Inlays on shaft

K Knight

K Knight

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How much would inlays on the shaft affect the hit of a cue? Simple ringwork, fancy ringwork and then actual points going up into the shaft (floating or anchored). I am assuming there is a negative functional impact on anything going up into the shaft because nobody is doing it. Is that accurate?

Thanks,
Kevin
 
I've seen inlays and even points done in shafts before, and they can look good if done well. Since there is a lot of flex in the shaft, I'm assuming that they have to be kept relatively low to avoid excessive stress and popping out or worse in the case of spliced points.

If you're talking about small inlays low on the shaft, I don't think most people would notice any difference in the hit. Spliced points of wooods other than maple on the other hand, may be a different story.
 
Once while searching for Ginacues,...I ran across a one that had the short points and butterflies on the bottom of the shaft... I thought it looked killer!! Tried to find the picture again, but had no luck...
 
ive made a cue with 4 ebony points spliced into the shaft and it turned out well and the cue plays very well!!
 
Although spliced points are not the norm they are not that unusual. They have been done for many many years. If done properly and they are not too long they do not IMHO effect the hit negatively at all.
 
Being that most glues used by qualified cue makers are much stronger than the wood itself, I am saying it will not effect the playability at all if done correctly. Sure you could get carried away and go way down the shaft with huge pockets of inlays, which is not to bright, but most makers only use spliced v-groove points or inlays around the joint area. They do this for a
couple of reasons, one it looks great on some cues and styles, and two, it is the meaty part of the shaft area and would be no different than doing it to the joint area of the butt. Most of us stay in some what of a traditional style of building, so if you see this sort of thing most likely it would be a one off style show type cue or some one just having way to much fun and time on their hands!
 
K Knight said:
How much would inlays on the shaft affect the hit of a cue? Simple ringwork, fancy ringwork and then actual points going up into the shaft (floating or anchored). I am assuming there is a negative functional impact on anything going up into the shaft because nobody is doing it. Is that accurate?

Thanks,
Kevin
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When I think of fancy inlays / ring work on a shaft I think of the Palmer Model #20. I actually had the chance to shoot with one a few months ago and while I did not like the weight of the cue it did hit lights out. I thought before I shot with it that it would be kinda Clunky because of the size and the amount of the inlays in the shaft, but the cue did still have a nice transmission of hit through the cue.

I have also played with a couple of Heubler cues that had spliced shafts, Maple into Ebony which the ferrule was set on. These cues alos transmitted the hit of the cue very well, they were very solid hitting cues.

JIMO
 
If the inlays are properly executed they are a thin decoration that will not affect the playability. It's rare because it's outside the box.

Paul Drexler told me he uses his rotary as the 3rd axis and cuts a consistent depth of .020" when the inlays can affect playability. Master builder in my book.
 
pdcue said:
Them was the days, eh?

Dale
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Were those cues made here or in France? I have heard different stories about those astounding 360 cues. It almost seems like a lost art, with all the advances in cue making technology, nothing today even comes close.
 
As far as looks/collect ability they can be nice.

As far as a player let me ask you, Would Babe Ruth put inlay's in hit Bat?
 
Pechauer has a whole line of inlaid shaft cues like the one pictured below. I have no idea how they play. The crown jewel series.
 

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Not the picture I was looking for, but here's a great example from Tikkler...

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I like this look...they're not too big, and flow well with the overall design...
 
Babe Ruth

RFisher said:
As far as looks/collect ability they can be nice.

As far as a player let me ask you, Would Babe Ruth put inlay's in hit Bat?
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No but I never saw Willie Mosconi use a Louisville slugger either. lol
Actually, i'm thinking oranges to apples. Glue is Strong....
Don't you think?
 
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