The Biggest Question Having a Custom Cue Built........is?
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I found myself in the same situation when I ordered a custom John Davis blank.
Photos of the veneers I went with are below. The abalone inlays ended up playing off of them beautifully and I was very happy with the color combination in the end.
Cheers,
Mike
Gorgeous cue. That is a really cool looking inlay
In this case the Gulf Porsche might be the better deal.
Why no one mentioned if it should be wrap or wrapless
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Mine gotta be wrapless, favourite are either ebony , figured birdseye or curly ( both light colored ) maple .
Thinking about getting w purpleheart handle in my next custom.
I like my cues heavy, at least 20 oz and butt heavy.
Shaft, i will try the cuemakers's shaft but i always send them a mezz shaft to be fitted so i can at least control the outcome for playability.
Just my 0.02
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Mine gotta be wrapless, favourite are either ebony , figured birdseye or curly ( both light colored ) maple .
Thinking about getting w purpleheart handle in my next custom.
I like my cues heavy, at least 20 oz and butt heavy.
Shaft, i will try the cuemakers's shaft but i always send them a mezz shaft to be fitted so i can at least control the outcome for playability.
Just my 0.02
I would agree and say that the cue maker and their reputation is a big part of it. If your not sure that they can produce a good cue, don't take the chance on anything high dollar.
The other question that I would pose would be the weight. Know what does well for you. I like the lighter cues for the play-ability, and they just feel right.
I know this post may be redundant considering all your other responses, but that is my 2 cents.:grin::grin::grin::smile:
The other question that I would pose would be the weight. Know what does well for you. I like the lighter cues for the play-ability, and they just feel right.
I know this post may be redundant considering all your other responses, but that is my 2 cents.:grin::grin::grin::smile:
Rock hard maple, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, ebony (actually I would go for cocobolo instead of ebony, but ....)
Got an update today. The points are cut but not in the grooves yet.
My friend thinks it will be ready by Christmas.
Thats what he thought last Christmas and the one before.
But we do have progress.
Like Awizzy.....I prefer cues weighing less than the majority of the pool playing world.......19.0-19.5 seems to be the most popular.
All my ivory joint cues weigh well under 19 ozs.......3 weigh 18.3 ozs and 1 weighs 18.8 ozs.....I switched weight in my cues over
10 years ago stepping down in weight. My play and consistency improved quite a bit and along the way, I acquired some great cues.
Matt B.
All my ivory joint cues weigh well under 19 ozs.......3 weigh 18.3 ozs and 1 weighs 18.8 ozs.....I switched weight in my cues over
10 years ago stepping down in weight. My play and consistency improved quite a bit and along the way, I acquired some great cues.
Matt B.
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I have only custom ordered 2 cues. Neither was delivered as requested.
The first cue was delivered the day before I was having a laminectomy. It was delivered 1.5 oz. heavier than I requested and I had to decide that day to accept or return the cue. The guys in the pool room talked me into accepting it because they said I would really learn to like the 20.5 oz. cue, which never happened.
For the second cue, I had plenty of e-mail communication prior to making the order. I also struggled with which veneer colors and point wood to use. I decided on traditional colors (black, orange, green, natural with kingwood points and butt) that I thought would be easy to assemble into a reasonably good looking cue. I am not into anything that is flashy looking. I even sent pictures of a representative cue to show what I was looking for. The green veneers on the cue I received are possibly the fugliest color I have ever seen. They almost glow in the dark. The kingwood has no green character to it. There is nothing complimentary about the veneers and the point wood. I have owned the cue for 3 years now and I still haven’t gotten to like the looks of it. I ordered the cue because I had too many problems with my Szamboti drawing attention in pool rooms. Fortunately, nobody messes with this cue.
There are a few cuemakers from whom I would like to order a cue. Unfortunately, I cannot get any of them to build one for me. For the past 10 years or so, it was frustrating to see how many cues a few people can get from those cuemakers and I could not get one.
The first cue was delivered the day before I was having a laminectomy. It was delivered 1.5 oz. heavier than I requested and I had to decide that day to accept or return the cue. The guys in the pool room talked me into accepting it because they said I would really learn to like the 20.5 oz. cue, which never happened.
For the second cue, I had plenty of e-mail communication prior to making the order. I also struggled with which veneer colors and point wood to use. I decided on traditional colors (black, orange, green, natural with kingwood points and butt) that I thought would be easy to assemble into a reasonably good looking cue. I am not into anything that is flashy looking. I even sent pictures of a representative cue to show what I was looking for. The green veneers on the cue I received are possibly the fugliest color I have ever seen. They almost glow in the dark. The kingwood has no green character to it. There is nothing complimentary about the veneers and the point wood. I have owned the cue for 3 years now and I still haven’t gotten to like the looks of it. I ordered the cue because I had too many problems with my Szamboti drawing attention in pool rooms. Fortunately, nobody messes with this cue.
There are a few cuemakers from whom I would like to order a cue. Unfortunately, I cannot get any of them to build one for me. For the past 10 years or so, it was frustrating to see how many cues a few people can get from those cuemakers and I could not get one.