Looking for a cue maker that will make a plain jane or merry widow cue for 300$

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custom market might be moot and not aligning with your set budgey for you. you have the woods and style you want in mind, production cue might not be terrible idea. especially if u said u want an unsigned one. customs have a set starting point at almost double your budget. schmelke. players deluxe. might even be ablw to find a steal on fleabay for plain jane w that wood.

that being said, alot of people commenting here to educate are not jerks. they are knowledgable and are well versed. not bad to say something is our of your budget. it just is what it is. maybe save a little more. otherwise itd be arguing that you dont like the prices or something that someone said the price is set on.

good luck with your search.
 
hello said:
I have an even better idea: I was offered an unused plain jane bocote (a wood which I dont care for)here for 375$ which means a cue and a profit for the maker can be made at that price.So send me some photos of your work and I'll decide if I want to trust you with the building of a 375$ cue.Deal?
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Wild guess. Nobody has jumped.on this opportunity?
 
Ģüśţāṿ said:
That cuemaker is offering you one hell of a deal, you're foolish not to take that offer. You will not have a custom made for 300 unless it's by someone starting out and they sell you one of their test cues.

Cuemaking is not a cheap hobby, but for some reason you believe your entitled to a deal that doesn't really exist 🙃
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He thinks because he was.offered a cue at that price, then a maker.can make it for that price.
The.dude offering that cue is taking a loss in $.
 
DeeDeeCues said:
Just because someone is selling something does not mean they are making a profit on that item. Pretty simple life lesson that most preteens know. Maybe he has had that cue for a year and generated no interest in a sale at higher prices. Maybe he is a beginning cuemaker willing to sell some cues just to get his name out. Maybe he liked the way your butt looked in those chinos.

If he was making a profit on that cue, he would have offered to make you one out of another wood for nearly the same price...in which case, you should be buying from him...unless you hated something else about the cue.
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The guy is a professional cue maker and no beginner so what you are saying is pure and utter nonsense.And what about Ed Robinson, who makes cues at around 250$?Is he a beginner too or making cues to lose money..?And while you apparently are quite interested in the elongated backs of your male customers that doesn't mean all cue makers are geared this way...
 
rack runner said:
custom market might be moot and not aligning with your set budgey for you. you have the woods and style you want in mind, production cue might not be terrible idea. especially if u said u want an unsigned one. customs have a set starting point at almost double your budget. schmelke. players deluxe. might even be ablw to find a steal on fleabay for plain jane w that wood.

that being said, alot of people commenting here to educate are not jerks. they are knowledgable and are well versed. not bad to say something is our of your budget. it just is what it is. maybe save a little more. otherwise itd be arguing that you dont like the prices or something that someone said the price is set on.

good luck with your search.
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There are a couple of jerks here...but thanks for your input.
 
JoeyInCali said:
He thinks because he was.offered a cue at that price, then a maker.can make it for that price.
The.dude offering that cue is taking a loss in $.
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Sir, how about that Dominiak cue for 349$..?Let me guess, his work mucho sucko and no one uses his cues..?Do tell...
 
DeeDeeCues said:
Don't be an idiot. Of course the plumbers are charging for their tools, their insurance, their vehicle, their journeyman upgrade classes, etc.. So when your plumber quotes you $100/hr, he isn't putting $100/hr in the bank. This is exactly what Mr. B was saying, at $300, less the cost of the materials (let's spitball $125), he has $175 with which to pay himself and pay for the wear on the tools, mortgage on the shop, electricity bills, etc.. So, when he figured he'd make $3/hr, that might mean he spends 50hrs on the cue, or it might mean he spends 6hrs on a cue. If you can't understand this, you are not living in the real world.

So, I'll go ahead and say that I will build you a cue for $300. You send me the wood (don't forget the core wood, make sure it is going to be the correct weight). You send me the ferrule material, joint/buttcap material, and tip. You send me two core drills. You send me the router cutters I need. You send me the epoxy, finish, and solvents for clean-up. I have a power usage monitor on my shop, so I'll graph that for the hours I spend on the cue and you will pay that. You do the research and figure out all of the above because if you ask me, I'll charge you for the time.

Do all of that and I'll get right on your $300 cue.
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Hey, how about that Dominiak for 349$..?You were saying..?
 
Ģüśţāṿ said:
That cuemaker is offering you one hell of a deal, you're foolish not to take that offer. You will not have a custom made for 300 unless it's by someone starting out and they sell you one of their test cues.

Cuemaking is not a cheap hobby, but for some reason you believe your entitled to a deal that doesn't really exist 🙃
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I never said or implied that I was entitled to anything, get your facts straight.
 
hello said:
Sir, how about that Dominiak cue for 349$..?Let me guess, his work mucho sucko and no one uses his cues..?Do tell...
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I'm not him, but look at that cue. It's as plain Jane as you can get. I'm sure it plays fine, but it isn't exactly pretty. Plain Jane maple. Maple is the cheapest option you can get. If you want any less plain wood it costs significantly more in materials. Most makers would be using the same amount of maple to core their cues with.

So basically you can take that base price and then add onto it any cost of additional wood, rings, time etc. I'm not familiar with Dominaiak cues but it says it's radial maple construction. While yes, that takes time and expertise to achieve, the cue isn't cored. Using most other woods requires coring if you want them to last and not warp or crack and that takes expertise and expensive equipment to do so. If you're still learning about cue construction techniques (aren't we all) look up coring videos on YouTube. I don't say this to be assanine or anything, but there is a lot of technique that goes into even a plain cue that isn't obvious when seeing a completed cue.

I'm not a cuemaker (yet) but I recently got a Midamerican lathe and let me tell you, this hobby will nickel and dime you to absolute death. I've dropped $2.5K and I don't even have enough stuff to make a plane Jane (or even a shaft or butt at this point). I don't even have anything as "exotic" as a single pin pin, bumper, or wood in my supplies yet. For the low low entry point of $2.5K I can basically put tips and ferrules on at this point. I don't even have a dead center in my arsenal yet. 🤣

10 years ago getting a $300-350 plain jane from a "non-famous" maker would be more realistic. The price of EVERYTHING now is insane. Woods, tooling, parts (like pins), various materials, glues/finishes, electricity, insurance, etc... the list goes on. It's all pathetically expensive. Heck, the omelette the cuemaker ate for breakfast may have cost $12 at this point. 😅
 
boogieman said:
I'm not him, but look at that cue. It's as plain Jane as you can get. I'm sure it plays fine, but it isn't exactly pretty. Plain Jane maple. Maple is the cheapest option you can get. If you want any less plain wood it costs significantly more in materials. Most makers would be using the same amount of maple to core their cues with.

So basically you can take that base price and then add onto it any cost of additional wood, rings, time etc. I'm not familiar with Dominaiak cues but it says it's radial maple construction. While yes, that takes time and expertise to achieve, the cue isn't cored. Using most other woods requires coring if you want them to last and not warp or crack and that takes expertise and expensive equipment to do so. If you're still learning about cue construction techniques (aren't we all) look up coring videos on YouTube. I don't say this to be assanine or anything, but there is a lot of technique that goes into even a plain cue that isn't obvious when seeing a completed cue.

I'm not a cuemaker (yet) but I recently got a Midamerican lathe and let me tell you, this hobby will nickel and dime you to absolute death. I've dropped $2.5K and I don't even have enough stuff to make a plane Jane (or even a shaft or butt at this point). I don't even have anything as "exotic" as a single pin pin, bumper, or wood in my supplies yet. For the low low entry point of $2.5K I can basically put tips and ferrules on at this point. I don't even have a dead center in my arsenal yet. 🤣

10 years ago getting a $300-350 plain jane from a "non-famous" maker would be more realistic. The price of EVERYTHING now is insane. Woods, tooling, parts (like pins), various materials, glues/finishes, electricity, insurance, etc... the list goes on. It's all pathetically expensive. Heck, the omelette the cuemaker ate for breakfast may have cost $12 at this point. 😅
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Thank you for your taking the time to make all your points, certainly you know much more about the subject than I do.And I am wishing you all the best with your cue making career :-)
 
hello said:
Thank you for your taking the time to make all your points, certainly you know much more about the subject than I do.And I am wishing you all the best with your cue making career :)
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you are obviously just a instigator using a bland handle name. I doubt that you even want a cue either to buy or to be built.....probably don't even play pool....just someone that got lonely and decided to get your rocks off getting everyone heated......good job on that!. Your not the first guy that was sitting in your mom's basement to come here looking for entertainment purposes. Again....good job done!
 
Dave38 said:
you are obviously just a instigator using a bland handle name. I doubt that you even want a cue either to buy or to be built.....probably don't even play pool....just someone that got lonely and decided to get your rocks off getting everyone heated......good job on that!. Your not the first guy that was sitting in your mom's basement to come here looking for entertainment purposes. Again....good job done!
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I sure hope your cue making is better than your analytic skills.And I wouldn't say I got ''everyone'' heated but a couple of frustrated cue makers for sure ;-)
 
Why would we be 'heated' over someone begging for a cheap cue...that isn't exactly a sign that you are winning the game of life. Personally, I engage to see what stupid crap you'll post in reply.
 
hello said:
I sure hope your cue making is better than your analytic skills.And I wouldn't say I got ''everyone'' heated but a couple of frustrated cue makers for sure ;-)
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The majority think this is ridiculous. The most frustrated answered honestly, but you did get the answer you wanted. Some tried to inform you in a "gentler" way and others just didn't bother since you already got the correct answer.

Of course there is frustration. You asked the same question 10 years ago with a $400 budget. After 10 years your budget should have gone up with inflation not down. Your responses are not reflecting any consideration to the cuemaker's knowledge and expertise. You are not even really debating the issues, your answers are more condescending than trying to educate yourself.

Stop trying to dictate the value of a person's time and effort. You asked (again) and were given an honest answer. Take it or leave it. Whether you are or not trolling, you sure are coming across as one. The cuemakers are answering to not only educate you, but all others that may not understand what goes into making a quality product as well.

It's been said already, but... A true custom from a specific person just doesn't normally fit within your parameters. A "custom" from one of the production companies (Schmelke, Pechauer, etc) is a better fit. There is a video online where a guy makes a cue in less than 10 minutes (time lapsed). It could be $300-$400 IDK, maybe, but will it last, play ok?
 
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