Ma new cue

Slasher

Slasher

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Used to play with a Peradon 1 pc ash years ago but moved to the convenience of a two piece cue when I started playing more pool than snooker.
I have also been through a lot of cues both pool and snooker and luckily I have my own small shop for repairs and the odd build so I can experiment.
I had been using one butt with different shafts for both games but never totally satisfied with the results as I feel I need an ounce or two less for the smaller balls or I lose my finesse and feel.
I tried many different joints but never got that solid one piece hit.
So I had an idea to build myself a new snooker cue using a 6 piece radial laminated blank married to an ebony butt via threaded and glued long tenon essentially eliminating the center joint, 3/4 jointed at 16" using phenolic collars to do away with the brass metal feel.
I also used my own superlight super strong alloy ferrule to reduce deflection.
Honestly and truly without bias this thing is unreal, solid well balanced no weird noises just a great one piece feel. It naturally weighs in at 18oz on the dot (not sure how that happened :smile:)
Anyway I just wanted to share this story that to me there is something special about the way a one piece cue hits.



 
mel_smOg said:
Let me see that ferrule!!!
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I'll post a pic when I get in from work.
Great material, strong as steel 1/3 the weight of brass.
threaded or unthreaded

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Nice. You cannot see the joint. Where did you get the laminated blank from? I take it that's LD as well? And maple? That joint pin looks a little like Poisons bullet.

And what's on the bottom? Cork?
 
Pathetic Shark said:
Nice. You cannot see the joint. Where did you get the laminated blank from? I take it that's LD as well? And maple? That joint pin looks a little like Poisons bullet.

And what's on the bottom? Cork?
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I love the look and feel of the phenolic joint collars way nicer than brass imo. The 360 radial laminated blanks are from my supplier in the US, reduced deflection is on account of the ferrule and yes it's maple.
Yes it is indeed a Uni-loc bullet pin system.
That's a leather pad on the butt, just need to put in a quick release for my extension.

Thanks
 
Pathetic Shark said:
What is the difference?
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Metal collars weaken the cue.
That's why Predator made their BK wood-to-wood.....
...McCarty found that when he changed the break cue from metal to fibre,
his robot got 7 to 12% more speed whilst breaking.
I had two Hunt & O'Byrne cues....I replaced the metal collars and they hit much better.

Slash, lose the ferrule....fibre hits nicer and is resistant to temperature.

And 'ferrule' is an oxymoron anyway, usually. The root word means iron...
...I've only seen one true ferrule...John Pullman played with a steel ferrule.
 
i have always been of the opinion one piece cues have a better feel to them than jointed cues-snooker or pool. they are just a pain to deal with unless you just play in one spot.
 
pt109 said:
Metal collars weaken the cue.
That's why Predator made their BK wood-to-wood.....
...McCarty found that when he changed the break cue from metal to fibre,
his robot got 7 to 12% more speed whilst breaking.
I had two Hunt & O'Byrne cues....I replaced the metal collars and they hit much better.

Slash, lose the ferrule....fibre hits nicer and is resistant to temperature.

And 'ferrule' is an oxymoron anyway, usually. The root word means iron...
...I've only seen one true ferrule...John Pullman played with a steel ferrule.
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PT109, been through more ferrule materials than hot dinners over the years :p everything from brass, Juma, Carbon Fiber, Phenolic, Delrin and more this is the best yet, super strong very light aircraft alloy, very stable but workable unlike Titanium.
 
Fatboy said:
i have always been of the opinion one piece cues have a better feel to them than jointed cues-snooker or pool. they are just a pain to deal with unless you just play in one spot.
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True, it won't fit on my motorcycle but it's strange that the joint has such a part in the hit.
PS, how come your still silver? :lmao::duck:
 
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