What are your playing cue's specs?

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Starting a new year and probably a thread that has been before what are the specs on your playing cue. Hopefully it will give some input on what is the most common features. Don't really need the brand. You can include it at the end if you wish but not really needed

Here are mine:

Weight: 19 oz

length: 58 in

joint: stainless piloted with brass insert

Pin: 5/16

Balance point from end of butt: 20 1/2"

Shafts: 2, maple with stiff taper

Ferrules: 13 mm ivory

Tip: Very hard leather. Proprietary milk duds

Butt material: Mexican Bocote

wrap: textured leather

Points: none

Inlays: none
 
Here are the specs of my upcoming Skip Weston.
I love the forward balance of your cue BTW.

Weight: 19.7 oz
Length: 58.5 in
Joint: 5/16 x 14 SS
Balance point from end of butt: At least 19.5
Shafts: 2 Maple
Ferrules: 12.9mm (1) Ivory (1) Melamine
Tip: Triangle cut half way, shaped with fiber pads
Butt material: Cocobolo hoppe style
Wrap: Kangaroo leather
Forearm: Curly Maple
Points: 4 cocobolo
Veneers: Inside out (Curly maple, ebony, curly maple, cocobolo)
Inlays: 1 peacock ivory diamond in each point
 
Cue Specs

Weight: 19-19.2 oz
Length: 58 in
Joint: 3/8 x 10 or Radial, Ivory Joint
Balance point from end of butt: 18.5-19
Shafts: Stiff Taper
Ferrules: 13.0mm Melamine
Tip: Talisman Med
Butt material: Ebony
Wrap: Soft leather
Forearm: Ebony
Points: Depends on which cue I am shooting with at the time
Veneers: See above answer
Inlays: Classic Ivory Diamond fan
I am quickly becoming a fan of the OB-1 Shaft
 
My Schuler

Weight: 19 oz
Length: 58 in
Joint: Schuler Joint - 5/16-14 hollow brass screw, aluminum piloted insert, radial interference fitt, brass ring for hoop strength.

Balance point from end of butt: 18.5"

Shafts: Maple- Professional taper by Schuler

Ferrules: 12.75mm Aegis II

Tip: Triangle w/fiber pad

Butt material: Cocobolo

Wrap: Black with Brown speck Irish Line - wrap starts and ends about an inch farther back than a normal cue

Forearm: brown leather dyed birdseye

Points: 4 cocobolo V-spliced (half-splice)

Veneers: I have no idea
Inlays: not an inlay type of guy

Fred
 
Kilby cue made 12/18/05

weight: 19.4 oz.

length: 58"

joint: All wood joint with ivory collar (like the old carom cues)

pin: wood

balance point: about 20" from end of butt

shafts: 2 with modified carom taper

ferrules: 12.75mm, ivory

tip: laminated, hard

butt material: rosewood and ebony

wrap: double Irish linen

points: 4 butterflies in forearm and butt sleeve

inlays: 1 ivory "setting moon"

rings: 3
 
Another time honored tradition...

Must be that time of year again...

Cue: Capone

Weight: 18 1/2 oz.

Legnth: bigger is better?

joint: makes me hungry

pin: and needles too

balance point: somewhere between the wrap and joint(cue joint, that is)

shaft: got the shaft many times

ferrules: annoying little varmints

tip: buy more Google stock

butt material: is that like a thong or sumthing

wrap: I hate Rap

points: only when cold

inlays: is that like your wife's mother?

rings: Engagement ring, Wedding ring and Suffering?


Eric >yea, OK
 
Cue: Szamboti

Weight: 19.3 oz

Length: 59 1/2"

Tips: Moori M

Ferrule material: Ivory

Shafts: 2, 13mm each

Joint: SS piloted 5/16

Collar joints: Black, stitched with birdseye/red inlays

Forearm: Birdseye maple, Red/black/red/white veneers over ebony points

Ring: above the wrap - birdseye/red/black veneers to match points (gorgeous!)

Wrap: Irish linen, white with black specks, needs replacing from my abuse(oops!)

Butt: Rosewood with Delrin butt cap

Inlays: Abalone notched diamonds in points, abalone notched diamonds in the butt with abalone "Phantom Diamonds" - original design by Barry

Extras: Stitching in butt above and below inlays, lines up with stitching in joint collars

Name: My Baby

Barbara
 
Blackcreek built 2/05. Not the world fanciest cue but i love it.

Weight: 19.2 oz
Length: 58 in
Joint: wood to wood Radial, phenolic joint collars
Shafts: 2 13.1mm pro taper-maple
Ferrules:LBM
Tip: 1 shaft everest the other sniper (soon to be changed to a everest)
Butt material: Ebony with hoppe ring
Wrap: Linen- Black with white specs (probably get a leather one put on this year)
Forearm: Ebony
Points: Holly-3 high 3 low
Veneers: none
Inlays: none
 
Andy Gilbert Custom Cue specifications

Lenght: 58"
Weight: 19.25 ounces
Balance Point: 19.5" from bottom of cue

Joint Screw: 5/16x14 piloted stainless steel
Joint Material: Stainless Steel + phenolic
Joint Ring: Nickel Silver
Forearm/Nose Material: Bird's Eye Maple
C+D+E Rings: white ivory dashes
Wrap: Black iguana wrap
Butt Inlay Material: Ebony, Ivory
Butt Cap Material: Delrin
Bumper: Black Bumper
Points: 4 high ebony points, 4 low ebony points, all tipped with 3-leave ebony/ivory clovers.

Shafts: 2 Gilbert shafts

Description: Szamboti style cue. Birds eye maple with 8 gaboon ebony points. 4 high points with ivory scrimmed peacock inlays, ivory dots, and 3-leaf clover tips. 4 low points with 3-leaf clover tips and scrimmed ivory spears at base. Ivory dots at the intersection of all points. – Traditional piloted SS joint (5/16-14) with nickel silver schon-style rings in joint collars – ebony butt sleeve with 2 large scrimshawed ivory cartouche inlays and 2 ivory windows with notched diamonds. C+D+E Ivory dash rings – delrin butt cap - black iguana skin wrap.

URL Pics:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/lord_shar/AG_FullCueShot1.jpg
 
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Skip Weston

18.5 ounces

balance point is 20 inches from end of butt

13 mm shafts with ivory ferrules

5/16-14 piloted SS joint.
 
Your weight, balance, and shaft specs are my specs. I consider that balance point range to be ideal.

Martin


RunArak said:
Weight: 19-19.2 oz
Length: 58 in
Joint: 3/8 x 10 or Radial, Ivory Joint
Balance point from end of butt: 18.5-19
Shafts: Stiff Taper
Ferrules: 13.0mm Melamine
Tip: Talisman Med
Butt material: Ebony
Wrap: Soft leather
Forearm: Ebony
Points: Depends on which cue I am shooting with at the time
Veneers: See above answer
Inlays: Classic Ivory Diamond fan
I am quickly becoming a fan of the OB-1 Shaft
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20+20 Bender

length: 58" or 59" depending on the shaft used.
Weight: 19.5oz. or 19.7oz. depending on the shaft used.
Balance Pt.: 19" to 19.5 depending on the shaft used.
Shafts: Custom taper, 2 shafts, one 29" and one 30"
ferrules: Ivory
Tips: Sniper on the 29" & Talisman WB-M on the 30"
Cue material: Ebony
Joint screw: 3/8-14
Joint material: Ivory
Rings: ABCDE double ring Bushka style (Ebony & Ivory)
Wrap: Blk. Lizard
Butt cap: Ivory
Points: 20+20 5 Re-cut pionts up & down (Holly & Ebony)

It will be in my hands soon, this month.
And will post photos.
 
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Ariel Carmeli Oct-05

Weight: 20 oz +/-.1 oz
length: 58 in
joint: 3/8-10 flat-faced ivory
Balance point from end of butt: 19"-19.5"
Shafts: 3 total - (2)Carmeli taper, (1) Ed Young taper
Ferrules: (2)13mm Ivor-x, (1) 12.9mm Ivory
Tip: (2) Moori Q, (1) Moori M
Butt material: Ebony
wrap: Black Linen
Points: 8 total - (4) Ebony high, (4) Snakewood low
Inlays: Ivory - Tiffany Diamonds, Peacocks
 


Here are mine:

But I have more than (1) Cue, and all get Played with in no special Order. NO SAFE Queens

Weight: 18.4-18.75 oz

length: 58 in

joint: NO stainless piloted with brass insert

Pin: 3/8 x 10 Stainless or Radial

Balance point from end of butt: 18"-18.75"

Shafts: 2, maple with stiff taper or very stuff taper

Ferrules: Faux 13 mm ivory

Tip: Hard Layered

Butt material: I like Cocobolo & Birdseye

wrap: Textured Leather & Linen or different Cues

Points: Some Yes, Some No

Inlays: Some Yes, Some No
 
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