What cue material don't you like????

I don't like bocote, 8 pointers where the short points are cut over the long points, use of ringtail lizard wraps on ivory pointed cues (why would you dress up your classy cue like a pimp?)
 
I've seen malachite used tastefully in a cue.

Put me down for turquoise... no thanks.

And put me down for most floating point designs. Cog and Bobby Hunter may be exceptions as long their designs aren't too extravagant.
 
RonsTheOne said:
I hate ebony. I know its used in some really high end cues, but to me you could get any piece of wood and just paint it black........Ron
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Yeah, but a really nice piece of ebony isn't jet black....well, it is, but you can still see the wood grain. That makes a huge difference from one that is painted black. My wife has an all ebony Mottey, no points, that is just gorgeous. Myself, I'm not fond of ebony because of the stiffness of it. I like it in points and above the butt cap though.
MULLY
 
Turquoise!
Round CNC inlays and points!
Purple heart is most cues (not all)
Giant radial pins!
G10 pins that are light green (what is that all about?)
Black linen with white spec
Double black spec linen (why does there need to be so many specs?)
Malachite!
Inlays above points (almost always because the cuemaker made bad points)
Clear coat over wrap area!
Wooden pins!
 
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BlowFish said:
Any metal rings is a no-no to me. If I am sold a cue with metal rings, I'll have 2nd thoughts rightaway no matter who the maker is.
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you and me are on the same page here. i've always thought it's worth the extra effort to put ring work in a cue instead of just metal rings
 
I like simple cues. Cocobola or birds eye maple wood, stainless steel joints and a linen wrap. Anything more than that is too much for me. I can appreciate the craftsmenship and the detail of the "fancier" cues, but they're just not for me.
 
I don't like pink ivory wood, goncalo alves, tulipwood, linen wrap, inlaid grips, metal joints, oval inlays or floating points.
 
full splice blanks or titlist conversions with the entire splice moved forward above the wrap, putting the points close to the joint. it just looks cluttered. i like the wrap to start right where the maple forearm starts..ala hercek.

also, flared buttcaps, stained or colored maple, ivory joints, lizard wraps, hoppes with bumpers
 
Ferrules over 1"
Curly Maple
Large Bumpers
Butt Caps over 30mm
Full length SS joints with 1 silver ring
Complicated joint rings which won't match up over the life of the cue
Snakewood looks nice, but means less to me than most and not worth the risks.
Production LD shafts on a custom cue
not piloted 5/16" pins
QR joints on a player
thin materials in the joint
Excessive ivory usage
excessive CNC cut inlays(i.e. not sharp)
Too many or too complicated of inlays
unsigned cues
gold or precious stones. I can like gold used in a very tasteful way
any roll
Woods which a simple Google search returns back UNSTABLE in caps!
$30 + dollar tips
Magic ferrule materials
Shafts smaller than 12.7mm
Cues made in small batch production sold as custom
Any attempt to copy or be influenced by Southwest
 
Ky Boy said:
Looking at cues in the for sale forum for so long I have come to the point that I just roll over the thread title and if I see cues that have certain materials in them I just keep on surfing. :D

Cues with turquoise or purpleheart are just a no-no for me. I don't know what it is about either material really but I don't like them in cues. I hear great things though about purpleheart cues from a performance standpoint but just can seem to take a liking to them aesthetically. Turquoise has never been a choice for me in anything really. :grin-square:

What material/materials used in cues whether it be for performance or aesthetics just keeps you from liking the overall cue?????


Thanks for all the replies!! I am just asking to see what people like or don't like overall. This might help cuemakers out there as well.



Gary
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You've started a very interesting thread. People's taste will be all over the board.

Like you I don't care much for Purple heart.

However, I think all of the materials that are listed in this thread CAN be used effectively. It's kind of like a woman dressing up to go out for the night. Any woman can improve her attention-getting with just the right amount of components and color but if she adds too much or leaves off too much, well, then she gets the wrong kind of attention.

I've gotten away from ivory in ferrules and stainless steel joints but that's more of a subjective performance perspective than it is a style preference.
 
If nothing else I believe you have brought out from this thread that turquoise is the most disliked material in cue making. I would agree and don't care for any stone in a cue.
 
StrokeofLuck said:
If nothing else I believe you have brought out from this thread that turquoise is the most disliked material in cue making. I would agree and don't care for any stone in a cue.
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I think it looks great, my cue has turquoise in it. Obviously opinions vary. :)
 
Ditto

doitforthegame said:
Stainless steel joints and floating points. Any cue design that is too "busy" and deviates from a traditional design.
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Would add Cnc round points, which are IMO not points cause they aren't sharp. Monster cues are great to look at but are like buying a Rolls Royce which is not in the cards for most of us. I believe stainless joints come from so many cue makers coming from a machinists background. Metal rings look great but they LIFT through the finish. Might as well say it. Don't want metal in my cues. Well, maybe just the pin and now we can get a G-10. Wood with wood and just a smattering of wood would make a nice cue.
 
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