stick I.D.

[Chopdoc]

So one inlay is a little off. So what.. Far from "messy".. Sometimes it happened back then..

Yup.

But not only back then. Sometimes it happens now.

We see some modern customs from fairly respected makers with things like miters off etc.

The greater the perfection, the higher the price IMHO.

Searing is a great example of that perfection I think.

But as you indicate, such imperfections are more common in the past, partly due to the technology and equipment available.


I wouldn't call it "messy" either, but some will...for those that judge it harshly, maybe they need to shop for a Searing? LOL! Just teasing.



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[WildWing]

Here's a little sample of Bert's work, for the curious. I agree that the subject cue is one of Bert's. And yes, inlays back in those days were not necessarily perfect. That's part of their charm.

All the best,
WW

 

[TATE]

So one inlay is a little off. So what.. Far from "messy".. Sometimes it happened back then..

When Bert first started making cues, one of my pool playing friends worked at his dad's machine shop. His name was Howard Vermillion, a close friend of mine when we were growing up. Howard had pantograph machines at his Burbank shop, Valley Engravers, where they did mainly aerospace work. Howard did Bert's early inlay work. I can tell you Howard was a perfectionist and did the best work he could at the time (back in the 1970's). Howard, in fact, to this day still has a very fancy ebony and ivory Shrager cue he inlayed from that time period.

I don't know what Bert did after that, but I assume he bought his own inlay equipment. Howard and Bert remained good friends until Bert passed away. I would often see him at Howard's home at parties.

 

[12310bch]

Blue Book reports that he did not starting MARKING his sticks until1986.

 

[hang-the-9]

So one inlay is a little off. So what.. Far from "messy".. Sometimes it happened back then..

Quite a bit more than one.





The diamond points at the end I actually stopped liking since someone said a while ago that they were used to hide imperfections in the points, now whenever I see them I think the cuemaker is hiding something LOL