What top cue makers do all their own work?

[Snooker Theory]

I was wondering which top cue makers do everything themselves (other than the making of full splice blanks), no apprentices or helpers?
Which top cue makers actually do their own full splice work as well?

Thanks

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Even grow the wood? LOL?

 

[garczar]

I was wondered which top cuemakers do everything themselves (other than the making of full splice blanks), no apprentices or helpers?
Which top cuemakers actually do their own full splice work as well?

Thanks

Bryan Mordt(BCM) makes everything but the rubber bumper. One man show. Great cues, super nice guy. Quite a few are one-man operations.

 

[ideologist]

Jack Potter

 

[Snooker Theory]

Even grow the wood? LOL?

That would be something, ha, but no, they don't have to grow the wood themselves, but bonus points if they do.

Bryan Mordt(BCM) makes everything but the rubber bumper. One man show. Great cues, super nice guy. Quite a few are one-man operations.

Thanks Garczar

 

[speedy5963]

Tom Coker, in past one of his sons worked in the shop and he has had people come in and apprentice but for the past number of years it is all pretty much him. His wife does the inlay work though.

 

[Buster8001]

Jack Potter

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to ideologist again.

 

[Thunder Thighs]

Even grow the wood? LOL?

Pechauer :yeah:

 

[Duane Remick]

Ron Haley
Andy & Vickie Gilbert
Rick Howard
Garten Bierbower
Pete Tascarella , Pete Jr.

 

[Z-Nole]

I didn’t anyone else in Randy Mobley’s shop when he made any of my cues.

 

[iusedtoberich]

Do these solo cuemakers get lonely?

 

[Nullus]

Steve Lomax

 

[TommyT]

Randy Mobley...even the bumpers.

 

[rhinobywilhite]

Rhino Cues-I don't make pins and rubber bumpers, however.

 

[JoeyInCali]

Pete Fury ...

 

[TATE]

Barry Szamboti. His dad even made his own joint screws.

Bill Schick did his own scrimshaw too if I recall.

For sure Ernie Guiterrez and Thomas Wayne. These guys would never let anybody touch their stuff.

 

[raistlinsdragon]

Eric Sugar Tree cues.

 

[Bavafongoul]

Bob Owen & Jerry Rauenzahn (now retired), Bob Manzino, Joel Hercek and I imagine most top shelf
cue-makers with the exception that ivory scrimshaw artwork might be completed by some 3rd party.

 

[DelawareDogs]

Eddie Cohen - one man show. And that's a good show

 

[MitchAlsup]

Do these solo cuemakers get lonely?

Unlikely, as they are always playing with wood...............:grin: