Which cuemakers can make knifed-in 8 pt cues
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Keith Josey!!
Keith Josey makes an 8 pointed spliced cue. I was at his shop a couple of weeks ago and he had just run a couple of them. They looked really good. They were some of the best points I have ever seen. The points were dead even.
You should give him a call!!!!
Martin
Keith Josey makes an 8 pointed spliced cue. I was at his shop a couple of weeks ago and he had just run a couple of them. They looked really good. They were some of the best points I have ever seen. The points were dead even.
You should give him a call!!!!
Martin
but I believe every Josey cue that I've seen has inlaid points
Paul Dayton may be the only one who's ever truly "knifed in" a set of points. I think that term is probably a misnomer of sorts....but undoubtedly some very good advertising. 
Deep V cue point are almost always cut on a milling machine, radial arm saw, or cnc. If depth of the point wood is the qualification here, you'd be hard pressed to to say that anybody is cutting them in any deeper or sharper than guys like Hercek, Szam, Skip Weston, Gilbert (only on his full spices), Haley, White, Scruggs, as well as others doing excellent full splice work now like Blackcreek, Bear, etc. Most of those guys listed will also do a fully veneered 8 prong.
Deep V cue point are almost always cut on a milling machine, radial arm saw, or cnc. If depth of the point wood is the qualification here, you'd be hard pressed to to say that anybody is cutting them in any deeper or sharper than guys like Hercek, Szam, Skip Weston, Gilbert (only on his full spices), Haley, White, Scruggs, as well as others doing excellent full splice work now like Blackcreek, Bear, etc. Most of those guys listed will also do a fully veneered 8 prong.-manwon said:
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Manwon, Do you have or know where I could look for a website or photos of some of the 8pt cues, I saw a 6pt cue in an ebony forearm but without close inspection, I cannot tell if those are inlaid or knifed in, some others had a spear at the top of the point, so again, it makes it hard to tell if they are knifed -in.
-Any help is appreciated:wink:
ebony forearms- easy to hide errors
Overall, I am very suspect of cues that have ebony forearms. This is because if a cuemaker wants to do the points as inlays (because it's easier), it is VERY easy for them to try and hide the rounded tip of the pocket with black epoxy and let the lighter color inlay show a razor sharp point.
Overall, I am very suspect of cues that have ebony forearms. This is because if a cuemaker wants to do the points as inlays (because it's easier), it is VERY easy for them to try and hide the rounded tip of the pocket with black epoxy and let the lighter color inlay show a razor sharp point.
-cueaddicts said:Paul Dayton may be the only one who's ever truly "knifed in" a set of points. I think that term is probably a misnomer of sorts....but undoubtedly some very good advertising.
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Ive done some searches and I have also looked at some of these makers for years. I have never seen a true 8pt ( no inlaid points )Haley, Scruggs,Boti, Blackcreek, Gilbert. I will check with the others.
-Depth of the point should be a standard when talking about deep knifed "v" points- I think the "v" should be a 90 degree cut-- IMHO
-Thanks for the list, :smile: I will contact them and see if they can do what I am looking for in a cue.
Are you talking about this
This is just a 6 point but we also do it in 8 point as well, just don't have a pic of it right now.
Bob
This is just a 6 point but we also do it in 8 point as well, just don't have a pic of it right now.
Bob
right on
Most can build 6-8, pointed cues. I have done many over the last 25 years, but none of late. The wait time for me to do it, would be 15 month's or so, as I'm backed up for 14 month's now, building my 4-pointed vee's...Hand made, no CNC inlays.....
Blud
Dick, I couldn't agree more. Most of us do sharp pointed cues, Knifed Pointed cues means WHAT? Some cuemakers use differant terms when explaining how they do things. So, normally the customers passes it on, like in this case.rhncue said:
Most can build 6-8, pointed cues. I have done many over the last 25 years, but none of late. The wait time for me to do it, would be 15 month's or so, as I'm backed up for 14 month's now, building my 4-pointed vee's...Hand made, no CNC inlays.....
Blud
-Kelly_Guy said:How about Bob Dzuricky and a 6 pointer? Here is a picture of the base of a spliced forearm before assembly with 6 long even points rather than hi's and low's.
Kelly
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This is the idea, great photo BTW, do you know if the can do a 8point cue?
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IMO, there are many ways to do sharp points, but if the points are cut in deep, the way that gus, spain, or bushka cut them in ,then I believe that you are adding weight to the cue and controlling the weight distribution in the cue better than adding concentrations of weight with steel bolts and pins .
