Fancy joint protectors

beneath_the_sur said:
There is no complexity

Leftover wood with matching veneer, that's is

Plain caps for a plain cue

Josh's work is top notch
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If it was that easy you could do it yourself. Somebody has to make the matching veneer rings. Somebody has to take the time to match the "leftover " wood.Somebody has to drill, tap, and glue in a shortened joint pin (somebody has to cut and polish that pin too) very carefully into those small caps. Somebody has to spray, wet sand and match the finish perfectly on those plain caps. Plain cap has a lot of labor you don't want to pay for.
 
PRED said:
If it was that easy you could do it yourself. Somebody has to make the matching veneer rings. Somebody has to take the time to match the "leftover " wood.Somebody has to drill, tap, and glue in a shortened joint pin (somebody has to cut and polish that pin too) very carefully into those small caps. Somebody has to spray, wet sand and match the finish perfectly on those plain caps. Plain cap has a lot of labor you don't want to pay for.
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And for those reasons cue makers like Lambros and Tascarella
will not make them at all. People don't want to pay for the work.

$200.00 for each set in the photo below was extremely fair
especially with all white being ivory

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Now these Barenbrugge joint protectors
will set you back $385.00 to have made,
but who else you gonna find that can do it ?

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PRED said:
If it was that easy you could do it yourself. Somebody has to make the matching veneer rings. Somebody has to take the time to match the "leftover " wood.Somebody has to drill, tap, and glue in a shortened joint pin (somebody has to cut and polish that pin too) very carefully into those small caps. Somebody has to spray, wet sand and match the finish perfectly on those plain caps. Plain cap has a lot of labor you don't want to pay for.
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I Didn't say it was easy, and yes if I had a lathe I'd be making my own
 
Seems to me like some folks on this site just like to argue. Would have never thought that asking about joint protectors would have sparked any controversial discussions.
Utterly amazing!
 
CueCaps said:
" In Joint protectors, you get what you pay for, and, you don't get what you don't pay for"..

" Joint Protectors are the Rodney Dangerfield of Pool Cue Accessories"..

- Alton Takata - Cue Caps :)
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Here is the best!!!!
 
Protector sets are like men's ties......the right one makes the suit and the plain old black tie,
well. although it functionally qualifies as a substitute, it's nonetheless pretty drab looking. So
if you're getting custom protectors, make 'em fancy as you can afford or else just go with the
black cheap plastic protectors.....functionally works just as well but looks like crap sitting atop
a handsome cue design, especially when it's a custom you've been waiting on for awhile....JMO.
 
I got involved in making a pretty detailed pair. They turned out nice but it's nothing I'd want to do regularly.
They can be as simple or complex as you'd like them and I can see why some of the really cool ones would
cost into the hundreds. I think they're easier than a cue to produce, generally there's no taper, they're smaller,
you don't have to discuss a tip or ferrule, but still they are time consuming to make. A few years ago I ordered
a bunch of dymondwood dowels and I'll pick up a dowel whenever I see something interesting at the wood
dealers or some acrylic or delrin or if I see part of an old deer or elk antler up in the mountains and I'll turn out
simple ones for friends. I got a bunch of used casino dice from a dealer in Las Vegas and made some pretty
neat ones out of those, so I ordered a bunch of wooden dice from a dealer on etsy and those turned out pretty
sporty and took almost no time to make.

I've seen some really cool jp's, I didn't make any of them. Really just depends on what you might want.
If I had a $10,000 cue it would be nothing to shell out another two or three hundred for some matching jp''s.
But I play with a Predator or a Schon, my jp's work just fine for me.
 
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Jim Baxter all the way. Great craftsman and great to work with. He makes gorgeous joint protectors as well. Very easy guy to work with as well.
 
Posting this pic although it's in one of the links listed. Jim Baxter made these for my Josey...they match the cue beautifully. I emailed pics, gave some cue measurements made with a caliper.
 
asiasdad said:
That's how Jim Baxter got started. I watched him in his garage.
Now he builds the whole cue as well...Go Jim Go.

It still took him awhile to get his initial investment back.
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I like his plain Jane's, he's got an eye for the good stuff, burls, spalted stuff etc

I'd just be doing it for fun and to be able to make my own stuff
 
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