Please Help, Advice needed on broken cue

[12squared]

According to the person who owns the cue there was no Connection screw where the cue broke. I have no idea how anyone could over look that.

It looks like there is a connecting screw, but it's a thick wood threaded doll instead of a metal screw. Many cuemakers will do this to keep the "wood" feel and to reduce unnecessary weight in the center of the cue to keep the weight a natural feel. This is not unlike billiard cues or Mariposas using thick wood screws in the joint instead of a metal or g10 pin. I do not believe it was a design flaw or oversight at all, it just broke. Probably because you caught it just in the right spot when it got caught by the table and your legs. An accident.

I would think that any local (to you) cue maker that's decent would be able to fix that for under a $100 and I don't think it wou even need to be refinished unless the accident created some bad dings in the finish and outside of the wood that you want fixed. If the cue maker repairs it with the same type of wood screw/doll, there would be no significant weight/balance chage. If you ask them to use a metal screw, there would be.

It's a bummer it happened and good luck with the repair.

Dave

 

[ARROWCRUSHER]

Tough luck ! Lol, i would suggest you contact scot sherbine at (proficientbilliards.com), he doe's amazing work and i have seen his work on a cue snapped into peices just like this ant put back together and you could not tell. If fact there is pictures on his website ! Contact him . And talk to him he may be able to help .< ed

 

[manwon]

It looks like there is a connecting screw, but it's a thick wood threaded doll instead of a metal screw. Many cuemakers will do this to keep the "wood" feel and to reduce unnecessary weight in the center of the cue to keep the weight a natural feel. This is not unlike billiard cues or Mariposas using thick wood screws in the joint instead of a metal or g10 pin. I do not believe it was a design flaw or oversight at all, it just broke. Probably because you caught it just in the right spot when it got caught by the table and your legs. An accident.

I would think that any local (to you) cue maker that's decent would be able to fix that for under a $100 and I don't think it wou even need to be refinished unless the accident created some bad dings in the finish and outside of the wood that you want fixed. If the cue maker repairs it with the same type of wood screw/doll, there would be no significant weight/balance chage. If you ask them to use a metal screw, there would be.

It's a bummer it happened and good luck with the repair.

Dave

It looks like there is a connecting screw, but it's a thick wood threaded doll instead of a metal screw. Many cuemakers will do this to keep the "wood" feel and to reduce unnecessary weight in the center of the cue to keep the weight a natural feel. This is not unlike billiard cues or Mariposas using thick wood screws in the joint instead of a metal or g10 pin.

Dave I have seen or heard of anyone using a wooden screw at the A-Joint, but I suppose that it may be possible, however, I would never recommend it or do it. For those trying to reduce weight they will use a Aluminum or Titanium connection screw.

If you look close at the photo you will see that the area in question is threaded for a metal screw, but there is no screw there.

Take care

 

[PURR1965]

Well I have added 2 more pics which might help, tried to reach Uncle Larry via Wolfbite but have not had a reply so might try Proficient but am not in a real hurry.

But want the cue repaired as I really liked the way it played so thats the main point to get it back to the playability.

If anyone is interested teh specs of the cue are here:
http://www.wolfbite.com/Archive_Cue_Pages/archive-cue50.htm

BTW I have no affiliation to the website but gives you good specs for those interested.
Thanks all again
Din