Linen Wrap?

[beliscd]

I'm new to the board, so forgive me if this is the wrong section. I was just curious how or why linen wraps look different now then compared to some older cues? For example, below is a picture of a few D series and the linen colors looked stacked (instead of speckled?) on the D10/D12. Is it technique of applying the wrap or simply how linen is purchased (pre-made color combinations)? Also, has anyone seen orange Irish linen? I've looked everywhere. Sorry if this has already been posted, the small things make me curious.

 

[RBC]

I'm new to the board, so forgive me if this is the wrong section. I was just curious how or why linen wraps look different now then compared to some older cues? For example, below is a picture of a few D series and the linen colors looked stacked (instead of speckled?) on the D10/D12. Is it technique of applying the wrap or simply how linen is purchased (pre-made color combinations)? Also, has anyone seen orange Irish linen? I've looked everywhere. Sorry if this has already been posted, the small things make me curious.

I don't believe the cues in that picture had linen wraps. They appear to be Nylon or another type of string or chord.

I certainly don't remember the early McDermotts having nylon, but what I see in that picture sure looks that way to me.


Royce

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

Considering that is McDermott, I wouldn't 100% say that is a Nylon wrap in either pic number one and three. I will go out on a limb here and say Nylon on these. Correct me if I am wrong.

I had bought several rolls of Nylon to use for the players in town that don't want to pay the price for linen.

Pic number one, Black and Silver. I did a guys 10 dollar cue with it and that is exactly what it looks like.

Quite psychedelic and something that I found hard to look at for any more than 10 seconds. Do not attempt to spin this wrap in front of your eyes or you may experience a slight dizziness and fall down.

Its not stacked, as you called it, just the way it comes off the roll and onto your wrap groove. It does look very patterned doesn't it. Way more so than your Black and White spec linen.

Orange linen. Maybe not unless you were lucky to find it in nylon. A couple of years ago, someone was also asking for it, for a Halloween Cue.

 

[macguy]

I'm new to the board, so forgive me if this is the wrong section. I was just curious how or why linen wraps look different now then compared to some older cues? For example, below is a picture of a few D series and the linen colors looked stacked (instead of speckled?) on the D10/D12. Is it technique of applying the wrap or simply how linen is purchased (pre-made color combinations)? Also, has anyone seen orange Irish linen? I've looked everywhere. Sorry if this has already been posted, the small things make me curious.

I used to sell McDermott cues and they did have nylon wraps. As far as your picture it says nylon right on the picture.

 

[Rockin' Robin]

On this series of cues, the d-1 thru d-13 all had nylon wraps. The D14 thru D26 all came with linen or leather or cork. The cues could be upgraded to the nicer wraps for a nominal charge.

 

[beliscd]

I must be blind today, didn't even notice the writing beside each cue. I'm guessing someone would still use nylon if you wanted a cue back to original?

 

[ideologist]

I must be blind today, didn't even notice the writing beside each cue. I'm guessing someone would still use nylon if you wanted a cue back to original?

They could, but no cue with a nylon wrap is going to draw a noticeable dollar difference with nylon over a good, pressed Irish Linen.

 

[Bavafongoul]

Linen Wraps........

The linen wrap selection today just seems so much more limited than years ago....better make that decades.......Blue Mountain was the last very good linen wrap to die. Hulbert linen wraps aren't near as good as Blue Mountain which was not as good as the old Cuttyhunk Irish Linen fishing line and of course, there was Cortland, my all-time favorite wrap for a cue.

I've never tried a silk wrap and almost bought some old Japanese silk fishing line because the color was so different than anything I'd ever seen......it really intrigued me but it was 200 yards of silk line and I have zero experience with silk as a pool cue wrap. I'm surprised that Hulbert wasn't able to successfully duplicate Cortland Linen #9 when they asked to try. It didn't quite work out and when you really think about it, how much linen would be needed on an annual basis for pool cues?

Hmn.....50 yds per cue and not every cue requires a linen wrap and then there's color selection because if you don't offer a few colors, it wouldn't be successful. Frankly, I don't think there'd be enough demand, and in turn sales, to interest any company, even Hulbert. The additional business realized from pool cue wraps would be hardly worth the time and investment to even try in all likelihood.....too bad for those of us preferring to play with linen wraps.

Matt B.