made cues for Efren Reyes, which I believe Efren use sparingly, some details in this post by AnitoKid
http://anitokid.blogspot.com/2008/04/pool-cues-of-efren-bata-reyes-follow-up.html

and I kid you not.

 

[Celophanewrap]

All Predator cues are made in China I believe.

Several months ago I asked the predator people if it was true that predators are no longer American made. I was told that Predator is now a world wide company that has production facilities in several parts of the world. He didn't specifically say China, but I've heard that too. disappointing...

 

[ctyhntr]

P2 were made in FL, the rest were made near Toronto by Falcon. When Falcon left Canada, Tai-Can took over. Tai-can also makes lucasi, which is why weight bolts are interchangeable.

 

[iralee]

Hanbat

Korean made Hanbat cues are very good.

-Ira

 

[measureman]

I see a couple of posts that say Lucasi are made by Tai-can or Kao Kao which is it? Not really important but would just like to know.

 

[TheThaiger]

I see a couple of posts that say Lucasi are made by Tai-can or Kao Kao which is it? Not really important but would just like to know.

I thought Predator - Poison - Lucasi - Players were all from the same stable?

 

[sfleinen]

Korean made Hanbat cues are very good.

-Ira

Amen to that -- I wished they were offered here in the U.S.! I'm really intrigued with their "Plus-5" method of carving a piece of stock into five pieces, and turning four of those five pieces (the one piece not turned is the backbone itself) 180 degrees, such that the grain is 100% reversed:

http://hanbatcue.com/

Interesting way of taking a piece of stock, and reorienting it (without introduction of wood from other stock) to make it radially consistent.

-Sean