Unusual Joe Porper Pool Cue

DeeDeeCues said:
This statement screams ignorance. I'm sure you are referring to the inlay rounded corners, but those could have just as likely been done with a pantograph.

I cut half splices with a CNC, they are as sharp as the ones I cut without CNC.

I've yet to see a machine that builds cues...CNC or otherwise. I know a decent amount about manufacturing and machine process...I spent 13 years designing, building, supporting, and testing multi million dollar automation machines for the aerospace industry. A machine that could build cues would be extremely complicated.

I don't care how much CNC a maker uses, nobody puts shit in a machine, presses a button, walks away for a while and comes back to a cue that is finished.

By the same token, nobody is sitting down with a spokeshave and hand chisels to make a cue. Everybody uses at least lathes and jigs, which are capable of doing work of the same quality and repeatability as CNC machines, arguably faster, also when doing identical processes. Honestly, I only built my CNC to satisfy my own desire to make a CNC.
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Ignorance?

Nobody buys CNC crap or to go back further pantograph....
The man asked about value.
Shut ya trap unless you are paying 2k for this horrific cue.
 
Benelli said:
Hey friend here in KC has a Proper cue he picked up at a pawn shop 15 years ago and was trying to figure out what a reasonable value would be. Its stag, ivory, and ebony on a maple core. I've seen similar cues from big-name builders but have no clue on what advice to give him on this one.

Given the materials and craftsmanship, I felt a $2K starting point was about right.

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If he gets an offer over $750, take it and run
 
SBC said:
...I have more knowledge in my pinky finger than that whole lump of s you call a body.
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That is probably true, but I keep mah knowledge in mah brainbox...and a Hello Kitty backpack.

In all seriousness, sorry for upsetting you.
 
Honestly this cue may be the bee's knees, but when I hear the name Porper I think about cheaply priced accessories or cases that do a decent job. I even think about his magic trick equipment. I didn't even know he made cues. Unless I hit with it I would be very skeptical just based on how mass marketed his other products were. Decent products priced to sell. This is from complete ignorance, they might be a real hidden gem of cuemaking but color me skeptical.

It's a pretty cue, not my style though. It reminds me of some of those overly gaudy Meuccis. I'd expect it to play like one from looks alone. Serviceable yeah, but does it hit a ton?

Again, maybe ignorance on my part but seeing that joint screw makes me think this cue isn't great. It may be a great joint but doesn't look great to an untrained eye. Looks like something you'd find on a cheap import.

I don't need a cue but if I did I might be willing to pay $400-500 for it, it's probably worth more but it doesn't speak to me.
 
boogieman said:
Honestly this cue may be the bee's knees, but when I hear the name Porper I think about cheaply priced accessories or cases that do a decent job. I even think about his magic trick equipment. I didn't even know he made cues. Unless I hit with it I would be very skeptical just based on how mass marketed his other products were. Decent products priced to sell. This is from complete ignorance, they might be a real hidden gem of cuemaking but color me skeptical.

It's a pretty cue, not my style though. It reminds me of some of those overly gaudy Meuccis. I'd expect it to play like one from looks alone. Serviceable yeah, but does it hit a ton?

Again, maybe ignorance on my part but seeing that joint screw makes me think this cue isn't great. It may be a great joint but doesn't look great to an untrained eye. Looks like something you'd find on a cheap import.

I don't need a cue but if I did I might be willing to pay $400-500 for it, it's probably worth more but it doesn't speak to me.
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In the late 80's and into the early 90's, Joe Porper and Creative Inventions were a staple in pool. I remember his ads in the magazines and there are so many people that got their starts using Creative Inventions equipment. He was one of the first cue specific machinery makers. Everyone I knew in the late 80's had his case, inexpensive yes, but damn popular and copied by many overseas companies that still make them today. His cues, well they aren't for everyone, but he had some ok designs. Love him or hate him he was an innovator and came into pool at the right time during the explosion. I remember him from the old SBExpo days. I am attaching pics of a Porper that originally sold for $9K.
JV
 

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classiccues said:
In the late 80's and into the early 90's, Joe Porper and Creative Inventions were a staple in pool. I remember his ads in the magazines and there are so many people that got their starts using Creative Inventions equipment. He was one of the first cue specific machinery makers. Everyone I knew in the late 80's had his case, inexpensive yes, but damn popular and copied by many overseas companies that still make them today. His cues, well they aren't for everyone, but he had some ok designs. Love him or hate him he was an innovator and came into pool at the right time during the explosion. I remember him from the old SBExpo days. I am attaching pics of a Porper that originally sold for $9K.
JV
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Thanks for the info, I'm a touch less ignorant now! I have several of his products and learned about his magic trick stuff while searching on ebay but I genuinely had no idea he made cues until this very thread! It's always good to learn something.

That's a really cool cue.
 
classiccues said:
In the late 80's and into the early 90's, Joe Porper and Creative Inventions were a staple in pool. I remember his ads in the magazines and there are so many people that got their starts using Creative Inventions equipment. He was one of the first cue specific machinery makers. Everyone I knew in the late 80's had his case, inexpensive yes, but damn popular and copied by many overseas companies that still make them today. His cues, well they aren't for everyone, but he had some ok designs. Love him or hate him he was an innovator and came into pool at the right time during the explosion. I remember him from the old SBExpo days. I am attaching pics of a Porper that originally sold for $9K.
JV
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I bet that black buffalo horn really pops under the lights.
Amazing work by both.
 
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