fully spliced point construction vs. inlayed

[jayman]

I recently gave this explanation to a fellow member, And wanted it scrutinized as to it's accuracy.

A full splice is a construction technique were as you fully splice the points from a handle piece to a forearm piece. All other techniques are actually some form or another of an inlaid point.
This does not mean necessarily that handle side of the full splice won't be spliced again to a different piece for weight and balance purposes. An old Willie Hoppe cue would be an example of no second splice. an old Adam cue would show a handle piece spliced to full/fully spliced point construction.

Thanks,
Jayman.

 

[cuesmith]

I recently gave this explanation to a fellow member, And wanted it scrutinized as to it's accuracy.

A full splice is a construction technique were as you fully splice the points from a handle piece to a forearm piece. All other techniques are actually some form or another of an inlaid point.
This does not mean necessarily that handle side of the full splice won't be spliced again to a different piece for weight and balance purposes. An old Willie Hoppe cue would be an example of no second splice. an old Adam cue would show a handle piece spliced to full/fully spliced point construction.

Thanks,
Jayman.

I'd essentially agree with everything but the last sentence.

A better description would be that a "house cue" is a fully spliced cue and most pointed cues with wraps are what we call a "half splice" or "inlaid points". If you take a full spliced cue and cut it just below the points and add a handle, you have essentially the same thing as a "half splice" except it's manufactured differently. A "full splice" is a method of finger jointing the two different types of wood together where the "half splice" and "inlayed" points are design techniques made to resemble a full splice. Hope this helps.