Feedback on Sugartree / Eric Crisp

qfancier

qfancier

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Hey, everyone. I see a lot of buzz about Eric Crisp and his Sugartree cues lately. He seems to have come out of nowhere over the past 18 months or so.

Can anyone give me their impressions of working with Eric and his cues. You know, the usual stuff: how easy to work with, delivers what you ordered, timeliness, quality of the result.

Thanks in advance.
 
If you do a search, you will find many threads with rave reviews of Sugertree cues.
 
qfancier said:
Hey, everyone. I see a lot of buzz about Eric Crisp and his Sugartree cues lately. He seems to have come out of nowhere over the past 18 months or so.

Can anyone give me their impressions of working with Eric and his cues. You know, the usual stuff: how easy to work with, delivers what you ordered, timeliness, quality of the result.

Thanks in advance.
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he's not taking orders. he's got enough work to last him a few years as it is.
 
I have seen the previous posts and realize that he has a growing wating list. I was hoping for objective answers to my specific questions above. Thanks.
 
sugartree

well since i have one...i am by no means a cue expert, however...i have received nothing but praise on not only the looks but the hit of the cue as well from many of the people i shoot with...and i couldn't agree more, the hit of the cue is amazing but i can not compare it to one of the other high end cues because i have never shot with one but i'm sure it would come down to preference, just like i would buy another mustang before i would buy a camaro...if ever needed, i would surely try to buy another sugartree...
 
qfancier said:
Hey, everyone. I see a lot of buzz about Eric Crisp and his Sugartree cues lately. He seems to have come out of nowhere over the past 18 months or so.

Can anyone give me their impressions of working with Eric and his cues. You know, the usual stuff: how easy to work with, delivers what you ordered, timeliness, quality of the result.

Thanks in advance.
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PM sent to you with my opinions on and dealings with Sugartree. (dont want to start a whole whoop on the boards but its all good stuff)

Vic
 
qfancier said:
I have seen the previous posts and realize that he has a growing wating list. I was hoping for objective answers to my specific questions above. Thanks.
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how easy to work with,

-great guy and good communication skills. not taking orders

delivers what you ordered

- Yes, not taking orders

timeliness

-honestly sometimes slow and behind schedule of his quoted ETA. Mostly due to his attention to quality and not willing to rush any work. Some cues get close to the finish line, only to be scrapped and start over as wood moved. This is understandable as he has high quality acceptance and the type of wood he works with.

quality of the result.

- I'm happy with his work. Generally known for his shafts but I really like finish he use- high gloss, hard and not sticky. Nice ringworks and damn pretty woods.
 
Jazz said:
how easy to work with,

-great guy and good communication skills. not taking orders

delivers what you ordered

- Yes, not taking orders

timeliness

-honestly sometimes slow and behind schedule of his quoted ETA. Mostly due to his attention to quality and not willing to rush any work. Some cues get close to the finish line, only to be scrapped and start over as wood moved. This is understandable as he has high quality acceptance and the type of wood he works with.

quality of the result.

- I'm happy with his work. Generally known for his shafts but I really like finish he use- high gloss, hard and not sticky. Nice ringworks and damn pretty woods.
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I agree 110% Eric is a great guy and does fantastic work, and deserves every bit of success that comes his way.
 
DawgAndy said:
Same stuff everyone was saying about Skip Weston two years ago.:rolleyes:
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Skip is known for his great point work.
Eric's known for the hit and the wood of his cues.
 
DawgAndy said:
Same stuff everyone was saying about Skip Weston two years ago.:rolleyes:
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I do not get your point either. First of all, this is a thread about Eric Crisp/Sugartree cues. Second, your time line is a bit off...by a couple of years by my figuring.

Why would there even be a need to bring up another cuemaker in this thread? And if there were, I can think of a few others that would have been more appropriate to your argument....but, with that said, I do not think that reference to any other cuemaker is necessary. A simple set of questions were asked concerning one cuemaker, and it only required a simple set of answers concerning said cuemaker. Unless, of course, you happen to have a hard-on for Skip....but I don't think he swings that way.

Lisa
 
I like my cue from him. Just a simple sneaky that plays very nicely. He's easy to deal with, though it took him longer than expected. I didn't mind the wait.
 
Thanks everyone for the posts. This is exactly what I am looking for.

I had heard some stories about late delivery and moving wood at the last minute.

Does he core his highly figured, exotic woods?
 
qfancier said:
Does he core his highly figured, exotic woods?
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To cue maker's defense, wood moving is generally beyond his control and I believe it's more of "exception" rather than "norm" to see the wood moving toward end of cue construction.

Regarding coring, I think only the buyer and Eric can answer the question. I know he has done some but generally not.
 
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