Prather fronts

Come on guys , who cares except the no playin' terds that have to pick a cue apart to justify they are no playin' terds . Cues are made to PLAY THE GAME WITH period , anything else is someone trying to rip you off ! I've done both , made my own and used Prathers . Big deal , this topic is a waste of life :angry::boring:
 
In today's age, which is the explosion of Cue makers. I find people don't care if you use a blank from someone else, They just want to know about it. It's their money. So I find it a valid question. Whether it's from Prather, Samsara, Davis, or anyone else supplying the prong. If someone should ask, only you can answer the way you seem fit. For myself, I like to know what,why, and how I constructed it. Just my opinion,

My opinion has nothing to do with the Prather family, If I had to choose one Cue maker that stood in front of the line when it came to being a complete Gentleman, It would have to be Jeff Prather.
 
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My opinion shouldn't carry much weight but I believe that a large percentage of the cues made today all look familiar, they have the same basic designs and features. Therefore, the more cue makers / builders / assemblers, what ever you choose to call yourself, the better. Bring on the new generation of creativity thinking and design. Make cues because you have valuable ideas, desire to make things better, and enjoy the challenge of "working" with your hands!

Good Luck
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You should be able to make points with a table saw. Not being able to make your own leaves the impression that you're not a very inventive creator. Schuler used a mill for inlays. I believe Samsara used a saw when they were still in a basement in Nashua, New Hampshire. I'm considering building cues. After looking at all the premade parts, I just can't justify the costs of not doing it myself.
 
Prather Fronts

I bet if the truth be known, if Prathers list of customers who purchase their pre-made fronts became public, it prolly would surprise a lot of people..
 
and that is the biggest problem...

seahorse1877 said:
I am just a hobbiest and have no ambitions of taking it any further than that. I can see the value of making one yourself, both pride and finacially. I am eagerly waiting the equipment needed to do them on my own. I have only been doing this a year or so and I am on a very tight budget, so equipment comes by slowly. I would never think twice of a Prather front, fullsplice, ringwork, of any part that did not come off of my lathe what-so-ever. All I care about are looks, playability, and quality. Where it comes from I could care less. Not trying to argue just don't agree with the masses I guess.
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You couldn't care less where it comes from...So you have no idea what went into it.

You don't know if it was a reject piece that that cue maker wouldn't put in one of his cues.

That's the difference. When you make your own blanks, you know exactly what went into them. YOU were the quality control.

It's different when you're talking about rings and such cause you can see the construction and throw out the ones that are no good, but with veneered point forearms, you have no idea if there was a huge gouge taken out in one or two of the v-grooves, that the maker just epoxied over, or worse, left as an open space.

With some items, it's cool, with forearms, I would figure out how to make your own or as has been suggested, refrain from making that type of cue until you can do it.

It only takes one early cue that turns out to be junk because of a defective forearm to ruin your rep for EVER...

Jaden
 
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