Mariposa Cues - Wooden Pin

SirBanksALot

SirBanksALot

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I recently purchased a Mariposa Cue and am so very impressed by the way this cue "hits" and plays.

Its hard to describe how the "hit" feels, other than to say the cue is stiff, the hit is very, very solid but has a muted feel and sound. I have played with no other cue that feels like this Mariposa.

Why don't cuemakers use the wooden pin that he used on his cues?

I was apprehensive about the pin being fragile but was told by the individual that I purchased the cue from (also a cuemaker) that the pin was actually not that fragile?

Thanks

Keith
 
poolplayer2093 said:
Chuck Starkey does. cue hits good too. could you post a pic of your mariposa i've never heard of them
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If you have blue book of pool cue. You can find him on the 1st edition:) . He already quit making cue at least 10 years or more now.
 
FLYINGSNAIL said:
If you have blue book of pool cue. You can find him on the 1st edition:) . He already quit making cue at least 10 years or more now.
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The 3d edition says he's looking to start making cues again
 
Wooden Pin

I think most people don't use it for a lot of reason's. First, it's kind of unusual in Pool cues, not so in Billiard cues. Second, the pin is pretty sturdy, but if someone isn't care full, you can cross thread it and really screw up both the pin and the female threads. Third a lot of guys don't have thread mills to cut the threads. As of now, I don't know of any of the starter cue lathes that have threading gears, could be wrong on that one. Fourth only pin I know that can warp, although that short it's unlikely, but possible. Fifth usually have to do a thicker joint diameter, because the pin has to be thicker than normal.
 
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