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The More We Tell The Less We Will Sell
- Thread starter Toughcues
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I've been dabbling here and there with cue building and honestly no matter how I slice and dice it...I just can't justify the cost or time (especially my opportunities cost) to build a cue. It's really an expensive endeavor that requires patience, heart and a lot of swear...so I really do admires those that are doing this full time.
You really have to love what you doing to become a full fletch cue builder and even still...you're not guarantee to make a decent living until you have 20 plus years under your belt. Not to mention, you also need to know how to market your cues and create your brand in this industry. Cue building is definitely an art form, requires a lot of time to acquire knowledge about every aspect of the processes that goes into building a great cue and it's a constant learning process of trial and error.
Azer is the best community for anyone who wants to learn more about building cues and just to know what it takes to build a cue. Building cue is almost exactly like playing pool...I can show you how to make a shot in the pool but the quality of my shot vs someone new will be different and you only get better with experience and repetition. Find any good player and ask them how long they've been playing pool and you'll know the difference between a good player and a mediocre player (Same with cue building). You got to invest the time to be good at anything.
When you hit with a really well made cue, you can feel the purity of each shot and its this charm that always catch me and get me anxious to play pool and sometime try my luck with building cues. My recent experience with a Richard Harris and Skip weston cues really do keep my interest in building cue alive because it's the kind of cues that I really want to be able build for my sons. (They probably won't touch a cue or be near a pool room until they finish college thought
....you're never too old to learn pool).
Regards,
Duc.
You really have to love what you doing to become a full fletch cue builder and even still...you're not guarantee to make a decent living until you have 20 plus years under your belt. Not to mention, you also need to know how to market your cues and create your brand in this industry. Cue building is definitely an art form, requires a lot of time to acquire knowledge about every aspect of the processes that goes into building a great cue and it's a constant learning process of trial and error.
Azer is the best community for anyone who wants to learn more about building cues and just to know what it takes to build a cue. Building cue is almost exactly like playing pool...I can show you how to make a shot in the pool but the quality of my shot vs someone new will be different and you only get better with experience and repetition. Find any good player and ask them how long they've been playing pool and you'll know the difference between a good player and a mediocre player (Same with cue building). You got to invest the time to be good at anything.
When you hit with a really well made cue, you can feel the purity of each shot and its this charm that always catch me and get me anxious to play pool and sometime try my luck with building cues. My recent experience with a Richard Harris and Skip weston cues really do keep my interest in building cue alive because it's the kind of cues that I really want to be able build for my sons. (They probably won't touch a cue or be near a pool room until they finish college thought
....you're never too old to learn pool). Regards,
Duc.
Thanks guys for sharing your knowledge. I am trying to build/convert my first cue. It's been a dream of mine since I started shooting pool, 35 years ago. I have no dreams about becoming a great cuemaker. I just want to make afew for me. I can tell you from years of restoring old cars. The efford you put into helping people will come back to you 10 fold. Maybe not in money, but in the trust and friendships you will build. Most people I have helped to restore thier own car, have learned. It's easier and cheaper to pay a pro to do it than tooling up and doing it yourself.
Thanks again for your help and if my spelling sucks. It's because I spent to many afternoons shooting pool in my younger years and not enough time studing.
Larry
Thanks again for your help and if my spelling sucks. It's because I spent to many afternoons shooting pool in my younger years and not enough time studing.
Larry
Most of these guys agree with you http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=168252
dave sutton
Banned
why do you keep buming this horror show :frown:
Everyone s doin what he loves and want to do- no matter it is building cues or even loving to give his knowledgement of his craftmanship to a choosen guy (or a community like here). Same is in playin billiards or teaching billiards.
And each person who s good at his thing will receive the respect someday-
And the *best* guys always stayin on top, because they don t stop doin it with full power and heartblood every minute.
lg
Ingo
And each person who s good at his thing will receive the respect someday-
And the *best* guys always stayin on top, because they don t stop doin it with full power and heartblood every minute.
lg
Ingo
You know what you get when you dig-up the dead?........ZOMBIES
Dammit....here I am reading every cuebuilders post, learning all the secrets,and anticipating my first custom cue release at a measley 2 grand.
I read thru 4 pages of posts in this thread......and still don't know what kind of glue y'all use.....LMAO
PS I have never used a lathe before, can I do all this with a spoke shave and needle files with a completion date of no more than 3 weeks??
I read thru 4 pages of posts in this thread......and still don't know what kind of glue y'all use.....LMAO
PS I have never used a lathe before, can I do all this with a spoke shave and needle files with a completion date of no more than 3 weeks??
Maybe someday Toughcues will respond.