TAD KOHARA Cuemaking Techniques

Matt_24

Matt_24

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In memory of TAD KOHARA, I was just browsing a few threads on him and wondered if there had ever been much discussion on his cuemaking techniques. Did he use CNC? I don't think so, but I'm not 100% sure. Did he create all of those intricate designs/inlays using a pantograph along with amazing talent and skill? I thought this could make for an interesting discussion while remembering one of the greats.
 
I have no idea how he made his cues.
But I will tell you this, Cuesblues has a rather plain TAD that is one of the most solid hitting cues I have ever played with and I've had the opportunity to hit with pretty much everything from Buskas, Szams all the way down to my Lucasi and that TAD is right up there with the very best.
 
Matt_24 said:
In memory of TAD KOHARA, I was just browsing a few threads on him and wondered if there had ever been much discussion on his cuemaking techniques. Did he use CNC? I don't think so, but I'm not 100% sure. Did he create all of those intricate designs/inlays using a pantograph along with amazing talent and skill? I thought this could make for an interesting discussion while remembering one of the greats.
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matt
i posted news of his death on this forum
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=337425
118 views and noone answered to at least say R.I.P to a legend in their craft
very dissappointing to me
jmho
icbw
 
To talk about Tad's techniques would be guess work to most of us as I for one have never visited his shop. I saw him at a BCA trade show many years ago and he told me he was still using the same South Bend lathe with taper bar he had used for the last 30 years. I am pretty sure Tad himself never used CNC, but I have been told his son Fred does use it. I was also told that Tad sealed his shafts with sanding sealer between each turn. But again those last sentences are just what I heard.
But as a man to talk with he was super nice to visit with. He was very complimentary of my machinery back then, and just seemed like a super nice guy. It is rare to find a man who's ego is much smaller than his skill level. It is usually the other way around.
 
I guess Tad's cue making expertise was an extension of Harvey Martin's protocols which Tad improved and extended over time.
 
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