Russ Waldo cue. Very unusual!

[jayman]

This is a Russ Waldo cue made in Seattle Washington. I learned that Russ passed in 1993 from another thread about his cues.

Russ Waldo Cues

I'm looking for Waldo Cues. He was a cuemaker in the Seattle area and had some unique designs/materials he experimented with. Anybody looking to sell an old Waldo?

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I recently came across this one and found it very interesting. It did not have a ferule so I made one and put a tip on it so I could hit a few balls with it.
I must say it was a lot of fun!

 

[ribdoner]

This is a Russ Waldo cue made in Seattle Washington. I learned that Russ passed in 1993 from another thread about his cues.

Russ Waldo Cues

I'm looking for Waldo Cues. He was a cuemaker in the Seattle area and had some unique designs/materials he experimented with. Anybody looking to sell an old Waldo?

forums.azbilliards.com

I recently came across this one and found it very interesting. It did not have a ferule so I made one and put a tip on it so I could hit a few balls with it.
I must say it was a lot of fun!

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unusual, for sure

in your opinion how does it play vs conventional cues, esp on "power" shots

 

[jayman]

The ferule I made is nylon with a triangle tip. It shoots very quiet and soft but the stiff shaft delivers lots of energy.

 

[R2PQZ]

This is a Russ Waldo cue made in Seattle Washington. I learned that Russ passed in 1993 from another thread about his cues.

Russ Waldo Cues

I'm looking for Waldo Cues. He was a cuemaker in the Seattle area and had some unique designs/materials he experimented with. Anybody looking to sell an old Waldo?

forums.azbilliards.com

I recently came across this one and found it very interesting. It did not have a ferule so I made one and put a tip on it so I could hit a few balls with it.
I must say it was a lot of fun!

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Russ was a machinest at Boeing. His son Bill is still active in the Seattle area building cues. The four numbers near the joint are the last four of the SSN the cue was made for.

 

[jayman]

Russ was a machinest at Boeing. His son Bill is still active in the Seattle area building cues. The four numbers near the joint are the last four of the SSN the cue was made for.

That's some great information, Thank you

If anyone has any pictures of Russ or Bills cues please post them.

 

[fish2]

What is the shaft made of?

 

[jayman]

It's black and super slick. I believe it is some sort of industrial coating over aluminum or titanium rod. It has no taper but it isn't whippy.
Maybe someone more familiar will chime in. The funny thing is this thing feels good in your hand with that perfectly straight slick shaft.

 

[R2PQZ]

It's black and super slick. I believe it is some sort of industrial coating over aluminum or titanium rod. It has no taper but it isn't whippy.
Maybe someone more familiar will chime in. The funny thing is this thing feels good in your hand with that perfectly straight slick shaft.

It is aluminum

 

[jayman]

It is aluminum

Thank you.

 

[ipoppa33]

It's black and super slick. I believe it is some sort of industrial coating over aluminum or titanium rod. It has no taper but it isn't whippy.
Maybe someone more familiar will chime in. The funny thing is this thing feels good in your hand with that perfectly straight slick shaft.

Very cool cue.
Any idea what the coating is on the shaft?
Thanks.

 

[R2PQZ]

Very cool cue.
Any idea what the coating is on the shaft?
Thanks.

It is anodized aluminum shaft. Original ferrule was phenolic. All from Boeing surplus.

 

[jayman]

Very cool cue.
Any idea what the coating is on the shaft?
Thanks.

Sorry. I don't, it sure has a nice smooth feel to it though. Oh, I just saw the answer above. Thank you R2PQZ. If I end up having it for awhile, I'll get a proper phenolic ferrule.

 

[Jordon]

I've got two, both made by Russ in the early 80's, the top one was made for my dad and the bottom one made for me. For some reason I can't get the whole photo in there.

 

[jayman]

I've got two, both made by Russ in the early 80's, the top one was made for my dad and the bottom one made for me. For some reason I can't get the whole photo in there.

That Oak cue is really nice. I was going to sell mine but now I think I'll hold on to it for a while. I doubt I will ever see another cue quite like it. I need to get a proper ferule on it someday to bring it up to snuff though. Thank you for sharing with us.

 

[Waldocue]

Russ was a machinest at Boeing. His son Bill is still active in the Seattle area building cues. The four numbers near the joint are the last four of the SSN the cue was made for.

Some history of the cue. That stick was made for Floyd Higgins in January of 1983. It sold for $75.00 at that time in April of 1974 I told my dad we should start numbering our sticks. #534 is the actual number of stick at that time. We did use 4 digits and some were actually last digits of SS. I am currently up over 2000 sticks from the time we started that. Original Shafts were an anodized finish. The problem was it would wear off. Working with HeathTecna in Kent ,WA. He found that by changing aluminum alloy they put a finish on it called Duronotic. He also learned the finish at that time was on sears towers while him and my mom were on vacation. I still build some cues but have not ran my lathe for a couple years now. Thanks for sharing the cue as it’s nice to know they’re still around. Been a great adventure but still wish he were to see them

 

[R2PQZ]

Some history of the cue. That stick was made for Floyd Higgins in January of 1983. It sold for $75.00 at that time in April of 1974 I told my dad we should start numbering our sticks. #534 is the actual number of stick at that time. We did use 4 digits and some were actually last digits of SS. I am currently up over 2000 sticks from the time we started that. Original Shafts were an anodized finish. The problem was it would wear off. Working with HeathTecna in Kent ,WA. He found that by changing aluminum alloy they put a finish on it called Duronotic. He also learned the finish at that time was on sears towers while him and my mom were on vacation. I still build some cues but have not ran my lathe for a couple years now. Thanks for sharing the cue as it’s nice to know they’re still around. Been a great adventure but still wish he were to see them

Great to hear from you Bill. Info I provided was to the best of my knowledge. Crank up that lathe and turn out some more classic cues. Roger

 

[Waldocue]

Great to hear from you Bill. Info I provided was to the best of my knowledge. Crank up that lathe and turn out some more classic cues. Roger

Thanks Roger

 

[Busboy]

Very cool