TRUE Sneaky Pete. No Finish. No Collar by Jim Sickles

xidica

xidica

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Yesterday I received my true no finish, no collar, hustling sneaky pete made by Jim Sickles. Here are a few pics :

The butt :
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The Joint :

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Butt cap and tip :

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Let me tell you, Jim really did a good one here. I'm going to have to play with it a bit more to write a full review of it but I will as I promised him I would.
 
A guy that I played in college who went to WSU had a Kikel sneaky pete that he had the finish removed. The cue was dirty from ferrule to bumper and you definitely did not know it was a two piece cue. I guess you could bring it into a bar and not know he was playing with a custom cue...if you brought it in your coat or something and put it together without anyone seeing.
 
Thanks all. I'm about to call him and speak with him a bit about it. A friend already wants one :)
 
Here in tri cities washington there is a quite a few rich benson sneaky petes with no finish on them running around here they really are truly ugly but play like monsters
 
UWPoolGod1 said:
A guy that I played in college who went to WSU had a Kikel sneaky pete that he had the finish removed. The cue was dirty from ferrule to bumper and you definitely did not know it was a two piece cue. I guess you could bring it into a bar and not know he was playing with a custom cue...if you brought it in your coat or something and put it together without anyone seeing.
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I was wondering about that, seems like it would be difficult to really hide it. I'd be paranoid about dropping the thing if I carried it without a case.
 
Bishop said:
Did he use a sealer or anything else on it?
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That is a good looking house cue look-alike. I am guessing the maker put a wax sealer over the bottom half of the cue based on your pics. "I think" it's a wax sealer that is absorbed into the wood to prevent moisture damage. There is a local cue maker here in Cleveland that produces cue's this way and he leaves them looking this way.

Now all you need is a couple cigarette burns and replace the rubber bumper with a screw in the bottom and it will truly look like a bar cue. ;)

ez
 
Be very careful if you break with it. With no brass insert or shaft collar it will break the shaft very easy with the slightest bend. Tim Scruggs told me about that problem and I've seen it often. The big hole in the shaft is a very weak link with no collar for support. Nice looking cue Ford.
 
Nice Sneaky

Nice looking Sneaky there Mr. Sickles :D I would think that radial pin hits Sweet too!

I don't know what Jim uses for a sealer/finish....the bar conversions I've been doing have two or three coats of tung oil ;)

Hope you enjoy some Hustlin & Happy Holidays,

Ken :)
 
Actually I am breaking with it. I don't mind breaking it because it was worth my while in price. ($150 + shipping)

I'd like to point out that Jim Sickles is a great guy to work with and would recommend this or any of his fancier cues to anyone. Can't go wrong with him, he also I believe stated produces/sells cue making machinery.

This cue is a true "player" to me. Something I can just bring in, put together, play with, leave. I don't care if it dings much as long as playability isn't compromised.

If the shaft breaks, the shaft breaks. Period. What good is a cue you simply can't break with worth taking out? I don't know, different strokes for different folks.

He used some gun oil on the shaft and now that I've put at least 15 or so hours on the cue it's quite hard to tell from a casual standpoint.

This thing simply hits monster and I'd say the shaft feels almost the stiffness of a 314 but with a longer ferrule at 13mm (measured with it's george so who knows). No thunk, but just a great feeling cue all around.

An honest appraisal of this cue out those I have shot with would be rated a 9.2 out of 10 (the only reason it doesn't get 10 would be the lack of inner lining on the shaft)

Also, though it may seem "uglier than sin" to most; I simply love the wood in a natural matte state. :D

PS. I'm using an elkmaster tip on it at around halfway between dime and nickel shape.
 
xidica said:
Actually I am breaking with it. I don't mind breaking it because it was worth my while in price. ($150 + shipping)

I'd like to point out that Jim Sickles is a great guy to work with and would recommend this or any of his fancier cues to anyone. Can't go wrong with him, he also I believe stated produces/sells cue making machinery.

This cue is a true "player" to me. Something I can just bring in, put together, play with, leave. I don't care if it dings much as long as playability isn't compromised.

If the shaft breaks, the shaft breaks. Period. What good is a cue you simply can't break with worth taking out? I don't know, different strokes for different folks.

He used some gun oil on the shaft and now that I've put at least 15 or so hours on the cue it's quite hard to tell from a casual standpoint.

This thing simply hits monster and I'd say the shaft feels almost the stiffness of a 314 but with a longer ferrule at 13mm (measured with it's george so who knows). No thunk, but just a great feeling cue all around.

An honest appraisal of this cue out those I have shot with would be rated a 9.2 out of 10 (the only reason it doesn't get 10 would be the lack of inner lining on the shaft)

Also, though it may seem "uglier than sin" to most; I simply love the wood in a natural matte state. :D

PS. I'm using an elkmaster tip on it at around halfway between dime and nickel shape.
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Ford - Thank you for the nice comments on the cue. Hope the "Sneaky" hits em' good.

Jim
 
krbsailing said:
Nice looking Sneaky there Mr. Sickles :D I would think that radial pin hits Sweet too!

I don't know what Jim uses for a sealer/finish....the bar conversions I've been doing have two or three coats of tung oil ;)

Hope you enjoy some Hustlin & Happy Holidays,

Ken :)
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Actually the pin is a 3/8-11 Brass pin, and Tung Oil is the finish. This finish will not last long, and the cue will be as ugly as ever in just a few months. This is what the customer wanted, and this is what he got :) Good Sneakies are getting harder and harder to get, because of the dufferins I use, are becoming scarce. When you use a nice full-splice cue, the cost rises quickly. Glad you liked the cue Ken.

Jim
 
Actually I am breaking with it. I don't mind breaking it because it was worth my while in price.

Break away...It will be fine...But that poor elkmaster :D
 
Ford, I just have to ask. How many birthdays have you had lately???

You're on a roll, man! Good luck to you, sir!
 
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