newbie joint question

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I recently bought my first cue and decided on a 3/8 x 10 joint. Not realizing that the pin threads into the wood directly, are there any durability or wear issues over time? Seems a little disconcerting as compared to threading into a metal female end.
 
i've been playing with the same cue for about 8 years and never had a problem, of course my cue builder treats the shaft to help wear.but on the same token McDermott has been using this combo forever.
 
ilag1 said:
I recently bought my first cue and decided on a 3/8 x 10 joint. Not realizing that the pin threads into the wood directly, are there any durability or wear issues over time? Seems a little disconcerting as compared to threading into a metal female end.
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a wood to wood joint..like a McDermott and many others thread the pin into the wood on purpose.to make the cue react as though it were one solid piece of wood..

other joints such as metal to metal, or phelonic to phelonic. change the hit characteristics.. some like it some don't.. for me a wood to wood joint with the pin threaded into the wood itself provides great feel... other players have other opinions...

just because your new cue has a wood to wood joint in no way means you got an inferior cue in and of itself..

some of the best cues in the world use that type of joint...
 
thanks, I was just concerned the wood threads would not be as durable as metal threads over time.
 
The wood threads can definitely get stripped. You have to make sure that you take care when putting the cue together. I have been shooting with a 3/8x10 pin for 8 years. I have had a few shafts that have been stripped; it just happens sometimes. Any competent cue repair guy can easily replace the stripped thread by plugging it with a dowel and rethreading.
 
My current playing cue, a Dan Dishaw, has a wood to wood joint. It was made in 1993 and I'm the third owner. I've had the cue since 1995, had two new shafts made for it in '95 or '96 so I have four. Played with almost every day and no problems. I've had four or five cues, at least, with this type of joint. You need to take some care when you put it together and break it down, but I've never had a shaft strip.
My cue is not a 3/8 10 but I've had those too and never had a problem.
 
When you want to thread the cue together to play, unthread it so it falls off the first thread, then thread it together. This way you know it isnt cross-threaded.
 
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