Seems like a bargain
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There is the deal killer for a start. I bet that he knows exactly where he bought it.
EBay via PI.
I'm far froma cue IDer. The snake skin wrap and gaudy inlays were a clue.
The butt cap looks to be shoddily done, also, ugly bumper.
There is nothing $250 about this cue.
Now, if someone comes along and says that this is from a famous maker, I am going to crap and this will be my first and last attempt at an ID.
Why does is seem like a bargain to you ?
Probably because I know so little about cues and values. Inlays etc made it look valuable to me, though not my cup of tea.
I thought you were being sarcastic with the post hehe.
Those inlays do look like they were hand done, with a butter knife in mid-air by a guy with a severe shake in the hands.
Ya think, Yuan who else?
LOL, nope. I know enough about woodworking to assume that if those inlays are not painted on, they took some time to do. Looks like a lot of work went into it. You guys have a better eye for what makes it valuable or not.
It looked gaudy to me, but felt like a lot of work went into it, ergo my assumption it could be a bargain.
When you see some of the Filipino cues, mind you, there are many craftsman in the PI who do make beautiful cues. I own one.
Some of these cues have so many inlays in them, it makes you think, damn, why don't you save some material for your next 5 cues.
I guess its like, if a few inlays look good, another 75 or so will look even better.
There is one PI maker, and now I can't remember his name, Joey Bautista knows him. Wish I could post a link to some of his videos as I tried
and couldn't find any, but they are out there.
Anyway, this guys son designs the inlays on paper. He then uses a piece of a bench vise jaw and different sized hack saw blades, shaped for his chisels.
He then hand cuts, taps the pockets to accept the inlays with the hack saw chisels and the piece of vise jaw for a hammer.
Amazing and many of his designs are not just basic and can be very intricate.
The maker spins his cues on a modified wood lathe and does most of his shaping if not all, with wood chisels used for a wood lathe.
To me, thats something worth having.
When people used to visit Mexico, it was very common to bring back a velvet painting and an ornate sombrero, both of which would be hung forever on their cheesoid wood paneling in their rec room.
I can only imagine that it might be the same for visiting the PI. People might bring back a couple of gaudy hand made cues for presents.
It would be like, Gee thanks, I'll hang it under neath my velvet painting of Elvis.
Some of these cues have so many inlays in them, it makes you think, damn, why don't you save some material for your next 5 cues.
I guess its like, if a few inlays look good, another 75 or so will look even better.
There is one PI maker, and now I can't remember his name, Joey Bautista knows him. Wish I could post a link to some of his videos as I tried
and couldn't find any, but they are out there.
Anyway, this guys son designs the inlays on paper. He then uses a piece of a bench vise jaw and different sized hack saw blades, shaped for his chisels.
He then hand cuts, taps the pockets to accept the inlays with the hack saw chisels and the piece of vise jaw for a hammer.
Amazing and many of his designs are not just basic and can be very intricate.
The maker spins his cues on a modified wood lathe and does most of his shaping if not all, with wood chisels used for a wood lathe.
To me, thats something worth having.
When people used to visit Mexico, it was very common to bring back a velvet painting and an ornate sombrero, both of which would be hung forever on their cheesoid wood paneling in their rec room.
I can only imagine that it might be the same for visiting the PI. People might bring back a couple of gaudy hand made cues for presents.
It would be like, Gee thanks, I'll hang it under neath my velvet painting of Elvis.
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I think the proper monetary term is yuan, Terry, not peso.
I've seen similar ones at trade shows.
That's some funny s right there.
So now we people that have velvet Elvis paintings and wood paneling are to be ridiculed? Yuan who else thinks this is funny ? :bash:
Haha!! That's funny right there!!
I could be wrong here, but those inlays look like they were painted on. There's a lot of pieces missing all over the cue.
And Bruce, who quite often wears his Sombrero to League night.
Well, at least you don't have to hang the Mighty Luke under Elvis.
Yeah, I remember getting a paint by number velvet at one time for a present.
I guess that you don't have to guess where that ended up.
Well, at least you don't have to hang the Mighty Luke under Elvis.
Yeah, I remember getting a paint by number velvet at one time for a present.
I guess that you don't have to guess where that ended up.
Somebody outed me!
No Terry, the the mighty Lucasi rests in a Porper 4x2 case in the closet.
Similar imports sell for about $50-60 wholesale to dealers who retail them for maybe $100. I don't think that filipino made, more likely from Taiwan.
I own a Tony Bautista cue and the man makes some damn good playing cues for $2-300. That's high dollar in the PI and a bargain here. :wink:
I own a Tony Bautista cue and the man makes some damn good playing cues for $2-300. That's high dollar in the PI and a bargain here. :wink:
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I agree Jay , I spend alot of time in Pampanga , Angeles City PI , I know several cue makers there who produce decent playing cues for between 50-100 dollars , and 2-300 dollars will get a gem of a cue from the right cue maker.
I agree Jay , I spend alot of time in Pampanga , Angeles City PI , I know several cue makers there who produce decent playing cues for between 50-100 dollars , and 2-300 dollars will get a gem of a cue from the right cue maker.
I have one that Steve Urate did when his uncle had the shop ronej... It's orangewood and snakewood and would have been 1000s from an American maker.... I was told that Urate was moving up fast but it's hard to keep track of the Pinoys when Jay keeps refusing to let me hide in his luggage to go over there....
Chris
Chris
Man..... Thank you soo much... every year i look for a Velvet Elvis for my mother around her birthday, mother's day and xmas... This year I found just the right one... And I am not kidding and she will hang it in the foyer with the Elvis sculpture near the gyrating Elvis phone.... :thumbup:
and just so you know I have the dogs playing pool on the wall behind me at my own house...
Chris