Latest JB Case

Scott Lee said:
Very nice John...That looks VERY comfortable, and like you said, can be easily fit to any body style! Thank you...

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Somebody needs to tell John to get another model. That one looks a little rugged. :p
JoeyA
 
John Barton said:
I hear you Steve. Thanks for the compliment.

Anyone who pre-orders a case from me can have the straps and handles anywhere they want. For this one I chose not to change the location because I want to showcase the work on the back of the case.

On my personal case I have a backpack system because I walk a lot now. I don't own a car so I walk to the poolrooms - luckily about five within ten minute's walk. I have thickly padded straps so I hardly feel the weight.

But this falls into the category of custom. I will do whatever anyone wants on a custom case. On the cases such as this one I don't really care too much about how someone will wear it. I have been around so long in this business to know that there is no one-size-fits all. For every person that says they like the strap on the back comes another one who likes it on the side, or like no strap. Believe me, I even have several experiements lying around the workshop here with D-rings in three locations on the case for the user to put the strap where they want. It's very practical and looks like crap. :-)

When it comes time to do yours I will make sure that the strap is exactly where you want it! I promise.
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John,
I had shoulder surgery on my left shoulder and am still having some issues with it and full range of motion could you recommend a strap type for me till I get finished with this. It is hard for me to put anything on that shoulder due to the fact of it still sore and annoying. Has really played on my game too. Am having to learn some new moves on the table to compensate. Just let me know what you think and we think the cases are really amazing. We loved your Instroke cases and now these are just so much more.
Kay
 
JoeyA said:
Somebody needs to tell John to get another model. That one looks a little rugged. :p
JoeyA
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I'm thinking he sure could have come up with a sweetheart of a model but then again, this model certainly makes you focus on the case. :D Pretty slick John.

I have been waiting to see the finished work on a couple of the cases since you said you were "opening shop" again John and if I had not just ordered a Jim Murnak right before you did, would have ordered one from you then.

These two you just finished are gorgeous. Can't wait to see more.
 
KBP said:
John,
I had shoulder surgery on my left shoulder and am still having some issues with it and full range of motion could you recommend a strap type for me till I get finished with this. It is hard for me to put anything on that shoulder due to the fact of it still sore and annoying. Has really played on my game too. Am having to learn some new moves on the table to compensate. Just let me know what you think and we think the cases are really amazing. We loved your Instroke cases and now these are just so much more.
Kay
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Sorry to hear that Kay. Here is wishing you a speedy recovery. Shoulders pain is a bad one for playing pool. :-(

The first thing I would recommend is to get a soft case. Go as lightweight as possible and reduce your strain. Then I think that the strap that comes with the case should be okay. But if you still need further padding I would advise you to go to an auto parts store or a Wal Mart and look for seatbelt pads. They are long and made to fit over your should and wrap around a strap. That will give you all the padding you will need to reduce the strain.

I definitely would not carry around a heavy tube case no matter what strap you have for it.

Get well soon!!
 
John Barton said:
For leather cases I can add d-rings to any part of the case for clip on straps. Or I can make them permanently attached. Whatever is requested can be accommodated.
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Finally - someone who gets the importance of the straps :-)

While casemakers go to great lengths to offer any kind of design or material, most makers seem to forget that a cases' main purpose is to be carried around.

Mostly, I get to the pool hall on my bike - however, there is nearly no case which can be carried on your back without using one hand.

Even those cases with a strap will usually have the strap so short that you can barely sling it over one shoulder, but it will still need support from one hand. If you need your hands free, it's best to wear the case like an archer's back quiver. The only precaution for this is a long strap which doesn't cost the maker noticably more than a short one. However, finding a case with a long strap was so hard that it was faster to build a longer strap myself than to keep looking for the right gear.

Regards,

Detlev
 
John Barton said:
That's too bad about Jay Flowers. He was an interesting man. He cam up to me in Vegas one year and said he started the whole tooled leather case thing. I was floored to meet him because his case was the reason I got into casemaking. We chatted for quite a while before he had to play a match. We talked a few times more that week as well.

Wow, well it's too bad he wont' get to the see the results of our conversations.

Rest in peace Jay, I and a lot of other case makers owe you.
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It's nice of you to mention that. Here's the thread we did when Jay passed. He was very ill, but I was lucky enough to talk to Jay shortly before he died. In the end, he had found religion and peace, and was well cared for by his wife. My impression was that he was surprised and flattered to find that there were many collectors of his cases too.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=16396

Chris
 
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