wrap question
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Maybe a stacked leather wrap is more on what you are looking for.
Alan
Phelps Custom Cues
There are a variety of ways to finish linen in addition to merely pressing it. Cue makers and repairmen often have their own preferred methods and sometimes different methods for different results that might be requested. Of course the quality of the linen can have something to do with it.
I will be interested in the responses and would like to express my interest in order to stimulate some responses.
I have felt rough, slick, grippy, hard, soft and everything in between for linen wraps. How that variety of finish might be achieved would be quite interesting.
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I will be interested in the responses and would like to express my interest in order to stimulate some responses.
I have felt rough, slick, grippy, hard, soft and everything in between for linen wraps. How that variety of finish might be achieved would be quite interesting.
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Cart before the horse
Linen wasn't pressed or polished prior to the late 60s' early 70s.
It would get softer and more absorbent over time with use.
IMHO - that type of wrap is exactly what you are seeking.
Dale
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I prefer cues with wraps and I have seen many different types, qualities, and methods of dressing them. I don't know what exactly every cue maker does, but I know what I like and what I don't like.
I don't like coarse linen. I don't like unfinished linen. I don't like cues where the linen is covered with clear coat, like a Meucci.
I like smooth linen. I like linen that is pressed well (maybe double pressed). I like it to not be "sticky", but have a little bit of "feel" to it, where it doesn't slide out of your hands like something too slippery to hold.
When I refinished my C-14 with McDermott, a few years back, they sent it back to me with a shitty wrap job. The linen had a few gaps and it was so unfinished that it felt very coarse and fuzzy, like some kind of cord or string you would wrap a package with. I called Jayme and sent it back and they rewrapped it and did a much better job.
There is some sort of "thinner" and "smoother" linen that I like really well, but I don't know who makes/made it, or even if it is still available. It was on my A. E. Schmidt cue when I first got it and the same stuff is on an Adam Jim Rempe (J/R-7) cue that is shown in one of my pictures on here. The texture is nothing like any of the other cues I have. It feels really soft to the touch. Those wraps were done many years ago, so it may be kind of hard to figure out what it is. I have newer Adam cues with wraps and it is nothing like that old material.
I like leather wraps, but my hands sweat a lot and the wrap gets sweat stains. Maybe I'm too salty.
FWIW, I like the feel of the man-made rubber or whatever they use on those old cheap Cuetec cues. It is durable and feels good to me, but the cues suck.
If anybody knows what kind of "thin" "smooth" linen I am talking about, I'd appreciate knowing. If it is still available, I'll use that when I get my next cue wrapped.
Speaking of linen wraps, has anyone ever heard of this brand or used it?
I notice they make embalming thread, too. Maybe if your wrap is dead, you need some of this stuff.
The reason it caught my eye, is that is is called #256. I read something about Cortland #9 somehow being associated with the number 256. Is this anything like the old stuff?
http://www.stuarthurlbert.com/embalming.html#cue
"The finest billiard and pool cues have used Stuart Hurlbert's #256 Irish linen cue cord wrap for many years. The traditional cord is black with a white spot, producing a marble like effect. However, more and more color options are now available and the effects are spectacular. The Hurlbert cue cord is renowned in the industry for vibrant colors and for the high quality of the finish obtainable after pressing the cord to the cue."
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FWIW, I'm still dreaming of finding a roll of this at some swap meet or garage sale here. With all the salt water fishing done here in Hawaii, somebody had to have used this stuff years ago.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=288558
I notice they make embalming thread, too. Maybe if your wrap is dead, you need some of this stuff.
The reason it caught my eye, is that is is called #256. I read something about Cortland #9 somehow being associated with the number 256. Is this anything like the old stuff?
http://www.stuarthurlbert.com/embalming.html#cue
"The finest billiard and pool cues have used Stuart Hurlbert's #256 Irish linen cue cord wrap for many years. The traditional cord is black with a white spot, producing a marble like effect. However, more and more color options are now available and the effects are spectacular. The Hurlbert cue cord is renowned in the industry for vibrant colors and for the high quality of the finish obtainable after pressing the cord to the cue."
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FWIW, I'm still dreaming of finding a roll of this at some swap meet or garage sale here. With all the salt water fishing done here in Hawaii, somebody had to have used this stuff years ago.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=288558
I only have cues with leather wraps at the moment. I have a blank that will be worked on soon and was thinking about having a Linen wrap put on cause I want a longer wrap. I've liked some old cues but not to many new ones. I don't like course and cant shoot with one that's to slippery almost flies out of my hand. I have liked some that were triple pressed almost feels like leather but I noticed that the wrap doesn't blend well to the wood you end up with a step you can feel were the wrap ends.
Check out cork.
I love em.
I love em.